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You can pretty much say that art and religion were intertwined for the Olmecs. They create powerful works of art to associate with their many gods. In this book, you will read about some of these ar……続きを見る

The Olmec civilization was so powerful that it is known as the “mother culture” of Mesoamerica. Olmecs were forward thinking people. They created traditions that influenced succeeding cultures. They……続きを見る

This work is the first English translation of the complete text of the Title of Totonicapán, one of the most important documents composed by the K’iche’ Maya in the highlands of Guatemala, second on……続きを見る

Gracias a su obra magna Historia Verdadera de la Conquista de la Nueva España, Bernal Díaz del Castillo ha pasado como uno de los exploradores y conquistadores españoles de América más importantes q……続きを見る

This book is a collective work published as part of a larger project titled "Mexico-Guatemala cross-border region; regional dimensions and bases for integrated development," the purpose of which is ……続きを見る

La pluma profesional del Ing. Sarasqueta describe con precisión matemática los hechos y los que hoy podemos comentar desde lejos, echamos mucho de menos que la tecnología de hoy, no estuviera en la ……続きを見る

Latinx Actor Training presents essays and pioneering research from leading Latinx practitioners and scholars in the United States to examine the history and future of Latino/a/x/e actor training pra……続きを見る

Dice el Premio Nobel de literatura Octavio Paz que "La Chingada es la madre abierta, violada o burlada por la fuerza. El 'hijo de la chingada' es el engendro de la violación, del rapto o de la burla……続きを見る

This volume explores several issues pertinent to the history of the cross-border region between Mexico, Guatemala and Belize from new explanatory approaches in order to reflect on a history and a re……続きを見る

The Central American port of Greytown was destroyed by the U.S. Navy in 1854 to "avenge an insult to the American Minister to Nicaragua," according to official history. Two weeks later, the New York……続きを見る

The poignant rise and fall of an idealistic immigrant who, as CEO of a major conglomerate, tried to change the way America did business before he himself was swallowed up by corporate corruption. At……続きを見る

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1488/1490 - 559) fue un conquistador español que exploró la costa sur de Norteamérica desde la actual Florida pasando por Alabama, Misisipi y Luisiana y se adentró en Tex……続きを見る

In Pedro Juan Gutiérrez's Dirty Realism: Reinventing Cuban Spaces, Lori Oxford conducts a series of close readings that expound on Gutiérrez’s interpretation of life and reality in the spaces of the……続きを見る

Explores the role of print media in conversations about race and belonging across Central America. Black in Print examines the role of narrative, from traditional writing to new media, in conversati……続きを見る

El Salvador, hermosa tierra, llena de magia y misterios, guarda un tesoro de mitos y leyendas que enriquecen el patrimonio cultural de la pequeña, (en territorio), nación, pero que la hacen grande e……続きを見る

**A National Bestseller • A New York Times Top 10 Book of 2024 • Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, Newsweek, PBS NewsHour, LitHub, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Lunch, C……続きを見る

In the 1980s, the Israeli government sold weapons to the Guatemalan government. Few Israelis objected to this, despite the fact that the Guatemalan government was committing mass murder against the ……続きを見る

Copublished with the Institute for Mesoamerican Studies, University of Albany In Where Did the Eastern Mayas Go? Brent E. Metz explores the complicated issue of who is Indigenous by focusing on the ……続きを見る

**'Dazzling' Fernanda Melchor 'A brilliant debut' Vogue 'Bright and brimming with sisterhood. Overwhelmingly beautiful' El Cultural** A mother and her child embark on a canoe trip down the mighty At……続きを見る

Christopher Columbus, the explorer credited with the European discovery of Puerto Rico. Juan Ponce de León, Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, Spain, was the first governor of Puerto Rico. His grandso……続きを見る

"José Yan 'El Pelotero'" es un relato emocionante que sigue la vida de José Yan, un joven de un pequeño barrio llamado "Harás Nacionales" en Villa Mella. Desde muy temprana edad, José sueña con conv……続きを見る

If you're a single person looking for easy and delicious meal ideas, this book is for you! In this book, you'll learn how to plan and prepare meals efficiently, guaranteeing you a consistent and sat……続きを見る

This detailed study is the only reference work of its kind to address Spain's conquest of Central and South America, providing in-depth coverage of native and European ideologies, political motivati……続きを見る

An in-depth explanation of how the Cuban Revolution dictated Latin American politics and U.S.-Latin American relations from the 1950s to the present, including widespread democratization and the ris……続きを見る

A connected world as imagined by early modern European artists, mapmakers, and writers, where Asia and the Americas were on a continuum America and Asia mingled in the geographical and cultural imag……続きを見る

As the country laments the loss of a cherished queen, enter the fascinating world of monarchy. As the world mourns the passing of a renowned person, whispered secrets reverberate off the walls of Bu……続きを見る

"A Confederacy of Fear" examines the developments that led American legislators and journalists to see the reformist regime of Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán (1951-1954) as a beachhead fo……続きを見る

Tatiana Proskouriakoff, a preeminent student of the Maya, made many breakthroughs in deciphering Maya writing, particularly in demonstrating that the glyphs record the deeds of actual human beings, ……続きを見る

A history of the Sandinista takeover of this Central American nation and the uneasy decades leading up to it, with maps, photos, and illustrations. In the wake of the US invasion of Nicaragua in 191……続きを見る

Today, Peru is recognized as one of the top food destinations on the planet. But twenty-five years ago, the world’s foodies focused their attention elsewhereーexcept for wine merchant–turned–archaeo……続きを見る