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This volume provides a wholly original social history of books in late colonial Peru. From the second half of the eighteenth century onward, workshops in Lima and transoceanic imports supplied the m……続きを見る

Dieses Buch diskutiert auf verständliche Weise, wie aufkommende globalisierende Prozesse die Bühne für neue Formen sozialer und politischer Kämpfe in Lateinamerika bereiten, mit einer verstärkten Be……続きを見る

Debates latino-americanos são, na verdade, dois livros. E ambos são essenciais. Na primeira parte, Maristella Svampa revisita de modo crítico temas fundantes do pensamento crítico latino-americano: ……続きを見る

In 1930s rural Argentina, a determined fifteen-year-old left an isolated, poverty-stricken life to find her fortune in the “Paris of South America”ーBuenos Aires. There, with few connections, little……続きを見る

A new overview of the contentious period that witnessed revolutions around the Atlantic between 160 and 1830. Within just a half century, the American, French, Haitian, and Spanish American Revoluti……続きを見る

One cannot understand Latin America without understanding the history of the Catholic Church in the region. Catholicism has been predominant in Latin America and it has played a definitive role in i……続きを見る

This new edition of Latin American History Goes to the Movies uses a variety of feature films as a method of studying key historical themes in Latin America, from pre-Columbian cultures to contempor……続きを見る

A dramatic new interpretation of the encounter between Europe and the Americas that reveals the crucial role of animals in the shaping of the modern world. When the men and women of the island of Gu……続きを見る

This book aims to perpetuate the history of social and environmental achievements carried out by the activist organization Liga Ambiental, universities and citizens of Paraná. Efforts to prevent the……続きを見る

Joaquín Martínez de Zúñiga's 'History of the Philippine Islands' (Vol. 1&2) is a monumental work that delves into the rich and complex history of the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period. ……続きを見る

In 'American Slavery as It is' by Theodore Dwight Weld, the author presents a detailed and harrowing account of the realities of slavery in America during the 19th century. Weld uses a stark and fac……続きを見る

Erich Mühsams Werk 'Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat - Was ist kommunistischer Anarchismus?' präsentiert eine kraftvolle Argumentation für die Ideale des kommunistischen Anarchismus. Mühsam ……続きを見る

In 'Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican' by Brantz Mayer, readers are taken on a comprehensive journey through the history of Mexico, from the Aztec civilization to the Spanish conquest and the su……続きを見る

In this sweeping history of United States policy toward Latin America, Lars Schoultz shows that the United States has always perceived Latin America as a fundamentally inferior neighbor, unable to m……続きを見る

Für Leser, die sich für packende Abenteuergeschichten und historische Romane interessieren, ist 'Die Geschichten aus dem Wilden Westen' von Charles Sealsfield ein absolutes Muss. Diese Sammlung biet……続きを見る

This book examines patterns of behavior during an era of mass brutality by analyzing, in a transnational context, mechanisms of violence and ethnic cleansing in the Balkan Wars of 1912–13. The main ……続きを見る

This book brings together world-renowned experts and rising scholars to provide a collection of chapters examining the long-term impact of historical events on modern-day economic and political deve……続きを見る

¡Prepare su equipo de Indiana Jones para esta aventura! Nos vamos de viaje a las selvas de Mesoamérica (América Central) para visitar los asombrosos lugares que dejó tras de sí la antigua sociedad d……続きを見る

This open access book presents a condensed history of Sociology in Mexico from its origins, through to the middle of the 19th century and up to the present day. The book analyses the interaction bet……続きを見る

The Metamorphosis of the Amazon sheds new light on the complex history of the Ecuadorian rainforest, revealing how oil development and its social and ecological repercussions triggered its metamorph……続きを見る

María Eva Duarte (1919-1952), conocida también como Eva Perón o Evita, fue una política y actriz argentina, primera dama de la Nación Argentina durante la presidencia de su esposo Juan Domingo Perón……続きを見る

Da dificuldade de nomear a produção do presente: literatura latino-americana contemporânea propõe pensar sobre os modos de ler a produção literária brasileira e latino-americana e sua relação com a ……続きを見る

Dive into the gripping exploration of societal intricacies in "Undercovering the System - Never Ending Slavery" by Sabrina Sinkewiz. In this thought-provoking book, Sinkewiz unveils the formidable c……続きを見る

A criação do Centro Cultural São Paulo (CCSP), de Francis Manzoni Em um livro conciso e claro, Francis Manzoni narra com precisão a história de uma das mais importantes instituições culturais do Bra……続きを見る

Through a number of significant case studies, this volume examines changing Iberian dynamics in the Pacific, bridging the gaps between English and Spanish speaking scholarship to highlight understud……続きを見る

Commemorations that shaped major elements of Spanish identity at the beginning of the 20th century are full of centennials and anniversaries that elaborate and renew the Spanish national mythology. ……続きを見る

This book seeks to address US public diplomacy strategies in Latin America, of particular importance during the 1960s when the leadership of the United States had been questioned after the Cuban Rev……続きを見る

This book explains why Venezuela is so rich in natural resourcesーit has been producing oil since 1922 and harbors the largest oil reserves in the worldーand yet it is also a failed nation of class-……続きを見る

Reading José Martí from the Margins explores the construction of Cuban homophobia, racism, sexism, sinophobia and ethnic discrimination which continues unabetted today on both sides of the Florida S……続きを見る

This almanac compiles the most historically significant events in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1800-2020, containing vignettes of more than 700 events organized per month and specific calend……続きを見る