Seminar conference on Hispanic American affairs. The Caribbean area,

960409 Charm

"Seminar conference lectures ... delivered before a group of George Washington university students ... July 3 ... [to] August 11, 1933."

CONTENTS.-Introduction. The Caribbean area in colonial times, by A.C. Wilgus.- The significance of the Caribbean by S.G. Inman.-Political life in the Caribbean, by S.G. Inman.-Social life in the Caribbean, by S.G. Inman.-Economic conditions in the Caribbean area, by C.F. Jones.-The development of the Dominican republic, by L.H. Jenks.-Cuba, past and present, by H. Portell Vila.-Machado, Welles, and the Cuban crisis, by H.G. Cox.-Geographic and historic background of Central America, by R.R. Hill.-Economic factors in Central America, by R.R. Hill.-Central American politics and education, by R.R. Hill.-The interoceanic canal and Central American union, by R.R. Hill.-Nicaragua, by R.R. Hill.-Political conditions in Mexico, 1900 to 1932, by W.H. Callcott.-The Indian in Mexico, by W.H. Callcott.-Religious conditions in Mexico, by W.H. Callcott.-Social developments and experiments in Mexico by W.H. Callcott.-Economic conditions in Mexico, by W.H. Callcott.-Modern Colombia, by J.F. Rippy.-The constitutional system and politics of Venezuela, ny W.W. Pierson, jr.-The church in Venezuela, by W.W. Pierson, jr.-The economic significance of the Caribbean, by C.L. Jones.-Political relations in the Caribbean, by C.L. Jones.-United States policy in the Caribbean, by C.L. Jones.-Civilization in the Caribbean, by C.L. Jones.-Prospects in the Caribbean, by C.L. Jones.