Latin America Bureau Books – serie
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21 produkter
Paraguay
Power Game
Häftad, 1980
354 kr
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Since 1954 Paraguay has been ruled by the dictator Alfredo Stroessner, the longest surviving head of state in the world. His regime has been characterized by extreme brutality, corruption and economic stagnation. However, in 1973 Paraguay began to experience dramatic economic and social changes as …
Bolivia: Coup d'Etat
Häftad, 1980
358 kr
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On 17 July 1980 Bolivia suffered the most brutal and bloody military coup in its history. The leader of the coup, General Luis Garcia Meza, thus brought to an end Bolivia's faltering attempts to establish parliamentary democracy. The coup's purpose was not simply to prevent the inauguration of the …
Far From Paradise
An Introduction to Caribbean Development
Häftad, 1990
197 kr
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Far From Paradise looks at the Caribbean behind the tourist brochures: small, vulnerable countries beset by poverty and injustice, searching for a road out of underdevelopment. It traces the history of the area and looks at recent experiences of Jamaica, Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago, and Haiti - and …
Born To Die in Medellin
Häftad, 1992
348 kr
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An insight into urban violence in Medellin, Colombia's second city. Alsonso Salazar journeys into the jails, hospitals and shanty towns of Colombia's drug capital to interview teenage contract killers, their families, priests and self-defence vigilantes. He brings alive the world of Medellin's …
Afrocuba
Anthology of Cuban Writing on Race, Politics and Culture
Av Pedro Perez Sarduy, Jean Stubbs
Häftad, 1993
635 kr
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Mexico Inside Out
Av Nick Caistor
Häftad, 2021
305 kr
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Mexico Inside Out provides an introduction to the country for the student and traveller alike, people who want to know more about the real Mexico than is found in an ordinary guidebook.
Mexico Inside Out
Av Nick Caistor
Inbunden, 2021
852 kr
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Mexico is a country of upheavals: it's not only a land of volcanoes and earthquakes, but historically it has seen empires rise and fall, and revolutions bring dramatic changes to its society. This short book offers an up-to-date analysis of all aspects of life in Mexico today. It includes a look at …
Caribbean Currents
Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae
Av Peter Manuel, Kenneth Bilby m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
591 kr
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Benedita Da Silva
An Afro Brazilian Woman's Story of Politics and Love
Av Medea Benjamin, Maisa Mendonca
Häftad, 1997
500 kr
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Jamaica In Focus 2nd Edition
A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture
Av Peter Mason
Häftad, 2000
358 kr
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Heart of Our Earth
Community resistance to mining in Latin America
Inbunden, 2023
1099 kr
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From the time of Columbus and the Spanish conquistadores, the history of Latin America has been closely entwined with mining. Yet in recent decades, the industry has taken on vast new dimensions, becoming far more powerful and destructive than anything seen in earlier periods. Driven by high …
Crossed Off the Map
Travels in Bolivia
Häftad, 2022
415 kr
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Blending reportage, travel writing and analysis, 'Crossed off the map: Travels in Bolivia' uses a journey through Bolivia, from the Andes to the Amazon, to explore the country's turbulent history and contemporary challenges, painting a picture of a country that "was the building block of the modern …
Crossed Off the Map
Travels in Bolivia
Inbunden, 2022
677 kr
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Blending reportage, travel writing and analysis, 'Crossed off the map: Travels in Bolivia' uses a journey through Bolivia, from the Andes to the Amazon, to explore the country's turbulent history and contemporary challenges, painting a picture of a country that "was the building block of the modern …
Clamor
The search for the disappeared of the South American dictatorships
Av Jan Rocha
Inbunden, 2023
1132 kr
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Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile is relatively well known in the UK, but what happened during the Argentine dictatorship, 1976-83, when thousands of men, women, and children were subjected to state terrorism, remains largely unknown. The book describes the secret detention camps, the …
Women Resisting Violence
Voices and Experiences from Latin America
Av Women Resisting Violence Collective
Häftad, 2022
379 kr
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Women Resisting Violence is an illuminating and powerful account of the ways in which women and girls encounter violence and the bold initiatives they are developing to respond to it. Across Latin America, the number of femicides has grown at an alarming rate, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. …
Women Resisting Violence
Voices and Experiences from Latin America
Av Women Resisting Violence Collective
Inbunden, 2022
963 kr
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Women Resisting Violence is an illuminating and powerful account of the ways in which women and girls encounter violence and the bold initiatives they are developing to respond to it. Across Latin America, the number of femicides has grown at an alarming rate, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. …
Clamor
The search for the disappeared of the South American dictatorships
Av Jan Rocha
Häftad, 2023
498 kr
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Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile is relatively well known in the UK, but what happened during the Argentine dictatorship, 1976-83, when thousands of men, women, and children were subjected to state terrorism, remains largely unknown. The book describes the secret detention camps, the …
