Review Content

The objective of the book review section of the Journal of Latin American Geography is to keep the readers well-informed of contemporary publications. To develop a critical assessment of the work, your commentary should include the fundamentals of review (description, analysis, and appraisal), and should also locate it within the current literature. Please avoid dealing with the book on a chapter-by-chapter basis. Identify the main themes and critically examine the way the author has dealt with them in relation to the relevant theoretical and/or empirical contexts. Do not use citations to other relevant works with bibliographical items at the end of the review. Only cite page numbers of critically quoted passages.

Review Format

1. The review's text should be approximately 900 words in lengths. Please contact the Book Review Editor if you think the book deserves a longer review.

2. The review should be double spaced, including the initial bibliographic information.

3. Margins should be set at 1.5 inches on the left and 1.0 inch on the right.

4. Begin the review by citing the book’s bibliographic information.

   For Example:

   Modern Latin America. Thomas E. Skidmore and Peter Smith. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. xi and 465 pp., maps, diagrs., photos, notes, appendices, and index. $xx.xx cloth (ISBN x-xxxx-xxxx-x).

   At the end of the review add your name and affiliation.

5. Include a cover sheet with your name, affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address.

6. Send your review as an attachment to an e-mail. The preferred format is WORD, but WordPerfect or ASCII text files will be accepted if necessary. Send them to:

   Joe Scarpaci Scarpaci
   JLAG Book Review Editor
   Department of Geography
   Virginia Tech