Reviews in January 2008

LatAmRoB, Volume 2, Number 1


Arabia in Brazil

Another Arabesque by John Tofik Karam is an important contribution to understanding about the identity of Brazil’s Middle Eastern immigrants Continue reading

More than Best

Garrincha was one of Brazil’s most celebrated footballers - and classic celebrity victim Continue reading

The other Gómez

El otro Gómez by Diego Paszkowski adopts a characteristically Argentine approach to the question of identity Continue reading

Of pigmentocracy and pedagogy

While The Sorcery of Color makes key observations about race in Brazil, Elisa Larkin Nascimento’s book is at times dense and eclectic Continue reading

Yanqui go home

Alan McPherson’s analysis of anti-Americanism provides many lessons for policymakers trying to patch up America’s dented image Continue reading


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