Contemporary Cultures and Societies of Latin America

Heath, Dwight B., Ed. Contemporary Cultures and Societies of Latin America; a reader in the social anthropology of Middle and South America (2nd. Edition), New York: Random House, 1965. [Hard Cover]

Dwight B. Heath is Professor of Anthropology at Brown University. A graduate of Yale and Harvard, Professor Dwight Heath is recognised as the world's leading anthropological authority on alcohol issues, and has acted as consultant on alcohol, drugs and addiction issues to varied agencies such as the World Health Organisation, the National Academy of Sciences, the International Center for Alcohol Policies, the Peace Corps, etc.

Review by Rodolfo Stavenhagen, American Anthropologist.