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Culture and Customs of Venezuela
Mark Dinneen
ISBN: 0-313-36110-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-36110-4
216 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/2008
List Price: $20.00 (UK Sterling Price: £13.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Paperback
Also Available: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Written in an engaging style for an academic text and effectively structured and presented, this work provides undergraduates or lay adult readers a useful introduction to the vitality and variety of Venezuelan culture.
    —American Reference Books Annual     2002
  • Librarians will want to purchase, for the high school collection and for the public library collection, countries for which your students or patrons need or request.
    —Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com)     February 2002
Description: Venezuela, one of the least-known countries in Latin America, is brilliantly spotlighted in Culture and Customs of Venezuela. This oil-rich nation sustained a stable democracy until the economic downturn in the 1980s, and changes in the social and political spheres will bring the country under increasing scrutiny from the outside world. Dinneen captures the sharp contrasts and immense variety of modern Venezuela. Students and interested readers will find engaging and authoritative overviews of the land, people, and history; religions; social customs; media; cinema; literature; performing arts; and art and architecture.

This work successfully portrays the country's cultural richness and diversity. Influences from the United States are inescapable, especially in Caracas, but many distinctive traditions are continued throughout the country, varying from region to region. Religious rituals and numerous festivals that take place in towns and villages and the vibrant music scene, all major expressions of the nation's social and cultural life, are just some of the highlights found herein. Numerous photos give witness to Venezuela's diverse culture and a chronology, and glossary supplement the text.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
    Introduction
    Context
    Religion
    Social Customs
    Broadcasting and Print Media
    Cinema
    Literature
    Performing Arts
    Art and Architecture
    Selected Bibliography
    Glossary
    Index
About the Author: MARK DINNEEN is Assistant Professor in Latin American Literature and Cultural History at the University of Southampton, United Kingdom. He has written frequently on Latin American topics.
LCC Class: 987
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