Abstract: | Books reviewed: Lockhart, Of Things of the Indies: Essays Old and New in Early Latin American History Barman, Citizen Emperor: Pedro II and the Making of Brazil, 1825–91 Harding, A Refuge in Thunder: Candomblé and Alternative Spaces of Blackness in Brazil Buffington, Criminal and Citizen in Modern Mexico Ochoa, Feeding Mexico: The Political Uses of Food since 1910 Clarke, Class, Ethnicity, and Community in Southern Mexico: Oaxaca's Peasantries Rovira, Women of Maize: Indigenous Women and the Zapatista Rebellion Assies, The Challenge of Diversity: Indigenous peoples and reform of the state in Latin America Tulchin and Garland, Social Development in Latin America. The Politics of Reform Gelles, Water and Power in Highland Peru: the Cultural Politics of Irrigation and Development Starn, Nightwatch: the Politics of Protest in the Andes Payne, Uncivil Movements: The Armed Right Wing and Democracy in Latin America Silva, The Soldier and the State in South America: Essays in Civil-Military Relations Roniger and Sznajder, The Legacy of Human Rights Violations in the Southern Cone, Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay Smith, Inevitable Partnership: Understanding Mexico-US Relations Roniger and Sznajder, (eds.) Constructing Collective Identities and Shaping Public Spheres: Latin American Paths Larraín, Identity and Modernity in Latin America Caister, Mexico City: A Cultural and Literary Companion |