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Chile in Focus: A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture (In Focus Guides) Chile in Focus: A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture (In Focus Guides)
by Nick Caistor

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An authoritative and up-to-date guide to to the artistic and fascinating country of Chile, this colorful handbook explores the land, history, politics, economy, society and people. Maps. Photos.... (read more)

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Incidents of Travel in Central Amer Volume 1 Incidents of Travel in Central Amer Volume 1
by John Lloyd Stephens

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Volume 1 of two-volume work. Almost single-handed discovery of Maya culture; exploration of ruined cities, monuments, temples; customs of Indians. Total in set: 115 drawings.<BR>... (read more)

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The Che Handbook The Che Handbook
by Hilda Barrio and Gareth Jenkins

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The Che Handbook gives new life to the values and thinking of the Che Guevara behind the legend, a man who was at once sensitive, passionate, and determined to pursue his socialist dreams to their conclusion. A unique collection of intimate photographs... (read more)

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Wizards and Scientists: Explorations in Afro-Cuban Modernity and Tradition Wizards and Scientists: Explorations in Afro-Cuban Modernity and Tradition
by Stephan Palmie

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In Wizards and Scientists Stephan Palmie offers a corrective to the existing historiography on the Caribbean. Focusing on developments in Afro-Cuban religious culture, he demonstrates that traditional Caribbean cultural practices are part and parcel of... (read more)

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To Lead as Equals: Rural Protest and Political Consciousness in Chinandega, Nicaragua, 1912-1979 To Lead as Equals: Rural Protest and Political Consciousness in Chinandega, Nicaragua, 1912-1979
by Jeffrey L Gould

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This book is a carefully argued study of peasants and labor during the Somoza regime, focusing on popular movements in the economically strategic department of Chinandega in western Nicaragua. Jeffrey Gould traces the evolution of group consciousness... (read more)

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The Idea of Race in Latin America: 1870-1940 (Critical Reflections on Latin America Series) The Idea of Race in Latin America: 1870-1940 (Critical Reflections on Latin America Series)
by Richard Graham

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From the mid-nineteenth century until the 1930s, many Latin American leaders faced a difficult dilemma regarding the idea of race. On the one hand, they aspired to an ever-closer connection to Europe and North America, where, during much of this period... (read more)

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Milagros: Votive Offerings From The Americas Milagros: Votive Offerings From The Americas
by Martha Egan

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This book traces the use and artistry of milagros, small objects offered to Saints and other popular deities by Latin Americans in return for favors or answered prayers.... (read more)

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A Finger in the Wound A Finger in the Wound
by Diane M Nelson

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This book explores how national, ethnic, and gender identifications in Guatemala are transformed through processes of articulation in the world historic moment of the Columbus Quincenntennial.... (read more)

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Exiled Memories: A Cuban Childhood Exiled Memories: A Cuban Childhood
by Pablo Medina

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A happy, middle-class childhood lived in the shadows of sweeping social change and oncoming revolution -- such was the experience of novelist Pablo Medina. In this memoir, Medina revisits his curious double world, recalling the pre-revolutionary Cuba of... (read more)

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Times Gone by: Memoirs of a Man in Action (Library of Latin America) Times Gone by: Memoirs of a Man in Action (Library of Latin America)
by Vicen Perez Rosales

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These memoirs trace the wild and adventurous life of Perez Rosales from his childhood up to the 1860s. During that approximately half-century he saw and did more than a dozen ordinary men. At age eleven in Argentina he witnessed the executions of Luis... (read more)

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Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra Wars Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra Wars
by Roxann Dunbar Ortiz

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With Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra War, Dunbar-Ortiz presents the third volume in her critically acclaimed memoir. In this long-awaited book, she vividly recounts on-the-ground memories of the contra war in Nicaragua, chronicling the US... (read more)

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Maya Resurgence in Guatemala: Q'Eqchi' Experiences Maya Resurgence in Guatemala: Q'Eqchi' Experiences
by Richard Wilson

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Across Guatemala, Mayan peoples are struggling to recover from decades of cataclysmic upheaval -- religious conversions, civil war, displacement, military repression. Richard Wilson carried out long-term research with Q'eqchi'-speaking Mayas in the... (read more)

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The Land That Never Was: Sir Gregor MacGregor and the Most Audacious Fraud in History The Land That Never Was: Sir Gregor MacGregor and the Most Audacious Fraud in History
by David Sinclair

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Once upon a time, in the heart of Central America, there was a country named Poyais. It was exceptionally rich in natural resources, civilization, and culture and was ruled by the brave and enlightened Scottish soldier, Sir Gregor MacGregor, who became... (read more)

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Bibliographies & Indexes in Women's Studies #25: Index to Translated Short Fiction by Latin American Women in English Language Anthologies Bibliographies & Indexes in Women's Studies #25: Index to Translated Short Fiction by Latin American Women in English Language Anthologies
by Kathy S Leonard

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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... (read more)

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History of Mexico History of Mexico
by Henry B Parkes

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The book begins with an examination of Indian Mexico and continues with the Spanish Conquest, New Spain, the War of Independence, the age of Santa Anna, the reform, the reign of Diaz, the revolution, and the period of reconstruction.... (read more)

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Mexico Mexico
by Alicia Hernandez Chávez

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A general text on Mexican history, combining political, economic, and historical information.... (read more)

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Cultures of Politics/Politics of Culutres: Revisioning Latin American Social Movements Cultures of Politics/Politics of Culutres: Revisioning Latin American Social Movements
by Sonia E Alvarez

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Investigating the complex interrelations between culture and politics in a wide range of social movements in Latin America, this book focuses on the cultural politics enacted by social movements as they struggle for new visions and practices of... (read more)

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American Crossroads #11: Reproducing Empire: Race, Sex, Science and U.S. Imperialism American Crossroads #11: Reproducing Empire: Race, Sex, Science and U.S. Imperialism
by Laura Briggs

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-266) and index.... (read more)

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Viva Colores: A Salute To The Indomitable People Of Guatemala Viva Colores: A Salute To The Indomitable People Of Guatemala
by Paola Gianturco

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The joyful cacophony of color that envelops visitors to Guatemala may seem misplaced at first. After all, the nation has only recently emerged from a 36-year civil war that destroyed its infrastructure and claimed more than a million lives. But to the... (read more)

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Galapagos: World S End Galapagos: World S End
by William Beebe

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Great naturalist’s fascinating account of 1923 scientific expedition to famed Pacific islands. Wonderful amalgam of science, history, romance, adventure. Illustrated.... (read more)

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