Examines how Day of the Dead celebrations among America's Latino communities have changed throughout history, discussing how the traditional celebration has been influenced by mass media, consumer culture, and globalization.

Very readable and beautifully illustrated, this book provides an extensive discussion of the people of Oaxaca, their way of life and their beliefs, which make the Day of the Dead logical and easily comprehensible.

Printing and collecting the revolution : the rise and impact of Chicano graphics, 1965 to now / E. Carmen Ramos -- Aesthetics of the message : Chicana/o posters, 1965-1987 / Terezita Romo -- War at home : conceptual iconoclasm in American ...

Funny Bones tells the story of how the amusing calaveras—skeletons performing various everyday or festive activities—came to be.

This work effects a novel turn in the classical historiography of death — a turn that can be characterized by a move from social and cultural history to political history.

Twelve-year-old twins Eva and Hector go to Mexico to celebrate the Day of the Dead with their great-aunt Rosa, bearing an eerie gift they purchased for her from Sebastian Cream's Junk Shop.

Rubin provides the information, inspiration, and tools to plan and implement creative, meaningful, and memorable end-of-life rituals for people and pets.

Inspired by the website that the New York Times hailed as "redefining mourning," this book is a fresh and irreverent examination into navigating grief and resilience in the age of social media, offering comfort and community for coping with ...

Dining with the Dead is an unforgettable cultural and culinary odyssey.

Author-illustrator Richard Keep's rollicking rhyme―sprinkled with Spanish words―captures the bone-rattling sounds and fun of the evening.