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Latin America

by E. Bradford Burns, Julie A. Charlip · 1977

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"Extensively revised and updated, the Eighth Edition now features a special eight-page portfolio, "Latin America Through Art" that offers samples from Latin America's rich artistic tradition, revealing both change and continuity in Latin American culture from the arrival of Spaniards in the New World to the present day. Book jacket."—Jacket.

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medium · 372 pages

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