Hispanic American Historical Review pioneered the study of Latin American history and culture in the United States and remains the most widely respected journal in the field. HAHR's comprehensive book review section provides commentary, ranging from brief notices to review essays, on every facet of scholarship on Latin American history and culture. Regular notices of the activities of the Conference on Latin American History appear in the journal.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Articles
News from Around the World: The Newspapers of Buenos Aires in the Age of the Submarine Cable, 1866–1900 Lila Caimari Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 607–640; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677615 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/607.abstract
Indigenous Citizenship between Borderlands and Enclaves: Elections in Talamanca, Costa Rica, 1880–1913 Alejandra Boza Villarreal Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 641–668; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677627 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/641.abstract
El Negro Raúl: Lives and Afterlives of an Afro-Argentine Celebrity, 1886 to the Present Paulina L. Alberto Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 669–710; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677639 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/669.abstract
Obituaries
Benedict Anderson (1936–2015) Claudio Lomnitz Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 711–714; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677651 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/711
Arnold J. Bauer (1931–2015) Charles Walker Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 714–716; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677663 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/714
Sidney W. Mintz (1922–2015) Juan Giusti-Cordero Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 717–722; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677767 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/717
Book Reviews
General and Sources
La Florida: Five Hundred Years of Hispanic Presence David Arbesú Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 723–724; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677781 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/723
Colonial Period
The Myth of Quetzalcoatl: Religion, Rulership, and History in the Nahua World León García Garagarza Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 724–726; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677803 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/724
Texcoco: Prehispanic and Colonial Perspectives Barbara E. Mundy Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 726–727; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677815 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/726
The First Letter from New Spain: The Lost Petition of Cortés and His Company, June 20, 1519 Jonathan Truitt Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 728–729; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677835 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/728
In the Shadow of Cortés: Conversations along the Route of Conquest Raymond Craib Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 729–731; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677851 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/729
The Translations of Nebrija: Language, Culture, and Circulation in the Early Modern World Daniel I. Wasserman-Soler Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 731–732; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677865 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/731
Costumbres en disputa: Los muiscas y el imperio español en Ubaque, siglo XVI Max Deardorff Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 733–734; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677877 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/733
Indigenous Intellectuals: Knowledge, Power, and Colonial Culture in Mexico and the Andes Byron Ellsworth Hamann Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 734–736; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677889 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/734
Of Love and Loathing: Marital Life, Strife, and Intimacy in the Colonial Andes, 1750–1825 David Carey Jr. Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 736–738; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677901 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/736
Edge of Empire: Atlantic Networks and Revolution in Bourbon Río de la Plata Martin Biersack Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 738–740; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677913 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/738
The Black Doctors of Colonial Lima: Science, Race, and Writing in Colonial and Early Republican Peru Linda A. Newson Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 740–741; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677925 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/740
National Period
Brazil through French Eyes: A Nineteenth-Century Artist in the Tropics Kirsten Schultz Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 741–743; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677937 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/741
Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World: Recognition after Revolution Thomas Schoonover Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 743–744; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677949 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/743
Searching for Madre Matiana: Prophecy and Popular Culture in Modern Mexico Mary Kay Vaughan Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 745–746; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677961 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/745
Popular Politics and Rebellion in Mexico: Manuel Lozada and La Reforma, 1855–1876 Pablo Mijangos y González Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 746–748; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677973 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/746
El jefe político: Un dominio negociado en el mundo rural del Estado de México, 1856–1911 Mark Wasserman Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 748–749; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677985 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/748
Just South of Zion: The Mormons in Mexico and Its Borderlands Mark L. Grover Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 750–751; doi:10.1215/00182168-3677997 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/750
State of Ambiguity: Civic Life and Culture in Cuba's First Republic Victor M. Uribe-Uran Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 751–753; doi:10.1215/00182168-3678009 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/751
El neoperuano: Arqueología, estilo nacional y paisaje urbano en Lima, 1910–1940 Helaine Silverman Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 753–754; doi:10.1215/00182168-3678021 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/753
Island at War: Puerto Rico in the Crucible of the Second World War Charles R. Venator-Santiago Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 755–756; doi:10.1215/00182168-3678033 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/755
Of Beasts and Beauty: Gender, Race, and Identity in Colombia Marcia Ochoa Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 756–758; doi:10.1215/00182168-3678045 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/756
Cauca's Indigenous Movement in Southwestern Colombia: Land, Violence, and Ethnic Identity Ann Farnsworth-Alvear Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 758–759; doi:10.1215/00182168-3678057 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/758
Del football al fútbol/futebol: Historias argentinas, brasileras y uruguayas en el siglo XX Gregg Bocketti Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 759–761; doi:10.1215/00182168-3678069 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/759
Mexico's Cold War: Cuba, the United States, and the Legacy of the Mexican Revolution Aaron W. Navarro Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 761–763; doi:10.1215/00182168-3678081 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/761
Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela Guillermo T. Aveledo Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 763–764; doi:10.1215/00182168-3678093 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/763
Brazilian Propaganda: Legitimizing an Authoritarian Regime Rebecca J. Atencio Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 764–766; doi:10.1215/00182168-3678105 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/764
Eclipse of the Assassins: The CIA, Imperial Politics, and the Slaying of Mexican Journalist Manuel Buendía Vanessa Freije Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 766–768; doi:10.1215/00182168-3678117 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/766
Bruno: Conversations with a Brazilian Drug Dealer Paul Gootenberg Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 768–769; doi:10.1215/00182168-3678129 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/768
Practical Authority: Agency and Institutional Change in Brazilian Water Politics Antonio Augusto Rossotto Ioris Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 769–771; doi:10.1215/00182168-3678141 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/769
Una enfermedad monstruo: Indígenas derribando el cerco de la discriminación en salud Gabriela Soto Laveaga Hispanic American Historical Review (2016) 96(4): 771–773; doi:10.1215/00182168-3678153 http://hahr.dukejournals.org/content/96/4/771