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Colonial Latin America 6TH Edition
by Mark A Burkholder  Publisher Comments Now in its sixth edition, Colonial Latin America provides a concise study of the history of the Iberian colonies in the New World from their preconquest background to the wars of independence in the early nineteenth century. The new edition of this...
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Last Colonial Massacre : Latin America in the Cold War (04 Edition)
by Greg Grandin Publisher Comments Latin America today is seen by many as the crown jewel of the U.S. effort to spread freedom throughout the world. During the Cold War, the argument goes, the United States defeated Latin American communism, paving the way for the region's embrace of...
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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
by Eduardo Galeano Synopsis A superbly written, excellently translated, and powerfully persuasive expos? which all students of Latin American and U.S. history must read.--Choice"Well written and passionately stated, this is an intellectually honest and valuable study."--Library...
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Latin America: From Colonization to Globalization
by Noam Chomsky Publisher Comments In conversation with Heinz Dieterich, acclaimed political commentator Chomsky reviews a continent on the brink of a major economic and political crisis. An indispensable book for those interested in Latin America and the politics and history of the...
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El Libertador: Writings of Simon Bolivar (Library of Latin America)
by Simon Bolivar Publisher Comments General Simon Bolivar (1783-1830), called El Liberator, and sometimes the "George Washington" of Latin America, was the leading hero of the Latin American independence movement. His victories over Spain won independence for Bolivia, Panama, Columbia...
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Idea of Latin America (05 Edition)
by Mignolo Publisher Comments The Idea of Latin America is a geo-political manifesto that questions the idea of Latinity as the name for the South American subcontinent....
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A Turbulent Decade Remembered: Scenes from the Latin American Sixties (Cultural Memory in the Present)
by Diana Sorensen Publisher Comments A Turbulent Decade Remembered studies the 1960s—the continental moment that marked Latin America's full entry into both modernity and post-modernity in the international arena. Delving into scenes of importance for the intersection of aesthetics...
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Bananeras : Women Transforming the Banana Unions of Latin America (05 Edition)
by Dana Frank Publisher Comments "I want to learn how to defend myself from whoever tries to oppress me, whether it's my husband, my union, or my boss."-a bananera Women banana workers-bananeras-are waging a powerful revolution by making gender equity central in Latin American labor...
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Masters of War : Latin America and U. S. Aggression From the Cuban Revolution Through the Clinton Years (03 Edition)
by Clara Nieto Publisher Comments Clara Nieto, who was a Colombia diplomat for more than 20 years, offers an exhaustive critical analysis of U.S. policy toward Latin America, from the perspective of those most affected by it. Describing a ?coherent politics of intervention? set into...
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Independence in Latin America 2ND Edition
by Richard Graham Publisher Comments This brief text outlines the complex processes through which Latin America became independent of Spain and Portugal in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The author argues that three major forces shaped the contours of independence: 1) the rise...
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Bananas!: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World
by Peter Chapman Publisher Comments In this powerful and gripping book, Peter Chapman shows how the pioneering example of the importer United Fruit set the precedent for the institutionalized greed of today's multinational companies. The story has its source in United Fruit's nineteenth...
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Bibliographies & Indexes in Women's Studies #25: Index to Translated Short Fiction by Latin American Women in English Language Anthologies
by Kathy S Leonard Publisher Comments During the past 10 years, the situation of women writers in Latin America has dramatically changed as has the interest the reading public has shown in their work. In the United States, the rise of women's studies programs has fostered a heightened...
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We Say No : Chronicles 1963-1991 (92 Edition)
by Eduardo Galeano Synopsis The title of We Say No is drawn from a speech Galeano delivered in support of democracy in Chile in 1988, stating that by saying no to a global system of greed and exploitation, one says yes to equality and freedom. The 34 pieces comprising this book...
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Days and Nights of Love and War
by Eduardo Galeano Publisher Comments "Days and Nights succeeds not only because of its socio-political authenticity and lyrical style but because of its interweaving of anger and tenderness, elation and sorrow." --The Nation Days and Nights of Love and War is the personal testimony of one...
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Revolution!: South America and the Rise of the New Left
by Nikolas Kozloff Publisher Comments In the past few years, South America has witnessed the rise of leftist governments coming into power on the heels of dramatic social and political unrest. From Hugo Chávez in Venezuela to Evo Morales, the indigenous head of state of Bolivia, and...
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Cities of Hope: People, Protests, and Progress in Urbanizing Latin America, 1870-1930
by Ronn Pineo Publisher Comments This groundbreaking book explores the relationship between the impact of urbanization on the working class in Latin American cities and the variety of responses by that group in the years between 1870 and 1930. Unlike urban geographies or political...
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Authoritarian Regimes in Latin America: Dictators, Despots, and Tyrants (Jaguar Books on Latin America)
by Paul H Lewis Synopsis This thoughtful text describes how Latin America's authoritarian culture has been and continues to be reflected in a variety of governments, from the near-anarchy of the early regional bosses (caudillos), to all-powerful personalistic dictators or...
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The Spanish Seaborne Empire
by J H Parry Synopsis The Spanish empire in America was the first of the great seaborne empires of western Europe; it was for long the richest and the most formidable, the focus of envy, fear, and hatred. Its haphazard beginning dates from 1492; it was to last more than three...
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From Tribal Village to Global Village: Indian Rights and International Relations in Latin America
by Alison Brysk Publisher Comments The impact of the Latin American Indian rights movement, from reforming the UN to evicting oil companies....
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Cambridge Latin American Studies #46: Early Latin America: A History of Colonial Spanish America and Brazil
by James Lockhart Publisher Comments This book provides a general history of Latin America in the period between the European conquest and the gaining of independence by the Spanish American countries and Brazil (approximately 1492-1825). It is both an introduction for the student at the...
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