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An eye-opening examination of Latin America**'s role as proving ground for** U.S. imperial strategies and tactics In recent years, one book after another has sought to take the measure of the Bush a……続きを見る

In this riveting and relentless nonfiction thriller, award-winning investigative reporter William C. Rempel tells the harrowing story of former Cali cartel insider Jorge Salcedo, an ordinary man fac……続きを見る

This updated edition of Populism in Latin America discusses new developments in populism as a political phenomenon and the emergence of new populist political figures in Mexico, Argentina, and Venez……続きを見る

In 1964, Brazil’s democratically elected, left-wing government was ousted in a coup and replaced by a military junta. The Johnson administration quickly recognized the new government. The U.S. press……続きを見る

Originally published in Brazil as O Diabo e a Terra de Santa Cruz, this translation from the Portuguese analyzes the nature of popular religion and the ways it was transferred to the New World in th……続きを見る

In Crossing Borders, Claiming a Nation, Sandra McGee Deutsch brings to light the powerful presence and influence of Jewish women in Argentina. The country has the largest Jewish community in Latin A……続きを見る

Andean peoples joined the world of alphabetic literacy nearly 500 years ago, yet the history of their literacy has remained hidden until now. In The Lettered Mountain, Frank Salomon and Mercedes Niñ……続きを見る

Parce que pour connaître les peuples, il faut d’abord les comprendre Immense pays. Immenses ressources. Immenses défis. Pour le visiteur, condamné à ne découvrir qu’une infime partie de ce territoir……続きを見る

The reemergence of China on the global stage is arguably one of the most important phenomena of our time. With its sustained high rates of economic growth, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has d……続きを見る

During the nineteenth century, British-owned railways grew under the protection of an Argentine ruling elite that considered railways both instruments and symbols of progress. Under this program of ……続きを見る

On September 10, 1960, Venezuela spearheaded the formation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (other original members included Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait). However, in a ……続きを見る

Bringing together U.S. and Brazilian scholars, as well as Afro-Brazilian political activists, Racial Politics in Contemporary Brazil represents a significant advance in understanding the complexitie……続きを見る

Highlighting globalization’s effects on humanity through the lens of Ecuador’s indigenous Saraguro people, With the Saraguros marks a compelling departure from conventional approaches to ethnography……続きを見る

This collection of essays--which also includes a previously unpublished narrative by an original settler-- examines the fascinating experiences of southern Confederate exiles in Brazil and their con……続きを見る

In 1985 the Pelourinho neighborhood in Salvador, Brazil was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Over the next decades, over 4,000 residents who failed to meet the state's definition of "prop……続きを見る

Tanks roaring over farmlands, pregnant women tortured, 30,000 individuals "disappeared"--these were the horrors of Argentina's Dirty War. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year and Finalist for t……続きを見る

This volume contains three complete works by Hiram Bingham, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, and William Prescott. Bingham’s “Inca Land” provides fascinating insights into the ancient and more modern cult……続きを見る

From the moment news reached Peru in 1910 that Jorge Ch?vez Dartnell, a pilot of Peruvian parentage, had become the first man to fly across the Alps, aviation fired the imagination of the masses in ……続きを見る

This is a history book that studies the thought and actions of José Gervasio Artigas throughout the decade of his prominence (1810 –1820) as leader of the Federal League, which united his native ter……続きを見る

Means provides the first major study of both the historical development of private law in a Latin American country and the shifting role of business corporations or share companies in Latin American……続きを見る

Este libro sigue las huellas de los dos hermanos Alexander y Wilhelm von Humboldt en la Nueva Granada y actual Colombia, para mostrar los caminos históricos de cooperación e intercambio científico e……続きを見る

The Milky Way gravity exerts a gravitational force so strong that our Solar System and others are forced to travel with it. Ancients who built the pyramids understood this and its cycle that occurre……続きを見る

This report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. This thesis analyzes the impact that reforms in civil-military relations can have on a military's ……続きを見る

This report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. The U.S. military cooperates more with the Colombian military than the Mexican military in combati……続きを見る

Com uma seleção de artigos escritos entre 2003 e 2010, "De Lula a Lula: a arte de montar governos com palavras cruzadas" convida o leitor a repensar analiticamente os governos do ex-presidente Luiz ……続きを見る

Com uma seleção de artigos inéditos em livro que descrevem a conjuntura anterior ao golpe de 1964 e também o período imediatamente posterior à intervenção militar, "1964 – O último ato" é um convite……続きを見る

From Revolution to Power in Brazil: How Radical Leftists Embraced Capitalism and Struggled with Leadership examines terrorism from a new angle. Kenneth Serbin portrays a generation of Brazilian resi……続きを見る

During the first quarter-century of the Cold War, upholding human rights was rarely a priority in U.S. policy toward Latin America. Seeking to protect U.S. national security, American policymakers q……続きを見る

The author draws on a dazzling variety of archival and printed sources.... The Dutch Moment is a signal contribution to the field.ーRenaissance Quarterly In The Dutch Moment, Wim Klooster shows how ……続きを見る

Parce que pour connaître les peuples, il faut d'abord les comprendre Immense pays. Immenses ressources. Immenses défis. Pour le visiteur, condamné à ne découvrir qu’une infime partie de ce territoir……続きを見る