Racism and Discourse in Spain and Latin America
by Teun A. Van Dijk


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This new book extends Teun A. van Dijk's earlier research on discursive racism to the Latin world. He presents a first inventory of elite discourse and racism in Spain and Latin America by examining discursive reactions in Spain to recent immigration, as... (read more)

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Sad and Luminous Days
by James G Blight


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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-314) and index.... (read more)

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Chile: The Other September 11: An Anthology of Reflections on the 1973 Coup
by Ariel Dorfman


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"A fast and powerful read, and its themes are still relevant today and shows vividly the suffering others have endured at our hands, the same sort of suffering our government has pledged to fight This book is the kind of true testimonial that all... (read more)

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Thomas More's Magician: A Novel Account of Utopia in Mexico
by Toby Green


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In 1532, eleven years after the Spanish conquest, Mexico is in crisis. As the conquistadors discover an earthly paradise, its peoples and their Gods are being destroyed. This is a time of greed, uncertainty—and idealism. Despairing of his... (read more)

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In the Sierra Madre
by Jeff Biggers


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This groundbreaking and extraordinary memoir chronicles the astonishing history of one of the most famous yet unknown regions in the world. Based on his one-year sojourn among the Raramuri/Tarahumara, award-winning journalist Biggers uncovers the... (read more)

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Golden Dream: Seekers of El Dorado
by Robert Silverburg


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With a historian's attention to fact and a novelist's gift for the dramatic, Silverberg brings the legend of El Dorado to life once more.... (read more)

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Latin America in the World Economy: Mercantile Colonialism to Global Capitalism (Latin American Perspectives)
by Frederick St Weaver


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Latin America in the World Economy considers the dual aspect of Latin American development: how external factors (phases of world capitalism since Columbus) interweave with internal factors (Latin American culture, politics, and social groups). Within... (read more)

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Emiliano Zapata Revolution & Betrayal In
by Samuel Brunk


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This clearly written and carefully argued narrative presents a less mythical and more human Zapata against the dramatic and chaotic background of the Mexican Revolution.... (read more)

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The Coolie Speaks: Chinese Indentured Laborers and African Slaves in Cuba (Asian American History & Cultu)
by Lisa Yun


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Introducing radical counter-visions of race and slavery, and probing the legal and philosophical questions raised by indenture, The Coolie Speaks offers the first critical reading of a massive testimony case from Cuba in 1874. From this case, Yun traces... (read more)

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This Is Cuba: An Outlaw Culture Survives
by Ben Corbett


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Beyond the throngs of tourists streaming through Central Havana's broad Prado Avenue, and outside the yoke of Castro's 43-year-old Revolutionary program, there exists a parallel Cuba - a separate evolution of a people struggling to survive. With personal... (read more)

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Cultural Studies of the Americas #11: Mexican Masculinities
by Robert Mckee Irwin


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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-271) and index.... (read more)

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Pop Latino Plus
by Marcos Lopez


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Lucha libre heroes, religious figurines, truck drivers, favella-dwellers, custom cars, beauty queens, hippies, tabloids, sex toys, waiters, tourists, lovers and body builders: this over-the-top, super-colorful study of Latin pop culture is classic kitsch.... (read more)

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Cuba on the Verge: An Island in Transition
by Terry Mccoy


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This anthology showcases the work of Cuban and American writers and photographers, offering an insight into life in the island nation. It aims to give a balanced portrayal of the complex realities of modern Cuba, and essays and images are linked to... (read more)

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Research in International Studies #39: Cultivating Coffee: The Farmers of Carazo, Nicaragua, 1880-1930
by Julie A Charlip


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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.... (read more)

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Into the Hearts of the Amazons: In Search of a Modern Matriarchy
by Tom Demott


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Into the Hearts of the Amazons is part rousing travel adventure through a little-known world and part popular ethnography, exploring how Zapotec women earned their legendary status in a remote corner of southern Mexico. To satisfy his curiosity about... (read more)

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Pantanal: South America's Wetland Jewel
by Theo Allofs


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A spectacular tour of the world's largest wetland. The Pantanal covers 81,000 square miles in the middle of South America, extending over parts of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. About half the size of California and 20 times the size of the Everglades... (read more)

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The History of Chile
by John L Rector


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Within Chile is the driest desert in the world, the highest mountain range in the hemisphere, temperate rainforests, and a piece of Antarctica. In all these areas Chileans have created unique communities and, together, a vibrant nation. Chile's history... (read more)

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Women, Culture, and Politics in Latin America: Seminar on Feminism and Culture in Latin America
by Emilie Bergmann


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The result of a collaboration among eight women scholars, this collection examines the history of women's participation in literary, journalistic, educational, and political activity in Latin American history, with special attention to the first half of... (read more)

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