The Penguin History of Latin America, Paperback - Edwin Williamson

Now fully updated to 2009, this acclaimed history of Latin America tells its turbulent story from Columbus to Chavez. Beginning with the Spanish an...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Hernaan HornaAuthor: Herman HornaThe history of Latin America has been written principally with a top-down approach that fo...

Reducere. For a quarter of a century, Tulio Halperín Donghi's Historia Contemporánea de América Latina has been the most influential and widely read general ...

Publisher: De GruyterAuthor(s): W. Charles SawyerIllustration(s): 18 Illustrations, black and white; 44 Tables, black and whiteNumber of pages: 262...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: John Charles ChasteenBorn in Blood and Fire, Fourth Edition has been extensively revised to heighten emphasis on current cu...

DescriptionThe completely updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad's widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller The Penguin History of the W...

This new edition of Brogan's superb one-volume history - from early British colonisation to the Reagan years - captures an array of dynamic persona...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Duncan GreenAuthor: Sue BranfordFaces of Latin America has sold more than 50, 000 copies since it first appeared in 1991, a...

Comprehensive in its scope and brilliantly readable, this is a superb follow-up to the author's bestselling Penguin History of the World. Beginning...

The past decade has seen major political upheaval in Latin America--from Brazil to Chile to Venezuela to Bolivia--but to understand what happened, ...

A comprehensive analysis, "Magical Reels" charts the development of Latin American film industries in a world increasingly dominated by the advance...

A newly updated edition of the best-selling primer on the social, political, and economic challenges facing Central and South America Ten years aft...

Reducere. The Business of Leisure critically surveys a wide selection of travel practices, places, and time periods in considering the development of the hos...

Reducere. A Dynamic Account of Religion's Central Role in American History

DescriptionHow and why has solidarity changed over time? Why have different strategies, tactics, and strands of international solidarity emerged or...

Reducere. Since its U.S. debut a quarter-century ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for historical scholarship of Latin America. It is also an o...

This book offers English translations of more than one hundred articles published in Black newspapers in Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, and Uruguay. Esse...

After decades of bloodshed and political terror, many lament the rise of the left in Latin America. With Guatemala as the case study, this title ar...

Rooted in thousands of pages of Access to Information documents and dozens of interviews carried out throughout Latin America, Blood of Extraction ...

Up-to-date one-volume edition of a standard textFor decades students and scholars have turned to the two-volume Documentary History of Religion in ...

DescriptionA history of design that is often overlooked-until we need it Have you ever hit the big blue button to activate automatic doors? Have yo...

Reducere. Latin American athletes have achieved iconic status in global popular culture, but what do we know about the communities of women in sport? Futbole...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Marc BeckerDuring the Second World War, the FDR administration placed the FBI in charge of political surveillance in Latin ...

An enlightening account of the entwined histories of knowledge and nationhood in Latin America--and beyond The rise of nation-states is a hallmark ...

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Reducere. One of the Sexual Revolution pioneers, Barbara Williamson, shares her story for the first time ever as cofounder of the highly successful and contr...

One of ECLAC's most important annual reports, this analyses the economic performance of the region throughout the year, the international context a...

Publisher: Key Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Rivas, SantiagoIllustration(s): Approx. 160Number of pages: 96Collection: Air Forces SeriesPublication date...

The Telegraph kicked off the 2006-07 academic year with the declaration "Nota bene: Latin is back." Arguably, it never really went away. Despite lo...

A thousand years of Latin American history, told through the three obsessions that have held the region tightly in its grip.

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Taking a reader-friendly approach that focuses on the big picture and uses concrete examples, this book is the perfect introduction to Latin Americ...

Reducere. Latin America and the Global Cold War analyzes more than a dozen of Latin America's forgotten encounters with Africa, Asia, and the Communist world...

Reducere. Relicarios--finely crafted, bi-faced lockets of gold or silver--are artifacts of the Spanish Colonial era. These exquisite jewels containing devoti...

Reducere. The Bark Canoes And Skin Boats Of North America This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and...

The true, behind-the-scenes history of the people who built Silicon Valley and shaped Big Tech in America Long before Margaret O'Mara became one of...