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In "Latin America and the United States," Elihu Root intricately examines the dynamic relationships and mutual influences between the two regions in the early 20th century. Root employs a nuanced li……続きを見る

2011 Winner of the Charles H. Levine Memorial Book Prize of the International Political Science Association Latin America’s crime rates are astonishing by any standardーthe region’s homicide rate is……続きを見る

Con la colaboración de especialistas de diversas disciplinas, este libro propone pensar América centrando el análisis en textos e imágenes desconocidos o poco transitados por la crítica especializad……続きを見る

During the late eighteenth century, Portugal and Spain sent joint mapping expeditions to draw a nearly 10,000-mile border between Brazil and Spanish South America. These boundary commissions were th……続きを見る

Ontem, golpe. E hoje? A partir de entrevistas com personagens da época e uma profunda revisão bibliográfica, Luis Octavio de Lima apresenta, de forma cronológica, o que levou ao golpe de 1964, como ……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

The Maya Literary Renaissance is a growing yet little-known literary phenomenon that can redefine our understanding of "literature" universally. By analyzing eight representative texts of this new a……続きを見る

Latin America and the Global Cold War analyzes more than a dozen of Latin America’s forgotten encounters with Africa, Asia, and the Communist world, and by placing the region in meaningful dialogue ……続きを見る

In Pluriversal Politics Arturo Escobar engages with the politics of the possible and how established notions of what is real and attainable preclude the emergence of radically alternative visions of……続きを見る

An accessible reader of both popular and largely unavailable writings of Bartolomé de las Casas With the exception of Christopher Columbus, Bartolomé de las Casas is arguably the most notable figure……続きを見る

A History of Indigenous Latin America is a comprehensive introduction to the people who first settled in Latin America, from before the arrival of the Europeans to the present. Indigenous history pr……続きを見る

Con una combinación de marco teórico sofisticado y notable investigación archivística, los autores de Ni amar ni odiar con firmeza. Cultura y emociones en el Perú posbélico (1885-1925) logran desmad……続きを見る

"En este valioso libro, la historiadora Natalia Sobrevilla rompe con la visión negativa y estereotipada del siglo XIX, y trata temas claves para comprender la historia del Perú de este periodo. Sus ……続きを見る

Cuando se mira a las cinco décadas transcurridas desde el golpe de Estado del 3 de octubre de 1968, que marcó el inicio del gobierno de Velasco, surge la tentación de pensar que no ha quedado nada d……続きを見る

In "Cuba, Old and New," Albert G. Robinson offers a comprehensive exploration of the rich tapestry of Cuban history and culture, blending rigorous scholarship with eloquent prose. The book delves in……続きを見る

Investigación multidisciplinaria que ofrece una discusión y síntesis detalladas y actualizadas sobre diferentes temas relacionados con el Imperio inca. Este volumen recoge veintitrés capítulos escri……続きを見る

Este libro describe los esfuerzos de la Iglesia en el Perú colonial por crear y promover un quechua "pastoral", es decir, un lenguaje cristiano en quechua. El quechua pastoral examina los sermones, ……続きを見る

From the Foundations in Global Studies series, this text offers students a fresh, comprehensive, multidisciplinary entry point to Latin America. After a brief introduction to the study of the region……続きを見る

Esta obra analiza los conflictos agrarios y las dinámicas territoriales que afectan al departamento del Huila y el sur del Tolima en relación al conflicto armado y en medio de la implementación del ……続きを見る

Simón Bolívar is the preeminent symbol of Latin America and the subject of seemingly endless posthumous attention. Interpreted and reinterpreted in biographies, histories, political writings, speech……続きを見る

Although the Latino/a population of the United States has exploded since the 1960s, an analysis of its place in the history of American sport has, until recently, been sorely underrepresented. The t……続きを見る

In "A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies," Bartolomé de las Casas presents a harrowing exposé of the atrocities committed against Indigenous peoples by European colonizers in the America……続きを見る

Entre el río y la montaña es el resultado de una investigación arqueológica sobre la ocupación temprana del Cauca medio colombiano, llevada a cabo en el sitio La Pochola, el cual forma parte de un g……続きを見る

Drawing on a wide and rich array of sources, this book explores the nature and extent of Dutch trade and commerce in the Río de la Plata during three decades of the least-studied century (1650–1750)……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

Le protagoniste di questo libro sono figlie, in senso letterale e culturale, di quella cesura chiamata dittatura che ha travolto molti paesi sudamericani negli anni settanta. Mariana O. cerca il pad……続きを見る

Truth in Many Tongues examines how the Spanish monarchy managed an empire of unprecedented linguistic diversity. Considering policies and strategies exerted within the Iberian Peninsula and the New ……続きを見る

Canudos ー sua gente, sua terra, suas lutas, seus dissensos instauradores ー continua em disputa. Se Canudos e os conselheiristas foram feitos inimigos da República brasileira, do progresso e do des……続きを見る

In 2015, the Mexican state counted how many of its citizens identified as Afro-Mexican for the first time since independence. Finding Afro-Mexico reveals the transnational interdisciplinary historie……続きを見る

Argentina lies at the heart of the American hemisphere's history of global migration booms of the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth century: by 1910, one of every three Argentine residents was an im……続きを見る