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This book is a political and theological reflection on the violence and injustice that has taken place in Mexico and Central America since 2006 as a result of the drug war. In order to understand an……続きを見る

En el año 2009, Fundación MAPFRE emprendió uno de los proyectos editoriales más ambiciosos en lo que llevamos de siglo en el ámbito de la historia común de los países iberoamericanos: la colección A……続きを見る

Entre la colección de documentos del archivo Arroyo, que fueron propiedad del doctor David Mejía Velilla antes de su donación a la Universidad de La Sabana, se encuentra un epistolario de José María……続きを見る

This book examines the ways in which the Cuban-Soviet relationship was expressed in the cultural sphere between 1961 and 1987. It specifically focuses on the theater and the visual arts to analyze t……続きを見る

Un viaggio nel Rinascimento e in quel magico mondo che furono le scoperte geografiche. Gli argomenti trattati sono una breve sintesi del Rinascimento nei suoi aspetti letterari, filosofici ed artist……続きを見る

Este libro puede considerar una actualización del publicado por Sebastián Alonso Cien años de historia del pueblo de Silvio Pellico en ocasión de celebrar los 100 años de la fundación de esa Colonia……続きを見る

winner of the 2021 Ellen Koskoff Edited Volume Prize Decentering the Nation: Music, Mexicanidad, and Globalization considers how neoliberal capitalism has upset the symbolic economy of “Mexican” cul……続きを見る

This book presents an analysis of contemporary Central American from a social perspective and, more specifically, from that of one of its main components: the world of labor. Despite undeniable chan……続きを見る

This edited volume explores political violence and genocide in Latin America during the Cold War, examining this in light of the United States’ hegemonic position on the continent. Using case studie……続きを見る

Prior to the 1980s Honduras was an obscure backwater, of little public or policy concern in the United States. With the advent of the Reagan administration, however, Hondurans found themselves at th……続きを見る

Since the first edition of this book appeared in 1982, El Salvador has experienced the most radical social change in its history. Ten years of civil war, in which a tenacious and creative revolution……続きを見る

"In a century of horrors, Guatemala from 1954 to the present has been a bloody scene of some of the worst horrorsーand the United States has been deeply involved. Drawing upon 30 years of experience……続きを見る

Rigoberta Menchú is a living legend, a young woman who said that her odyssey from a Mayan Indian village to revolutionary exile was "the story of all poor Guatemalans." By turning herself into an ev……続きを見る

This engaging book provides a brief, accessible introduction to the broad sweep of Mexican history, from pre-contact civilizations to the present. John Sherman explores the nation’s rich pre-Columbi……続きを見る

The author makes a trek across Panama on a new Route from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Before the canal, there were hopes of a road to cut the trip around the Cape Horn.続きを見る

In Counterfeit Politics, David Kelman reassesses the political significance of conspiracy theory. Traditionally, political theory has sought to banish the “paranoid style” from the “proper” domain o……続きを見る

Cinema and Inter-American Relations studies the key role that commercial narrative films have played in the articulation of the political and cultural relationship between the United States and Lati……続きを見る

In "Aztec Land," Maturin M. Ballou embarks on a vibrant exploration of the rich history and culture of Mexico, particularly focusing on the Aztec civilization. The text is characterized by its vivid……続きを見る

The Panama Canal has a long history. It was build to accommodate trade and the economic growth within the region. This history book will discuss the architecture, purpose and design of Panama Canal.……続きを見る

En este estudio sobre las cárceles de Lima entre 1850 y 1935, Carlos Aguirre reconstruye las influencias sociales, culturales y doctrinales detrás de las formas en que se trataba a los delincuentes,……続きを見る

False Documents: Inter-American Cultural History, Literature, and the Lost Decade (1975–1992) examines the “return of history” that swept across the Americas during the final two decades of the Cold……続きを見る

Una denuncia ignorada durante más de cincuenta años. Un antecedente directo de Las venas abiertas de América Latina. En 1967, un jovencísimo Eduardo Galeano emprendió un viaje que marcaría su carrer……続きを見る

Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR), the largest protected area in Central America, is characterized by rampant violence, social and ethnic inequality, and rapid deforestation. Faced with these……続きを見る

In "Prehistoric Structures of Central America: Who Erected Them?", Martin I. Townsend delves into the enigmatic constructions of ancient civilizations, examining monumental edifices ranging from vas……続きを見る

The conquest of Guatemala was brutal, prolonged and complex, fraught with intrigue and deception, and not at all clear-cut. Yet views persist of it as an armed confrontation whose stakes were eviden……続きを見る

Rubén Darío (Metapa, República de Nicaragua, 1867 - León, República de Nicaragua, 1916) fue un poeta, periodista y diplomático que es considerado como el máximo representante del modernismo literari……続きを見る

Quase duas décadas depois, a onda de governos progressistas na América Latina está sendo revertida. Já vai longe na memória o tempo em que as cúpulas de chefes de Estado da região se transformavam e……続きを見る

Brandeis University is the United States’ only Jewish-sponsored nonsectarian university, and while only being established after World War II, it has risen to become one of the most respected univers……続きを見る

In "Notes on the Bibliography of Yucatan and Central America," Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier presents a meticulous examination of the existing literature pertaining to the historical and anthrop……続きを見る

In 1786, Guatemalan priest Pedro José de Arrese published a work instructing readers on their duty to perform the cesarean operation on the bodies of recently deceased pregnant women in order to ext……続きを見る