La Iglesia Católica En Tiempos De Guzmán Blanco Examines relationship between the Holy See and the Venezuelan government under Antonio Guzmán Blanco. Argues that frictions were the result of opposing goals and orientations, a process leading to the Venezuelan Churchs subordination to the Venezuelan state and the elimination of monastic orders and ecclesiastical fueros --Handbook of Latin American…
Las Maquiladoras Here is a one-stop research resource on the assembly and manufacturing plants on the U.S.-Mexico border, termed Maquiladoras. A combination bibliography and directory, Las Maquiladoras focuses on various aspects of the American-owned companies that are located in Mexico and employ Mexican citizens. While the thrust of the items included in…
Colombia Venezuela Excellent study by a team of Colombian social scientists of the recent evolution of Colombian-Venezuelan relations and their process of integration. Analyzes Colombian and Venezuelan roles in the other countrys foreign policy, evolution of bilateral relations (1989-92), commercial relations, and negotiations and agreements on border, commercial, transportation, energy, environmental, and…
Arte En Venezuela, 1959 1979 Extensive study of a significant period in the development of modern art production in Venezuela by historian and art critic Palenzuela. The 1960s and 1970s were turning points in the countrys artistic development, after the last military dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez, when new generations of artists, cultural events and artistic…
