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Authoritarian Regimes in Latin America
Dictators, Despots, and Tyrants
Häftad, 2005
602 kr
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Strong, colorful personalities who impose their will upon laws, constitutions, courts, and congresses are an enduring feature of Latin American politics, beginning with the violent regional bosses (caudillos) of the early nineteenth century and continuing with the "hyper-presidential" systems of …
Latin America During World War II
Av Thomas M. Leonard, John F. Bratzel
Inbunden, 2006
1758 kr
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The first full-length study of World War II from the Latin American perspective, this unique volume offers an in-depth analysis of the region during wartime. Each country responded to World War II according to its own national interests, which often conflicted with those of the Allies, including …
Latin America During World War II
Av Thomas M. Leonard, John F. Bratzel
Häftad, 2006
634 kr
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The first full-length study of World War II from the Latin American perspective, this unique volume offers an in-depth analysis of the region during wartime. Each country responded to World War II according to its own national interests, which often conflicted with those of the Allies, including …
Gender, Sexuality, and Power in Latin America since Independence
Av William E. French, Katherine Elaine Bliss
Inbunden, 2006
1707 kr
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Featuring the original primary research of a number of leading scholars, this innovative volume integrates gender and sexuality into the main currents of historical interpretation concerning Latin America. The book argues that gender and sexuality—rather than simply supplementing existing …
Gender, Sexuality, and Power in Latin America since Independence
Av William E. French, Katherine Elaine Bliss
Häftad, 2006
715 kr
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Featuring the original primary research of a number of leading scholars, this innovative volume integrates gender and sexuality into the main currents of historical interpretation concerning Latin America. The book argues that gender and sexuality—rather than simply supplementing existing …
Adventures into Mexico
American Tourism beyond the Border
Inbunden, 2006
1466 kr
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Moving beyond the tequila-soaked clichés of Mexican tourism, this multifaceted book explores the influence and experiences of Americans in Mexico since World War II. The authors trace Mexico's growing role as an important refuge for Americans seeking not only sun and fun but also an alternative …
Adventures into Mexico
American Tourism beyond the Border
Häftad, 2006
576 kr
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Moving beyond the tequila-soaked clichés of Mexican tourism, this multifaceted book explores the influence and experiences of Americans in Mexico since World War II. The authors trace Mexico's growing role as an important refuge for Americans seeking not only sun and fun but also an alternative …
Religious Culture in Modern Mexico
Inbunden, 2007
1565 kr
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This nuanced book considers the role of religion and religiosity in modern Mexico, breaking new ground with an emphasis on popular religion and its relationship to politics. The contributors highlight the multifaceted role of religion, illuminating the ways that religion and religious devotion have …
Religious Culture in Modern Mexico
Häftad, 2007
630 kr
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This nuanced book considers the role of religion and religiosity in modern Mexico, breaking new ground with an emphasis on popular religion and its relationship to politics. The contributors highlight the multifaceted role of religion, illuminating the ways that religion and religious devotion have …
Beyond Slavery
The Multilayered Legacy of Africans in Latin America and the Caribbean
Inbunden, 2006
1758 kr
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Beyond Slavery traces the enduring impact and legacy of the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean in the modern era. In a rich set of essays, the volume explores the multiple ways that Africans have affected political, economic, and cultural life throughout the region. Focusing on …
Beyond Slavery
The Multilayered Legacy of Africans in Latin America and the Caribbean
Häftad, 2006
634 kr
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Beyond Slavery traces the enduring impact and legacy of the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean in the modern era. In a rich set of essays, the volume explores the multiple ways that Africans have affected political, economic, and cultural life throughout the region. Focusing on …
Adventures into Mexico
American Tourism Beyond the Border
E-bok, 2006
626 kr
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Moving beyond the tequila-soaked clichés of Mexican tourism, this multifaceted book explores the influence and experiences of Americans in Mexico since World War II. The authors trace Mexico''s growing role as an important refuge for Americans seeking not only sun and fun but also an alternative …
Authoritarian Regimes in Latin America
Dictators, Despots, and Tyrants
E-bok, 2005
660 kr
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Strong, colorful personalities who impose their will upon laws, constitutions, courts, and congresses are an enduring feature of Latin American politics, beginning with the violent regional bosses ( caudillos ) of the early nineteenth century and continuing with the "hyper-presidential" systems of …
Beyond Slavery
The Multilayered Legacy of Africans in Latin America and the Caribbean
E-bok, 2006
690 kr
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Beyond Slavery traces the enduring impact and legacy of the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean in the modern era. In a rich set of essays, the volume explores the multiple ways that Africans have affected political, economic, and cultural life throughout the region. Focusing on …
Church in Colonial Latin America
E-bok, 2000
610 kr
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The Church in Colonial Latin America is a collection of essays that include classic articles and pieces based on more modern research. Containing essays that explore the Catholic Church''s active social and political influence, this volume provides the background necessary for students to grasp the …
Drugs in the Western Hemisphere
An Odyssey of Cultures in Conflict
Häftad, 1996
568 kr
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A history of drugs is a study of cultures in competition, argues editor William O. Walker III. Eminently adaptive, drug cultures have competed with proscriptive cultures to create a legitimate place for themselves, although one that the dominant society may recognize only tacitly. Professor Walker …
Rank and Privilege
The Military and Society in Latin America
Häftad, 1997
737 kr
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Dr. Linda A. Rodr_guez has assembled a new collection of essays that finally provides the historical context necessary to understand the Latin American military. The articles included here examine a variety of time periods and nations, from the counterinsurgency army of New Spain, to the …
U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Häftad, 1996
547 kr
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The U.S.-Mexican borderlands form the region where the United States and Latin America have interacted with the greatest intensity. In U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, Oscar Martinez has brought together both scholarly essays and primary documents that address the protracted conflict rooted in the vast …
Where Cultures Meet
Frontiers in Latin American History
Av David J. Weber, Jane M. Rausch
Häftad, 1997
620 kr
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In Where Cultures Meet, editors Weber and Rausch have collected twenty essays that explore how the frontier experience has helped create Latin American national identities and institutions. Using 'frontier' to mean more than 'border,' Weber and Rausch regard frontiers as the geographic zones of …
Confronting Change, Challenging Tradition
Woman in Latin American History
Häftad, 1997
620 kr
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Understanding the role of women in Latin American history demands a full examination of their activities in the region's political, economic, and domestic spheres. Toward this end, historian Gertrude M. Yeager has assembled the multidisciplinary collection Confronting Change, Challenging Tradition. …
Slavery and Beyond
The African Impact on Latin America and the Caribbean
Inbunden, 1995
1466 kr
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From the arrival of Hispanicized Africans during the Age of Discovery to today's renewal of racial identities, the history of Africans in Latin America has been complex, their contributions numerous. It is precisely this complexity that the essays in Slavery and Beyond analyze, exploring …
Slavery and Beyond
The African Impact on Latin America and the Caribbean
Häftad, 1994
737 kr
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From the arrival of Hispanicized Africans during the Age of Discovery to today's renewal of racial identities, the history of Africans in Latin America has been complex, their contributions numerous. It is precisely this complexity that the essays in Slavery and Beyond analyze, exploring …
I Saw a City Invincible
Urban Portraits of Latin America
Av Gilbert M. Joseph, Mark D. Szuchman
Häftad, 1995
576 kr
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When the Spaniards settled in Latin America, they immediately surrounded themselves with cities. Equating civilization with urban existence, the early conquerors of the New World rapidly established themselves as urban lords. Latin American cities then became synonymous with Spanish power and all …
Democracy in Latin America
Patterns and Cycles
Inbunden, 1995
1353 kr
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Events such as the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement have made it imperative for students to grasp the history and possible directions of Latin American political change. This title gives readers both the background and the analytical models necessary for an accurate understanding …
Communication in Latin America
Journalism, Mass Media, and Society
Inbunden, 1997
1543 kr
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How has mass communication evolved in Latin America? How has the political climate in that region shaped the role of the mass media? What factors unite these many diverse countries? What are the special challenges facing this turbulent area? In Communication in Latin America: Journalism, Mass …
Colonial Spanish America
A Documentary History
Av William B. Taylor, Kenneth Mills
Häftad, 1998
737 kr
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Colonial Spanish America is a book of readings about people—people from different worlds who came together to form a society by chance and by design in the years after 1492. The book is meant to enrich, not repeat, the work of existing texts on this period, and its focus on people makes it stand …
On Earth as It Is in Heaven
Religion in Modern Latin America
Häftad, 1999
602 kr
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Latin America has long been strongly identified with the Roman Catholic Church. Yet the face of religion is changing in the region, as is evidenced by new landmarks that now appear on the social and geographic landscape. To date, most books on major religions in Latin America are specific to one …
Reconstructing Criminality in Latin America
Av Carlos A. Aguirre, Robert Buffington
Häftad, 2001
602 kr
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The only reader currently available on criminality in Latin America, Reconstructing Criminality in Latin America reconstructs the way in which different Latin American societies have viewed, described, defined, and reacted to criminal behavior. Crime in Latin America is explored in terms of gender, …
Revolution and Revolutionaries
Guerrilla Movements in Latin America
Inbunden, 1999
1612 kr
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Few publications cover the full span of the history of revolutionary movements in Latin America. In Revolution and Revolutionaries, editor Daniel Castro examines all aspects of guerrilla warfare-from revolutionary programs to the repressive tactics used by various governments to rid themselves of …
Revolution and Revolutionaries
Guerrilla Movements in Latin America
Häftad, 1999
576 kr
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Few publications cover the full span of the history of revolutionary movements in Latin America. In Revolution and Revolutionaries, editor Daniel Castro examines all aspects of guerrilla warfare-from revolutionary programs to the repressive tactics used by various governments to rid themselves of …
