Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Bray, Warwick (ed. (1994), The Meeting of Two Worlds: Europe and the Americas 1492–1650 Marcus, Joyce (1992), Mesoamerican Writing Systems: Propaganda, Myth, and History in Four Ancient Civilizations Cervantes, Fernando (1994), The Devil in the New World: The Impact of Diabolism in New Spain Patch, Robert W. (1993), Maya and Spaniard in Yucatan 1648–1812 Melville, Elinor G. K. 1994), A Plague of Sheep: Environmental Consequences of the Conquest of Mexico Minchom, Martin (1994), The People of Quito, 1690–1810: Change and Unrest in the Underclass Ward, Christopher (1994), Imperial Panama: Commerce and Conflict in Isthmian America, 1550–1800 Gootenberg, Paul (1994), Imagining Development: Economic Ideas in Peru's ‘Fictitious Prosperity’ of Guano, 1840–1880 Jacobsen, Nils (1993) Mirages of Transition: The Peruvian Altiplano, 1780–1930 Hales, Charles R. (1994), Resistance and Contradiction: Miskitu Indians and the Nicaraguan State, 1894–1987 Silva, Eduardo (trans. Moyra Ashford) (1993), Prince of the People: The Life and Times of a Brazilian Free Man of Colour Barthélémy, Gérard and Girault, Christian (eds) (1993), La République haitienne: etat des lieux et perspectives Lal, Brij V., Munro, Doug and Beechert, Edward D. (eds) (1993), Plantation Workers: Resistance and Accommodation Nugent, Stephen (1993), Amazonian Cuboclo Society: an Essay on Invisibility and Peasant Economy Whitten, Dorothea S. and Whitten, Norman E. (eds) (1993), Imagery and Creativity. Ethnoaesthetics and Art Worlds in the Americas Peterson, Jeanette Favrot (1993), The Paradise Garden Murals of Malinalco: Utopia and Empire in Sixteenth‐century Mexico Britton, John A. (ed.) (1994), Molding the Hearts and Minds: Education, Communications, and social Change in Latin America Martin, Christopher (1994) Schooling in Mexico, Staying in or Dropping Out Salinas Meza, René (1993), Elideario femenino chileno, entre la tradicióny la modernidad. Siglos XVIII al XX Kuppers, Gaby (ed.) (1994), Compañeras: Voices from the Latin American Women's Movement Lomnitz‐Adler, Claudio (1993), Exits from the Labyrinth: Culture and Ideology in the Mexican National Space Lowenthal, Abraham F. and Burgess, Katrina (eds) (1993), The California‐Mexico Connection Browne, Harry (1994), For Richer, For Poorer: Shaping US‐Mexican Integration Cornelius, Wayne A., Craig, Ann L. and Fox, Jonathan (eds) (1994), Transforming State‐Society Relations in Mexico: the National Solidarity Strategy De la Peña, Sergio and Wilkie, James (1994), La estadística económica en México. Los orígenes Bulmer Thomas, Victor, Craske, Nikki and Serrano, Monica (eds) (1994), Mexico and the North American Free Trade Agreement: Who Will Benefit? Aspe, Pedro (1993), Economic Transformation: The Mexican Way Sanchez, Manuel and Corona, Rossana (eds) (1993), Privatisation in Latin America Conitrot, Adolfo and Junco, Silva (eds) (1993), Macroeconomic Conditions and Trade Liberalisation Bacha, Edmar L. (ed.) (1993), Savings and Investment Requirements for the Resumption of Growth in Latin America Bernecker, Walther L. and Tobler, Hans Werner (eds) (1993), Development and Underdevelopment in America Baer, Werner and Tulchin, Joseph S. (eds) (1993), Brazil and the Challenge of Economic Reform Payne, Leigh A. (1994), Brazilian Industrialists and Democratic Change Furley, Peter A. (ed.)(1994), The Forest Frontier: Settlement and Change in Brazilian Roraima Rock, David (ed.) (1994), Latin America in the 1940s: War and Postwar Transitions Selbin, Eric (1993), Modern Latin American Revolutions Morley, Morris H. (1994), Washington, Somoza and the Sandinistas: State and Regime in US Policy Toward Nicaragua, 1969–1981 Liss, Sheldon B. (1994) Fidel! Castro's Political and social Thought Gills, B., Rocamora, J. and Wilson, R. (eds) (1993), Low Intensity Democracy: Political Power in the New World Order Manzetti, Luigi (1993), Institutions, Parties and Coalitions in Argentine Politics