Geoffrey Fox
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Books:

Hispanic Nation /
The Land and People of Venezuela /
The Land and People of Argentina /
Gabriel García Márquez' '100 Years of Solitude' /
Working-Class Emigrés from Cuba /

Chapters, monographs, articles and reviews

On the web: América Latina y latinos en América

Hispanic Nation: Culture, Politics and the Constructing of Identity

Birch Lane Press, 1996. 256 pp. + index. ISBN 1-55972-311-4.

"Fox poignantly documents the decline of spirituality in the Hispanic movement as it mirrors the rightward shift in the larger society, marked by a rampant and often mean-spirited mercantilism. . . . Fox is most effective in reporting the important ways the barrios are altering the profile and coloration of our inner cities."--Washington Post Hispanic Nation tracks "a key identity shift . . . with important consequences for all Americans because, in merging their separate national backgrounds into a new identity, Hispanic Americans are inevitably challenging rigid black-and-white definitions of what it means to be an American."--Booklist Featured in the 6-part radio series "Hispanic Nation: Made in the U.S.A." broadcast nationwide during Hispanic Heritage Month (September-October) 1998. A University of Arizona Press "Best Seller" Read Chapter I of Hispanic Nation, on the University of Arizona Press website. (Then hit the "back" button on your browser to return to this page.) Purchase the hardcover edition. Purchase the paperback edition. For a review in Spanish / Para leer una reseña en español

University of Arizona Press, 1997. 270 pp. ISBN 0-8165-1799-1

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The Land and People of Venezuela

New York: HarperCollins,1991. For young readers, grades 7-12.

Selection of the New York Public Library, "Books for the Teenage." "This expansive overview of the history, economy, culture, politics, and geographic features of this progressive, oil-rich nation... is a fine introduction" [to Venezuela]. Voice of Youth Advocates "Geography, cultural life, and pre- and post-independence history are all presented clearly and intelligently. Simón Bolívar's role in the formation of independent Venezuela is given its due, but the Great Liberator doesn't overshadow the country's important, if unstable, subsequent history." Kirkus Reviews Purchase this book.

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The Land and People of Argentina

New York: J.B. Lippincott (HarperCollins), 1990. For young readers, grades 7-12.

Selected for list of Notable Books of 1990 by the Children's Book Council.  "In this objective, accurate, readable and well-researched book, one will find information on the history and geography, the economic and political systems, the flora and fauna, the culture, and the natural resources. ... The reader comes away from the book with a flavor of the 'silvery land,' its speech, its cowboys, its dance." Voice of Youth Advocates Purchase this book from Shakespeare & Co. Booksellers, 800 529-6574.

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Gabriel García Márquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude"

Monarch Notes. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1998, 1987. Format: Paperback, 125 pp. ISBN: 0760710902 Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books Edited by Walter James Miller

From The Publisher Clear and to the point, Monarch Notes provide students and interested readers with an excellent supplement for the understanding and appreciation of the world's greatest writing. Each volume helps the reader to encounter the original work more fully by placing it in historical context, focusing on the important aspects of the text, and posing key questions. Monarch Notes include: Background on the author and the work Detailed plot summary Character anaylsis Major themes in the work Critical reception of the work Questions and model answers Guides to further study Purchase this book.

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Working-Class Émigrés from Cuba

Ph.D. Dissertation, Sociology, Northwestern University, 1975 Soft-cover book: Palo Alto: R&E Research Publications, 1979.

Chapters from this work on race and on gender roles. Purchase this book

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