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Contemporary History of Latin America
Av Tulio Halperin Donghi, John Charles Chasteen
Häftad, 1993
589 kr
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For a quarter of a century, Tulio Halperin Donghi's Historia Contemporanea de America Latina has been the most influential and widely read general history of Latin America in the Spanish-speaking world. Unparalleled in scope, attentive to the paradoxes of Latin American reality, and known for its …
Americanos
Latin America's Struggle for Independence
Häftad, 2010
393 kr
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A premier volume in Oxford's Pivotal Moments in World History series, Americanos offers an engagingly written, compact history of the Latin American wars of independence. Proceeding almost cinematically, scene by vivid scene, John Charles Chasteen introduces the reader to lead players, basic …
Americanos
Latin America''s Struggle for Independence
E-bok, 2008
189 kr
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A premier volume in Oxford''s Pivotal Moments in World History series, Americanos offers an engagingly written, compact history of the Latin American wars of independence. Proceeding almost cinematically, scene by vivid scene, John Charles Chasteen introduces the reader to lead players, basic …
Americanos
Latin America''s Struggle for Independence
E-bok, 2008
252 kr
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A premier volume in Oxford''s Pivotal Moments in World History series, Americanos offers an engagingly written, compact history of the Latin American wars of independence. Proceeding almost cinematically, scene by vivid scene, John Charles Chasteen introduces the reader to lead players, basic …
Born in Blood and Fire
Latin American Voices
Häftad, 2016
474 kr
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A thematic anthology of primary sources for Latin American social and cultural history, the Second Edition reader complements the table of contents of Born in Blood and Fire, Fourth Edition, and draws on newspapers, novels, magazines, and journals—many translated by Chasteen himself—to present …
Beyond Imagined Communities
Reading and Writing the Nation in Nineteenth-Century Latin America
Av Sara Castro-Klarén, John Charles Chasteen
Häftad, 2004
401 kr
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How did the nationalisms of Latin America's many countries-elaborated in everything from history and fiction to cookery-arise from their common backgrounds in the Spanish and Portuguese empires and their similar populations of mixed European, native, and African origins? Beyond Imagined …
Mystery of Samba
Popular Music and National Identity in Brazil
Av Hermano Vianna, John Charles Chasteen
Häftad, 1999
519 kr
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Samba is Brazil's ""national rhythm"", the symbol of its culture and nationhood. It symbolizes the racial and cultural mixture that, since the 1930s, most Brazilians have come to believe defines their unique national identity. But how did Brazil become ""the Kingdom of Samba"" only a few decades …
Santa
A Novel of Mexico City
Av Federico Gamboa, John Charles Chasteen
Häftad, 2010
531 kr
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This enduring classic of Mexican literature traces the path to ruination of a country girl, Santa, who moves to Mexico City after she is impregnated and abandoned by her lover and subsequently shunned by her family. Once in the city, Santa turns to prostitution and soon gains prominence as Mexico …
Santa
A Novel of Mexico City
Av Federico Gamboa, John Charles Chasteen
E-bok, 2010
332 kr
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This enduring classic of Mexican literature traces the path to ruination of a country girl, Santa, who moves to Mexico City after she is impregnated and abandoned by her lover and subsequently shunned by her family. Once in the city, Santa turns to prostitution and soon gains prominence as Mexico …
National Rhythms, African Roots
The Deep History of Latin American Popular Dance
Häftad, 2004
340 kr
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When John Charles Chasteen learned that Simon Bolivar, the Liberator, danced on a banquet table to celebrate Latin American independence in 1824, he tried to visualise the scene. How, he wondered, did the Liberator dance? Did he bounce stiffly in his dress uniform? Or did he move his hips? In other …
After Eden
A Short History of the World
Inbunden, 2023
347 kr
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In After Eden, prominent Latin American historian John Charles Chasteen provides a concise history of world, in which he explores the origins and persistence of the timeless phenomena of humanity’s inhumanity to itself. Where did it come from? Why has it been so prevalent throughout our history? …
Born in Blood and Fire
A Concise History of Latin America
2024
993 kr
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Born in Blood and Fire pioneered an integrative approach to teaching Latin America history. Combining a regional perspective with a chronological framework, it enables students to more clearly see connections and comparisons that span several countries. In the Fifth Edition, John Chasteen expands …
After Eden
A Short History of the World
Häftad, 2024
227 kr
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In After Eden, prominent Latin American historian John Charles Chasteen provided a concise history of the world, in which he explores the origins and persistence of the timeless phenomena of humanity’s inhumanity to itself. Where did it come from? Why has it been so prevalent throughout our …
Getting High
Marijuana in World History
Inbunden, 2021
1143 kr
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Noted historian John Chasteen traces the global history of marijuana, exploring its rich heritage with captivating insight. Among the first domesticated plants, Surprisingly, though, only infrequently has it been used as a recreational drug. Instead, there is a vibrant spiritual dimension to its …
Getting High
Marijuana in World History
Häftad, 2021
376 kr
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Noted historian John Chasteen traces the global history of marijuana, exploring its rich heritage with captivating insight. Among the first domesticated plants, Surprisingly, though, only infrequently has it been used as a recreational drug. Instead, there is a vibrant spiritual dimension to its …
Santa
A Novel of Mexico City
Av Federico Gamboa, John Charles Chasteen
E-bok, 2010
332 kr
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This enduring classic of Mexican literature traces the path to ruination of a country girl, Santa, who moves to Mexico City after she is impregnated and abandoned by her lover and subsequently shunned by her family. Once in the city, Santa turns to prostitution and soon gains prominence as Mexico …
Santa
A Novel of Mexico City
Av Federico Gamboa, John Charles Chasteen
E-bok, 2010
785 kr
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This enduring classic of Mexican literature traces the path to ruination of a country girl, Santa, who moves to Mexico City after she is impregnated and abandoned by her lover and subsequently shunned by her family. Once in the city, Santa turns to prostitution and soon gains prominence as Mexico …
Chasteen, J: Born in Blood and Fire
Häftad, 2016
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
681 kr
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