History : Latin America - General

A midway of poetic styles and syllabic tableaux Author: Tejada, Roberto Publisher: Wesleyan Illustration: N Language: ENG Title: Exposition Park Pages: 0008......

"Este trabajo de Sebastián Navarro Rodríguez llega, en más de un sentido, a llenar parte de ese inmenso vacío en nuestra historia del último siglo. Como un n......

New York is the capital of mambo and a global factory of latinidad. This book covers the topic in all its multifaceted aspects, from Jim Crow baseball in the......

The deep relationship between the United States and Mexico has had repercussions felt around the world. This sweeping and unprecedented chronicle of the econ......

How can men be brought to look steadily on the face of battle? Tenochtitl·n, the great city of the Aztecs, was the creation of war, and war was its dynamic....

Immigration, Ethnicity, and National Identity in Brazil, 1808 to the Present examines the immigration to Brazil of millions of Europeans, Asians and Middle E......

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's dramatic life story has captured the imagination of millions, and his progressive politics have brought hope and excitement to Br......

Both Hollywood and corporate America are taking note of the marketing power of the growing Latino population in the United States. And as salsa takes over bo......

This pathbreaking synthesis of history, anthropology, and linguistics gives an unprecedented view of the first two hundred years of the Spanish colonization ......

Beginning with the integration of Latin America into the world trading system centered on Europe and North America during the century before 1930, this book ......

This edition of John Halperin's acclaimed and controversial biogaphy moves beyond the usually vague account of Austen's life and away from the serene and unt......

Race, class, gender, and culture in the formation of national identities Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press Illustration: N Language: ENG Title: Buildin......

La llegada de los españoles, la conquista de Chile luchando contra la poderosa Araucanía, la Colonia y la Independencia, en la que próceres de la talla de Jo......

This lush romantic drama depicts a family of cigar makers whose loves and lives are played out against the backdrop of America in the midst of the Depression......

Bolivia's powerful social movements and the forces they're up against. Author: Dangl, Benjamin Publisher: AK Press Illustration: N Language: ENG Title: The ......

The Other West provides a provocative new interpretation of Latin American history and the region's place in the changing global political economy, from the ......

Succinct and updated history of Nicaragua’s politics and foreign relations, with emphasis on the U.S. influence in shaping Nicaraguan life since the So......

A social history of salsa in Colombia. Author: Waxer, Lise A. Publisher: Wesleyan Illustration: N Language: ENG Title: The City of Musical Memory: Salsa, Re......

A fantastic voyage through the early science fiction of Latin America Author: Ferreira, Rachel Haywood Publisher: Wesleyan Illustration: N Language: ENG Tit......

Transnational crime remains a particularly serious problem in Latin America, with most issues connected to the drug trade. There are several relevant roles t......