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Bolivia: el despertar de un pueblo explotado, la contradicción del MNR; aborda uno de los momentos bisagra en la historia de Bolivia y de nuestra América toda. En 1950, Bolivia era un país agrario c……続きを見る

La historia de Colombia desde su independencia difiere poco de las de sus hermanas latinoamericanas: distribución inequitativa de la tierra, grandes comunidades relegadas a la exclusión, caudillismo……続きを見る

A filosofia popular brasileira está nas ruas, nas experiências cotidianas e ancestrais, nos conhecimentos herdados e aprendidos nas encruzilhadas, nos terreiros e nos feitiços, na ginga dos malandro……続きを見る

Sandinista Narratives is an analysis of the role of agency in the Nicaraguan Revolution and its aftermath. Jean-Pierre Reed argues that the insurrection in Nicaragua was shaped by political continge……続きを見る

This book illuminates the ways in which Chicanas, Puerto Rican women, and other Latinas organize and lead social movements, either on the ground or digitally, in major cities of the continental Unit……続きを見る

Bitter Fruit is a comprehensive and insightful account of the CIA operation to overthrow the democratically elected government of Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954. First published in 1982, this bo……続きを見る

The Business of Leisure critically surveys a wide selection of travel practices, places, and time periods in considering the development of the hospitality industry in Latin America and the Caribbea……続きを見る

Tras quince años de ausencia, Rubén Darío regresó a Nicaragua a fines de 1907. Se trataba de una época de tensiones dentro y fuera de América Latina, en tanto se celebraba en Washington la Conferenc……続きを見る

In Agrotropolis, historian J. T. Way traces the developments of Guatemalan urbanization and youth culture since 1983. In case studies that bring together political economy, popular music, and everyd……続きを見る

"Este libro es una obra colectiva de 112 mujeres que fueron presas políticas y estuvieron en cárceles de distintos puntos del país entre 1974 y 1983. Su originalidad radica también en el intento de ……続きを見る

EL CADEJO ENTRE EL BIEN Y EL MAL El Cadejo es un perro mítico y surrealista que ha existido durante siglos en América Central, el sur de México y otras partes de América Latina, y aún continúa viaja……続きを見る

Did you know that before Aristotle and Galileo there were the Mayans? The Mayans were an ancient civilization that once lived in Mexico. They were intelligent people who developed their own calendar……続きを見る

Read about the features of the Mayan civilization focused on writing, art, architecture and government. Understand the way of life of the ancient Mayans who lived around 4,000 years ago. Examine how……続きを見る

George Warburton's 'The History of the Conquest of Canada' is a meticulously detailed account of the events leading up to and following the famous conquest. Written in an engaging narrative style, W……続きを見る

I live in Belize which is a small country in Central America on the Caribbean sea. These poems are about my adventures, places to visit, and even some history 続きを見る

This volume examines the lives of more than thirty-five key personalities in Latin American law with a focus on how their Christian faith was a factor in molding the evolution of law in their countr……続きを見る

The Politics of Transnational Actors in Latin America: Power from Afar explores the important issues of transnational actors and their influence on institutions and people in Latin America, raising ……続きを見る

Este livro é dedicado a seu idealizador original, alguém cuja obra cinematográfica motivou as primeiras iniciativas do projeto: o cineasta e professor Nuno Cesar Abreu. Golpe de Vista: Cinema e Dita……続きを見る

In 1848, a group of ambitious American entrepreneurs decided to embark upon a remarkable engineering featーthey would build a railroad across the Isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacifi……続きを見る

The Singer’s Needle offers a bold new approach to the history of twentieth-century Panamá, one that illuminates the nature of power and politics in a small and complex nation. Using novelistic techn……続きを見る

A literary guide to one of the most fascinating countries in the world. With its flamboyant style and rich culture, Cuba has provided the inspiration and setting for literature for decades. It has a……続きを見る

This book presents a unique set of written records belonging to the De la Cruz family, caciques of Tepemaxalco in the Toluca Valley. Composed in Nahuatl and Spanish and available here both in the or……続きを見る

This book presents a detailed analysis of the U.S. policy that was adopted toward Cuba by the Richard M. Nixon administration between January 20, 1969, and August 8, 1974. Based on governmental, as ……続きを見る

Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928-1967) foi um guerrilheiro e revolucionário argentino, um dos principais líderes da Revolução Cubana. Che Guevara acreditava na construção e expansão do Socialismo e após ……続きを見る

MEMORIES FROM ATLACATL by Dario Ventura FROM WAR TO PEACE A story told by ex-Salvadoran military personnel of their life and experiences during the Salvadoran civil war Memories of Atlacatl Testimon……続きを見る

Thousands of years ago, people settled in the part of the world called Mesoamerica. This region consists of southern Mexico and most of Central America as it stretches between what is now called the……続きを見る

There is no document of greater importance to the study of the pre-Columbian mythology of America than the “Popol Vuh.” It is the chief source of our knowledge of the mythology of the Kiché people o……続きを見る

Regarding the origin of the American mythologies, it is difficult to discover traces of foreign influence in either Mexico or Peru's religion. At the time of their subjugation by the Spaniard's lege……続きを見る

Restores the region’s fraught history of repression and resistance to popular consciousness and connects the United States’ interventions and influence to the influx of refugees seeking asylum today……続きを見る

En El pequeño ejército loco, Selser relata la vida de Sandino, quien contuvo la política imperialista estadunidense. Gracias a su labor documental, Selser recrea el ambiente político y social de la ……続きを見る