Book Reviews

In: Bulletin of Latin American research: the journal of the Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS), Volume 18, Issue 3, p. 377-399

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Books reviewed in this article:Melville, Elinor G.K. (1997), A Plague of Sheep: Environmental Consequences of the Conquest of MexicoPérez, Louis A. Jr; (1998), The War of 1898: The United States and Cuba in History and Historiography.Topik, Steven C. and Wells, Allen (eds.) (1998), The Second Conquest of Latin America: Coffee, Henequen, and Oil during the Export Boom 1850–1930Berke, Phillip R. and Beatley, Timothy (1997), After the hurricane: linking recovery to sustainable development in the CaribbeanRandall, Stephen, J. and Mount, Graeme, S. (1998), The Caribbean Basin an international historyRichard Wilson (1995), Maya Resurgence in Guatemala: Q'eqchi' ExperiencesJudith N. Zur (1998). Violent Memories: Mayan War Widows in GuatemalaStillwaggon Eileen (1998), Stunted Lives, Stunted Economies: Poverty, Disease and UnderdevelopmentDye, Alan (1998), Cuban Sugar in the Age of Mass Production: Technology and the Economics of the Sugar Central, 1899–1929Dominguez Jorge, I. (1997), Democratic Politics in Latin America and the CaribbeanSimon, J. (1997), Endangered Mexico — An Environment on the EdgeTaylor, L. (1998), Citizenship, Participation and Democracy — Changing Dynamics in Chile and ArgentinaBantjes, Adrian A. (1998) As If Jesus Walked on Earth: Cardenismo, Sonora and the Mexican RevolutionCleary, Edward L. and Stewart‐Gambino, Elizabeth (eds.) (1997), Power, Politics and Pentecostals in Latin AmericaJohn Holloway and Eloina Peláez (eds) (1998), Zapatista! Reinventing Revolution in MexicoMarta Durán de Huerta Patiño and Massimo Boldrini (1998), Acteal: Navidad en el InflernoCarolina Mariá de Jesus (1997), I'm Going to Have a Little House: The Second Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus: (Casa de Alvenaria: Diario de uma ex‐faveladaGordon, E. (1998), Disparate Diasporas: Identity and Politics in an African–Nicaraguan CommunityTobias, Hecht (1998), At Home In The Street: Street Children of Northeast BrazilDuncan, Green (1998), Hidden Lives: Voices of Children in Latin America and the CaribbeanTorres‐Saillant, S. (ed.) (1997), Caribbean Poetics: Toward an Aesthetic of West Indian LiteratureFolgarait, Leonard (1998), Mural Painting and Social Revolution in MexicoTaylor, Chris (1998), The Beautiful Game: a Journey Through Latin American FootballWilson, Larman C. and Dent, David W. (1998), Historical Dictionary of Inter‐American Organizations