Latin American History at the Movies

Latin American History at the Movies
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 347
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ISBN-10 : 9781538152478
ISBN-13 : 1538152479
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Book Synopsis Latin American History at the Movies by : Donald F. Stevens

Download or read book Latin American History at the Movies written by Donald F. Stevens and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-08-12 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Movies are meant to be entertaining, but they can also be educational. People are naturally curious to know how much of what they see on their screens might be historically true. In Latin American History at the Movies, experts on Latin America focus on five centuries of history as portrayed in feature films. An introduction on the visual presentation of the past in movies sets the stage for essays that explore sixteen of the best feature films on Latin America made from the 1980s to the present.


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