This ground-breaking Encyclopedia offers more than 4000 entries on all aspects of the dynamic and exciting contemporary cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean. "Reference sources on Latin America and the Caribbean that are accessible to general readers and students are not easy to find..... For ready-reference and introductory information, it should be considered by larger libraries, community college libraries, and academic libraries with introductory courses on Latin America." - Booklist/RBB "Has an ambitious and broad scope of coverage and will be of use to readers in need of precise, clearly written information about these cultures. Appropriate for both academic and public libraries." - Against the Grain