Sorrows of Mexico, Paperback - Lydia Cacho

A brave and necessary account, it brings together the work from seven of Mexico's finest journalists, on the outrageous circumstances of hundreds o...

Reducere. "Lydia Cacho es un s mbolo del periodismo valiente. Ella lleva ya unos cuantos a os desafiando la tradici n de impunidad y demostrando que los medi...

Reducere. Alfonso Reyes (1889-1959) was the leading Mexican writer of his time. He was revered by his great successor Octavio Paz, a writer who, like himself...

Reducere. Antonio L pez de Santa Anna (1794-1876) is one of the most famous, and infamous, figures in Mexican history. Six times the country's president, he ...

Publisher: Jon CarpenterAuthor(s): Linda MajzlikIllustration(s): IllustrationsNumber of pages: 108Publication date: 2002Dimensions: 234 x 155 x 10C...

Experience the flavour of Mexico by using the delicious recipes in this book! As well as being able to make food such as tasty tortillas and guacam...

Reducere. This narrative history of Mexico through 1998 will readers understand the lively and sometimes turbulent history of our neighbor to the south. Surv...

Reducere. Death and the Idea of Mexico is the first social, cultural, and political history of death in a nation that has made death its tutelary sign. Exami...

Reducere. This concise history looks at Mexico from political, economic, and cultural perspectives, portraying Mexico's struggle to break out of the colonial...

Reducere. This volume presents ancient Mexican myths and sacred hymns, lyric poetry, rituals, drama, and various forms of prose, accompanied by informed crit...

Reducere. Cover the developments in Mexico. This title includes: Mexico's pre-Columbian civilizations as well as contemporary indigenous cultures; The enviro...

Reducere. Since the mid 1970s, there has been an extraordinary renewal of interest in early modern architecture, both as a way of gaining insight into contem...

Reducere. "Mexico's history is a mixture of conquest and plunder, violence and brutality, fabulous civilizations, and spectacular cultural achievements. A fa...

Reducere. Mexican history comes to life in this "fascinating" work by the author of Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans (The Christian Science Monit...

The ghost of a weeping woman dressed in white, La Llorona, is often spotted beside bodies of water. People in Mexico and in the south-western Unite...

Reducere. DescriptionThe ghost of a weeping woman dressed in white, La Llorona, is often spotted beside bodies of water. People in Mexico and in the southwes...

Reducere. Historians are concerned today that the Spaniards' early accounts of their first experiences with the Indians in the Americas should be balanced wi...

Reducere. Malintzin was the indigenous woman who translated for Hernando Cort s in his dealings with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma in the days of 1519 to 1521....

Profiles the voices of those who fight against inequalities of care even while they form alliances with the systems that perpetuate them. Lydia Dix...

Reducere. This essential guide to safety in the field features 90 venomous animals and more than 250 poisonous plants and fungi. The 340 line drawings make i...

Reducere. For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel...

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts written by Emperor Maximilian and his wife of their lives and reign in Mexico *Includes online resources and ...

Reducere. The Tarahumara, one of North America's oldest surviving aboriginal groups, call themselves Rar muri, meaning "nimble feet"--and though they live in...

Reducere. DescriptionMexican cuisine has emerged as a paradox of globalization. Food enthusiasts throughout the world celebrate the humble taco at the same t...

Spanish Conquistadors and the Imperial Catholic Church--through murder and fire?tried to erase from history the creation stories of the Aztecs and ...

Reducere. DescriptionOn the morning after Kristallnacht, Toby Sonneman's father walked through broken glass to apply for the visa that saved him from the fat...

Reducere. In his widely anticipated memoir, Ai Weiwei--one of the world's most famous artists and activists--tells a century-long epic tale of China through ...

A collection of short fiction that is written by the winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2013.

Reducere. Winner of the 2013 John Hope Franklin Book Prize presented by the American Studies Association Social Death tackles one of the core paradoxes of so...

Reducere. "The world is full of sorrow, " Agapita whispered to Alfonso.Did she stamp those words into his destiny?The story of Alfonso, a Nuevo Mexicano, beg...

Exposes the policies that have led to American imperialism and the massive military deployment that accompanies it, suggesting that the US could su...

Reducere. A poverty-stricken man suddenly inherits a fortune and is guided by the mysterious Lucio who introduces him to a world of fame, greed and materiali...

Reducere. From 1997 to 2004, we executed Photographic VR shooting of Palaeolithic cave paintings in 23 major caves and about 150 Mobile Arts in 5 museums in ...