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Presents an engaging and authoritative overview of major facets of Venezuela's culture and customs.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword Introduction Context Religion Social Customs Broadcasting and Print Media Cinema Literature Performing Arts Art and Architecture Selected Bibliography Glossary Index

About the Author

MARK DINNEEN is Assistant Professor in Latin American Literature and Cultural History at the University of Southampton, United Kingdom./e He has written frequently on Latin American topics.

Reviews

?Librarians will want to purchase, for the high school collection and for the public library collection, countries for which your students or patrons need or request.?-Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com)

?Written in an engaging style for an academic text and effectively structured and presented, this work provides undergraduates or lay adult readers a useful introduction to "the vitality and variety of Venezuelan culture."?-American Reference Books Annual

"Librarians will want to purchase, for the high school collection and for the public library collection, countries for which your students or patrons need or request."-Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com)

"Written in an engaging style for an academic text and effectively structured and presented, this work provides undergraduates or lay adult readers a useful introduction to "the vitality and variety of Venezuelan culture.""-American Reference Books Annual