Popular Culture in Latin America  

When Pope John Paul II visited the Brazilian city of Manaus in July 1980, there was a slight but significant change in protocol at the last minute. Members of an Amazonian tribe had been scheduled to perform their dances for …



The Agonies of Bertura in Brazil  

The book most prominently displayed on Sao Paulo newsstands in recent months might strike some passersby as a curious anachronism—if they have ever heard of its long-dead author. Sandwiched in between the usual soccer magazines and pornography one stumbles upon …



Church Politics in Latin America  

That the Catholic Church in Latin America has undergone a political reorientation in recent years is widely known. But until now there have been almost no detailed studies of how and why this happened. The first conclusion that emerges from …



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