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Open Veins of Latin America : Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent (25TH Anniversary Edition) ((Rev)97 Edition)
by Eduardo Galeano
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Since its U.S. debut a quarter-century ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for historical scholarship of Latin America. It is also an outstanding political economy, a social and cultural narrative of the highest quality, and perhaps the... ( read more)
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I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala
by Elisa Burgos Debray
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Illuminated by the enduring courage and passionate sense of justice of an extraordinary woman, I, Rigoberta Menchu recounts experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America today.... ( read more)
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Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
by Mark Bowden
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Killing Pablo is the story of the fifteen-month manhunt for Colombian cocaine cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar, whose escape from his lavish, mansionlike jail drove a nation to the brink of chaos. In a gripping, up-close account, acclaimed journalist Mark... ( read more)
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Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause
by Tom Gjelten
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A unique history of Cuba, captured in the life and times of the famous rum dynasty The Bacardis of Cuba, builders of a rum distillery and a worldwide brand, came of age with their nation and helped define what it meant to be Cuban. Across five... ( read more)
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Walker Evans: Cuba
by Walker Evans
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In 1933, Walker Evans traveled to Cuba to take photographs for The Crime of Cuba, a book by the American journalist Carleton Beals. Beals's explicit goal was to expose the corruption of Cuban dictator Gerardo Machado and the long, torturous relationship... ( read more)
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Costa Rica : a Traveler's Literary Companion (94 Edition)
by Barbara Ras
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Table of Contents Northern Zone: Carmen Naranjo "Believe It or Not" Jose Leon Sanchez "The Girl Who Came from the Moon" Mario Gonzalez Feo "Bucho Vargas, Healer and Medicine Man" San Jose and the Central Valley: Yolanda Oreamuno "The Lizard with the... ( read more)
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Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City
by Greg Grandin
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The stunning, never before told story of the quixotic attempt to recreate small-town America in the heart of the Amazon In 1927, Henry Ford, the richest man in the world, bought a tract of land twice the size of Delaware in the Brazilian Amazon. His... ( read more)
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Golden and Blue Like My Heart: Masculinity, Youth, and Power Among Soccer Fans in Mexico City
by Roger Magazine
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For fans of pro soccer in Mexico City, the four most popular teams represent distinct identities that embody such attributes as political power, nationalism, and working-class values. One of these teams, the Pumas, is associated with youthfulness, and... ( read more)
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Savages
by Joe Kane
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Savages is a firsthand account, by turn hilarious, heartbreaking, and thrilling, of a small band of Amazonian warriors and their battle to preserve their way of life. Includes eight pages of photos.... ( read more)
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Zapatista Reader (02 Edition)
by Tom Hayden
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The electrifying effect the Zapatista peasant rebellion has had on leading figures in the intellectual, political, and literary world since the Zapatistas woke them up on New Year's Day, 1994, has provided inspiration for activists all over the world. A... ( read more)
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