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The U.S.-Mexican borderlands form the region where the United States and Latin America have interacted with the greatest intensity. In U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, Oscar Martinez has brought together bo……続きを見る

The process of shaping and asserting cultural identity in viceregal Spanish America occurred as much through the medium of pictures as through the medium of writing. Focused on writing that referenc……続きを見る

This new book tells the story of Miguel Perdomo Niera, a healer whose amazing cures during his travels through the northern Andes in the 1860s and 1870s evoked both enormous hostility and widespread……続きを見る

Coffee and Transformation in São Paulo, Brazil advances a distinctive interpretation of the dynamism of the São Paulo region since the latter part of the nineteenth century. Large and entrepreneuria……続きを見る

The eighteenth century in New Spain witnessed major changes: among these, one of the most significant was the adoption of French customs among the upper groups of society in response to the spreadin……続きを見る

'It is indispensable that Ecuador has peace, but to have peace you need freedom and to have freedom you need justice. And the Indian population needs justice.'-President Gustavo Noboa, January 23, 2……続きを見る

As middle classes in developing countries grow in size and political power, do they foster stable democracies and prosperous, innovative economies? Or do they encourage crass materialism, bureaucrat……続きを見る

Winner of 2014 Book Award for Excellence in Missiology from the American Society of Missiology Winner of the 2015 Christianity Today Award for Missions/Global Affairs Named by the International Bull……続きを見る

This study, now in a revised and updated third edition, covers the economic history of Latin America from independence in the 1820s to the present. It stresses the differences between Latin American……続きを見る

Este livro deriva diretamente do amor de um brasileiro pelo Brasil, da solicitude de um americano pela América. Começou no momento indeterminado em que nasceram esses sentimentos; exprime um pouco o……続きを見る

In 1912 the United States sent troops into a Nicaraguan civil war, solidifying a decades-long era of military occupations in Latin America driven by the desire to rewrite the political rules of the ……続きを見る

This is the first complete economic and social history of Brazil in the modern period in any language. It provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of the Brazilian society and economy from the ……続きを見る

A Five Years' Residence in Buenos Ayres, During the years 1820 to 1825 At a time when the rich and fertile provinces of South America are daily becoming increased objects of commercial consideratio……続きを見る

A cidade funciona como um pólo de irradiação e de atração em relação ao campo e às cidades menores. À primeira vista a força deste pólo é diretamente proporcional a seu tamanho. Entretanto, o poder ……続きを見る

Immigration, Ethnicity, and National Identity in Brazil, 1808 to the Present examines the immigration to Brazil of millions of Europeans, Asians and Middle Easterners beginning in the nineteenth cen……続きを見る

Camilla Fojas explores a broad range of popular culture mediaーfilm, television, journalism, advertisements, travel writing, and literatureーwith an eye toward how the United States as an empire ima……続きを見る

The Spanish and Portuguese empires that existed in the Americas for over three hundred years resulted in the creation of a New World population in which a complex array of racial and ethnic distinct……続きを見る

Aguardente, chicha, pulque, vinoーno matter whether it’s distilled or fermented, alcohol either brings people together or pulls them apart. Alcohol in Latin America is a sweeping examination of the ……続きを見る

Este libro está lleno de refranes, recetas, historia, poemas y orgullo cubano. Leerlo para las memorias, las recetas de la abuela y para capturar un poco de lo que es ser un cubano. 続きを見る

The definitive book about the national identities, heroes, and dramatic stories from Latin American soccer throughout history, perfect for World Cup reading. “Golazo!” means “amazing goal!” And the ……続きを見る

The quarter century from 1964 to 1989 was the "time of the generals," the most clearly defined era of military rule and influence in the history of Latin America. The effects of this rule were most ……続きを見る

Spanning more than 500 years, this illustrated book covers the rich history of Christianity in Latin America. The authors use an analytical framework as they describe the institutional religious his……続きを見る

During the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, countless slaves from culturally diverse communities in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia journeyed to Mexico on the ships of the Manila……続きを見る

“One Hundred Questions and Answers About Hispanics and Latinos” is part of the Michigan State University School of Journalism series in cultural competence. It focuses on the diversity of the larges……続きを見る

The Brazilian football team is believed to have played its first official match in 1914 against English club side Exeter City, which they won 2-0. Their first full international was against Argentin……続きを見る

The first full-length survey of Britain's role in Latin America as a whole from the early 1800s to the 1950s, when influence in the region passed to the United States. Rory Miller examines the reaso……続きを見る

Aprendemos que la escritura marca el límite entre historia y prehistoria entendiendo que en América, antes del siglo XV no hubo "civilización", por faltar el lenguaje alfabético. Pero éste es solo u……続きを見る

The second edition of A Concise History of Brazil offers a sweeping yet accessible history of Latin America's largest country. Boris Fausto examines Brazil's history from the arrival of the Portugue……続きを見る

This comparative study of Latin American conservative politics over the past twenty years analyzes right-of-center actors, electoral movements, parties, and economic policy dynamics. Since the late ……続きを見る

Extrait :  II y a bien longtemps que je vous promets le récit de mes aventures ; je veux tenir aujourd’hui ma parole. Puisque  nous voici réunis, moins pour nous livrer &agra……続きを見る