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The Labyrinth of Solitude
by Octavio Paz  Publisher Comments Octavio Paz has long been acknowledged as Mexico's foremost writer and critic. In this international classic, Paz has written one of the most enduring and powerful works ever created on Mexico and its people, character, and culture. Compared to Ortega y...
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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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El Fuego y la Palabra: Una Historia del Movimiento Zapatista
by Gloria 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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Bandit Nation: A History of Outlaws and Cultural Struggle in Mexico, 1810-1920
by Chris Frazer Publisher Comments Stories about postcolonial bandits in Mexico have circulated since the moment Mexico won its independence. Narratives have appeared or been discussed in a wide variety of forms: novels, memoirs, travel accounts, newspaper articles, the graphic arts...
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The Conquest of New Spain
by Bernal Diaz Publisher Comments Fifty years after the startling defeat of the Aztecs by Hernán Cortés and his small band of adventurers, Díaz writes a magnificent account on his experience as a soldier in CortésÆs army....
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Mexico, Reader : History, Culture, Politics (02 Edition)
by Gilbert M. Joseph Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [757]-762) and index....
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Mexico: Biography of Power
by Enrique Krauze Publisher Comments The concentration of power in the caudillo (leader) is as much a formative element of Mexican culture and politics as the historical legacy of the Aztec emperors, Cortez, the Spanish Crown, the Mother Church and the mixing of the Spanish and Indian...
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
by Nathaniel Philbrick Publisher Comments In the Heart of the Sea brings to new life the incredible story of the wreck of the whaleship Essex — an event as mythic in its own century as the Titanic disaster in ours, and the inspiration for the climax of Moby-Dick. In a harrowing page-turner,...
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Discoveries: Aztecs (Discoveries)
by Serge Gruzinski Synopsis The Aztecs were noted for their impressive architecture, majestic sculpture, luxurious clothing, and fine goldworking--but they also practiced human sacrifice. The seemingly contradictory aspects of this fascinating culture are examined here, from its...
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True Tales From Another Mexico : Lynch Mob, the Popsicle Kings, Chalino, and the Bronx (01 Edition)
by Sam Quinones Publisher Comments Keen observation and astute interviews lead journalist Sam Quinones on the quest to find the authentic modern Mexico — both in Mexico and East L.A., and other parts of the U.S....
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By the Lake of Sleeping Children
by Luis Alberto Urrea Synopsis Luis Alberto Urrea's first book, Across the Wire: Life and Hard Times on the Mexican Border, was a haunting and unprecedented look at what life is like for those living on the Mexican side of the border, eking out only the barest of lives not far from...
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Course of Mexican History 7TH Edition
by Michael C Meyer Publisher Comments Still the leading survey text on Mexican history from the pre-Columbian period to the present, this thoroughly updated edition of The Course of Mexican History introduces a new co-author, Susan Deeds. This sixth edition offers a fresh understanding of...
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Zapata and the Mexican Revolution (68 Edition)
by John Jr. Womack Review "The best piece of narrative history that has been written about modern Latin America in any language."--Ernest R...
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Don't Be Afraid, Gringo: A Honduran Woman Speaks from the Heart: The Story of Elvia Alvarado
by Elvia Alvarado Publisher Comments "Elvia Alvarado tells the story of her life and the life of the people of Honduras. Read it and understand the struggle against tyranny of the poor. Read it and act."--Alice...
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Zapatistas!: Making Another World Possible - Chronicles of Resistance 2000-2006
by John Ross Publisher Comments On New Year's Day 1994 a small group of Mayan peasants, led by a charismatic former University Professor, grabbed the attention of the world by taking over San Cristobel, the capitol of Chiapas, Mexico and proclaiming "Basta!" to the prevailing orthodoxy...
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Cutting for Sign (93 Edition)
by William Langewiesche Synopsis With the demise of the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain, there remains no more potent--or notorious--political border than the 1,951-mile division between the US and Mexico. Langewiesche shows us how a simple line--a legalism across the land--is also a...
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Bordering on Chaos: Mexico's Roller-Coaster Journey Toward Prosperity
by Andres Oppenheimer Synopsis Hailed for its gripping narrative, its insightful analysis, and its informed historical perspective, this book offers a "revealing look at the secret and powerful political society of Mexico, its breakup, and the fallout that we are witnessing today...
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North American Indian Life: Customs and Traditions of 23 Tribes
by Elsie Worth Parsons Publisher Comments 27 fictionalized essays by noted anthropologists provide entertaining and insightful reading about religion, customs, government, social psychology, and other facets of Indian life. Studies by Paul Radin on the Winnebago, Robert H. Lowie on the Crow...
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Religion and Empire (84 Edition)
by Geoffrey W. Conrad Publisher Comments A provocative, comparative study of the formation and expansion of the Aztec and Inca empires. Argues that prehistoric cultural development is largely determined by continual changes in traditional religion....
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On Mexican Time : New Life in San Miguel (00 Edition)
by Tony Cohan Publisher Comments We walk the dimly lit town, along its Moorish walls of roseate hues. In the small, thronged central plaza, we sit on an iron bench gazing up at a quirky dripcastle church, its spires embedded in full complement of stars. Drop it, something whispers. Just...
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