Atlas of Hispanic-American history, rev.ed.

9780816070923

Atlas of Hispanic-American history, rev.ed.

Ochoa, George and Carter Smith.

Facts On File, Inc.

2008

250 pages

$95.00

Hardcover

E184

Ochoa (English, U. of Chicago) and Smith, an author on history, present their update of this historical atlas covering major topics in the history of Hispanic Americans for a general audience. The nine chapters discuss Spanish roots, early encounters and cultural blending in the New World, the interaction of Manifest Destiny and Hispanic America, political transition, immigration from Latin American countries to the US, the age of World Wars and changing immigration policy, and Hispanic America today. Color maps and illustrations supplement the text.

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