CK - Latin America 1

"I have never placed my opposition to slavery on a basis so narrow as my own enslavement, but rather upon the indestructible and unchangeable laws of human nature, every one of which is perpetually ……続きを見る

Between 1910 and 1970, Latin America experienced a rapid and radical transformation. Rural societies became urban, and peasants found themselves forced into precarious wage labor. The Latin American……続きを見る

Discover the extraordinary life of Simón Bolívar, one of the most influential figures in Latin American history and the visionary leader known as "The Liberator." This ebook explores Bolívar's journ……続きを見る

The Mexican Revolution was one of the most decisive political and social upheavals of the twentieth century. This ebook presents a clear and engaging overview of the movement that transformed Mexico……続きを見る

During the Cold War, left-wing Latin American artists, writers, and scholars worked as diplomats, advised rulers, opposed dictators, and even led nations. Their competing visions of social democracy……続きを見る

The Cuban Revolution is one of the most influential political and social movements of the twentieth century. This book explores the rise of Fidel Castro, the fall of Fulgencio Batista, and the drama……続きを見る

The Spanish Empire's absolute dominance of the global economy hinged on the sprawling silver deposits of Potosí. Yet, the raw ore was too low-grade to process using traditional thermal smelting. The……続きを見る

Montezuma II. gilt oft als Symbol des tragischen Endes der Azteken. Doch hinter dem Mythos verbirgt sich ein Herrscher von erstaunlicher Weitsicht, politischem Geschick und innerer Zerrissenheit. Di……続きを見る

Das Aztekenreich brach nicht einfach durch militärische Niederlage zusammen. Es zerfiel, weil es nicht mehr funktionsfähig war. Zu Beginn des 16. Jahrhunderts stand Tenochtitlan im Zentrum eines der……続きを見る

Com o objetivo de enriquecer a historiografia da Era das Revoluções, com os seus projetos de territorialização e consolidação do poder na região, os professores organizadores Jonas Moreira Vargas e ……続きを見る

Barbarous Mexico is John Kenneth Turner's incendiary reportage on the Porfirio Díaz regime, exposing debt peonage on Yucatán henequen estates, the deportation of Yaqui people, the criminalization of……続きを見る

William Hickling Prescott's The Conquest of Mexico offers a sweeping narrative of Hernán Cortés's campaign against the Mexica, from the landing at Veracruz and the Tlaxcalan alliance to the Noche Tr……続きを見る

In "History of the Conquest of Mexico," William Hickling Prescott masterfully intertwines narrative history with captivating storytelling, exploring the complex dynamics of the Spanish conquest of t……続きを見る

The British Indian Civil Service was a small elite, which administered and governed a vast population. From their number were drawn the Governors of the various provinces. Relatively little work has……続きを見る

A Cultural History of Underdevelopment explores the changing place of Latin America in U.S. culture from the mid-nineteenth century to the recent U.S.-Cuba détente. In doing so, it uncovers the comp……続きを見る

La « question militaire » est au centre de cet ouvrage qui se situe à l’intersection entre histoire et politologie. Il retrace la genèse et les principales étapes de la modernisation extravertie des……続きを見る

In William Hickling Prescott's 'The Conquest of Mexico', the reader is immersed in a narrative that explores the conquest of Mexico by Hernan Cortes in the 16th century. Prescott's literary style co……続きを見る

“Beautifully researched and engagingly told, this book captures the bitter conflicts and surprising continuities that marked the emergence of a national style in Brazil as it tells the story of the ……続きを見る

Revolutions are a commonly studied but only vaguely understood historical phenomenon. Now updated to include the perspectives of grassroots revolutionary movements and biographies of often marginali……続きを見る

Katyn– the Soviet massacre of over 21,000 Polish prisoners in 1940 – has come to be remembered as Stalin’s emblematic mass murder, an event obscured by one of the most extensive cover-ups in history……続きを見る

For a thousand days in the early 1970s, Chileans experienced revolution not as a dream but as daily life. Alongside Salvador Allende’s attempt to democratically bring about a socialist regime, new u……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Griechische Kulturgeschichte" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Jacob Christoph Burckhardt (1818-1897) war……続きを見る

From the deserts of northern Mexico to as far south as the Rio Plata in Argentina, this book traces the history of journalism in Latin America from its earliest roots and examines how it relates to ……続きを見る

This groundbreaking work in literature, cultural studies, and history compares the two greatest epics of the Indigenous peoples of Latin America: the Popul Vuh of the Quiché Maya of Guatemala and th……続きを見る

In "The Conquest of Mexico," William Hickling Prescott offers a vivid and meticulous account of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, intertwining historical detail with rich narrative flair. Pr……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

Transnational Communism across the Americas offers an innovative approach to the study of Latin American communism. It convincingly illustrates that communist parties were both deeply rooted in thei……続きを見る

This insightful book introduces the most important trends, people, events, and products of popular culture in Latin America and the Caribbean. In recent times, Latin American influences have permeat……続きを見る

The Japanese Empire and Latin America provides a comprehensive analysis of the complicated relationship between Japanese migration and capital exportation to Latin America and the rise and fall of t……続きを見る

For over half a century the US granted Cubans, one of the largest immigrant groups in the country, unique entitlements. While other unauthorized immigrants faced detention, deportation, and no legal……続きを見る