A collection of essays from distinguished international scholars that explore the idea of a literary geography of the American Tropics.

For centuries, the southernmost region of the Florida peninsula was seen by outsiders as wild and inaccessible, one of the last frontiers in the quest to unders

From its sweaty beats to the pulsating music on the streets, Latin/o America is perceived in the United States as the land of heat, the toy store for Western se

This volume explore problems faced by archaeologists in the difficult conditions of the lowland American tropics.

Beautifully illustrated throughout with color plates, photographs, and drawings, this volume is a comprehensive introduction to the natural history of the tropi