The United States and Latin America: Myths and Stereotypes of Civilization and Nature

by Fredrick B. Pike

Book Overview

The lazy greaser asleep under a sombrero and the avaricious gringo with money-stuffed pockets are only two of the negative stereotypes that North Americans and Latin Americans have cherished during several centuries of mutual misunderstanding. This unique study probes the origins of these stereotypes and myths and explores how they have shaped North American impressions of Latin America from the time of the Pilgrims up to the end of the twentieth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292785240
• ISBN13: 9780292785243
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"