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This Work Focuses On The Culture Of Hispanics, The Fastest-growing Ethnic Group In The U.s. Reference Works On Hispanic Culture Are Few, Yet This Group Is Exerting An Increasingly Stronger Influence On All Aspects Of American Life. The Project Grew Out Of A Series Of Conferences Sponsored By The Instituto De Cooperacion Iberoamericana In Madrid Between 1983 And 1990. In One Seminar On Hispanic Communities In The U.s., Participants Concluded That There Was A Serious Bibliographic Gap Regarding This Culture. The Institute Decided To Produce An Encyclopedia That Would Be Written Largely By U.s. Hispanics. This Four-volume Work Covering History, Literature And Art, Anthropology, And Sociology Is The Result. Each Volume Is Edited By A Distinguished Scholar Of Hispanic Culture And Involves The Collaboration Of Scholars On Both Sides Of The Atlantic. Each Begins With The Same General Introduction That Discusses The Development Of Hispanic Communities Within The U.s.^ From The Arrival Of The Spaniards To Present-day Influences From Cuba, Puerto Rico, And Mexico. Essays Are Not In Alphabetical Order, But In A Classified Arrangement. Volume 1, History, Begins With An Interpretive Essay That

Author

Felix Padilla, Nicolas Kanellos, Francisco A. Lomelí, Claudio Esteva Fabregat

Publisher

Arte Público Press ; Instituto de Cooperación Iberoamericana

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9781558851016

Subjects

History, Sociology, Anthropology