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Issues in the Spanish-Speaking World This page intentionally left blank Issues in the Spanish-Speaking World JANICE W. RANDLE GREENWOOD PRESS Westport, Connecticut • London Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Randle, Janice W. Issues in the Spanish-speaking world / Janice W. Randle. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-313-31974-X (alk. paper) 1. Latin America—Politics and government—21st century. 2. Spain— Politics and government—21st century. 3. Latin America—Social conditions—21st century. 4. Spain—Social conditions—21st century. I. Title. F1414.2.R27 2003 909'.0975661—dc21 2002192777 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2003 by Janice W. Randle All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002192777 ISBN: 0-313-31974-X First published in 2003 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 21 In memory of my parents, Jack and Clara, and to Richard, for encouragement and patience This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi 1. The "Best" Spanish 1 2. The Bullfight 17 3. The Spanish Monarchy 31 4. Columbus and the "New" World 45 5. Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs and La Vida Loca 63 6. The Environment 77 7. Population 95 8. Gender 111 9. Indigenous Rights 129 10. Colombia and the War on Drugs 145 11. The Basque Question 165 12. Immigration 181 13. Catholicism 199 14. Peace and Justice 219 Notes 243 Index 265 This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments This book is the product of many years of interest in the Spanish language and the cultures of Spanish speakers. Teachers and advi sors at the University of Texas at Austin, especially John Brodie and Mildred Boyer, and later Carlos Sole and Vicente Cantarino, en couraged and supported my belated discovery of Spanish and inter est in teaching. I owe much to the Fulbright Commission for my first introduction to Spain as a junior lecturer in Valladolid and for my first acquaintance with Peru some 25 years later as a participant in a summer seminar, and in between as a participant in a National Endowment for the Humanities summer seminar on indigenous lit eratures and cultures of Mesoamerica and the Andes headed by Fran Kartunnen, a remarkable scholar and writer. Friends and acquain tances in Spain, Mexico, Ecuador and Peru have helped me to see their societies—at least to the degree I have been able—through other eyes. To the members of my family, past and present, I owe a debt of gratitude for encouraging me to pursue my interests. St. Edward's University has helped to make possible a half dozen visits to Spain and the Andean region of South America. Good colleagues and my former dean, Marcia Kinsey, have given me much support over the years, and my students have given me a reason to keep learning. Wendi Schnaufer proposed the book project to me and patiently shepherded me through its writing. I thank them all.
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