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The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
by David McCullough  
Publisher Comments From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Truman, here is the national bestselling epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama Canal. In The Path Between the Seas, acclaimed historian David McCullough delivers a first-rate drama of the sweeping human...
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The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop?
by Francisco Goldman Publisher Comments Bishop Juan Gerardi, Guatemala’s leading human rights activist, was bludgeoned to death in his garage on a Sunday night in 1998, two days after the presentation of a groundbreaking church-sponsored report implicating the military in the murders and...
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Chronicle of the Maya Kings & Queens 2ND Edition
by Simon Martin Publisher Comments "The ideal reference on Maya archaeology." —Science News Behind the ancient cities of the Maya and their abandoned artworks lie the turbulent stories of their ruling dynasties. One of the world's greatest and most powerful civilizations, the Maya...
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I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala
by Elisa Burgos Debray Synopsis Interviews with a Guatemalan national leader discuss her country's political situation and the resulting violence, which has claimed the lives of her brother, mother, and father....
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The Fire and the Word: A History of the Zapatista Movement
by Glori Munoz Ramirez Publisher Comments An illustrated history of the Zapatistas based on interviews with the movement's original organizers. Originally published in Mexico to mark the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Zapatistas, this new edition has been expanded with an epilogue...
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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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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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The Motorcycle Diaries (Movie Tie-In)
by Ernesto Che Guevara
Publisher Comments Special movie tie-in edition of Che Guevara's youthful travel diaries to coincide with the Fall release of Redford and Salles's film of the book. Says director Walter Salles: "If the film reaches a younger audience, I hope it will inspire people to read...
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Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
by Jon Lee Anderson
Powells.com Staff Pick Che Guevara's face can seem ubiquitous these days. Knowing very little about him, I decided to pick up this rather hefty biography by Jon Lee Anderson. I was planning on scanning the 832-page book for the highlights, but after only twenty pages I was...
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Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America
by Juan Gonzalez Publisher Comments Within the next decade, Hispanics will become the largest minority group in the United States. The new immigrants have ignited a vibrant Latin explosion in popular culture and deeply affected American society. Spanning 500 years-from the first New World...
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Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest (03 Edition)
by Matthew Restall Publisher Comments Here is an intriguing exploration of the ways in which the history of the Spanish Conquest has been misread and passed down to become popular knowledge of these events. The book offers a fresh account of the activities of the best-known conquistadors and...
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Latin American Literature & Culture #0010: Castaways
by A N Cabeza De Vaca Synopsis One of the first narratives of the exploration of North America by Europeans, this is the first-hand account of a fortune-seeking Spanish nobleman whose shipwreck on the south-east coast of North America forced him and his crew to walk across 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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Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time—The Building of the Panama Canal
by Matthew Parker Publisher Comments A thrilling tale of exploration, conquest, money, politics, and medicine. The Panama Canal was the costliest undertaking in human history. It literally required moving mountains, breaking the back of the great range that connects North and South America....
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History of Latin America : Collision of Cultures (07 Edition)
by Marshall C. Eakin Publisher Comments This narrative history of Latin America surveys five centuries in less than five hundred pages. The first third of the book moves from the Americas before Columbus to the wars for independence in the early nineteenth century. The construction...
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The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey
by Ernesto Che Guevara Publisher Comments These travel diaries capture the essence and exuberance of the young legend, Che Guevara. In January 1952, Che set out from Buenos Aires to explore South America on an ancient Norton motorcycle. He encounters an extraordinary range of people-from native...
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Ancient Mexico and Central America (2ND 08 Edition)
by Evans Publisher Comments Winner of the 2005 Society for American Archaeology Book Award. This authoritative book explores every aspect of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, from Paleo-Indian times to the sixteenth century. It provides overviews of the best-known regional cultures, such...
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A Revolution for Our Rights: Indigenous Struggles for Land and Justice in Bolivia, 1880-1952
by Laura Gotkowitz Publisher Comments A Revolution for Our Rights is a significant reassessment of the causes of Bolivia's 1952 revolution. Historians have tended to view the revolution as the result of class-based movements that accompanied the rise of peasant leagues, mineworker unions...
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Born in Blood and Fire : Concise History of Latin America (2ND 06 Edition)
by John Charles Chasteen Publisher Comments Adopted at over 450 colleges and universities in its First Edition, Born in Blood and Fire has quickly become the standard survey history of Latin America. Drawing on the most current scholarship, this concise text presents a direct, compelling narrative...
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Cuba 3RD Edition Between Reform & Revolution
by Louis A Perez Publisher Comments Spanning the history of the island from pre-Columbian times to the present, this highly acclaimed survey examines Cuba's political and economic development within the context of its international relations and continuing struggle for self-determination...
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