The Latin America Readers – serie
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The Colombia Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Ann Farnsworth-Alvear, Marco Palacios m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
351 kr
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Containing over one hundred selections-most of them published in English for the first time-The Colombia Reader presents a rich and multilayered account of this complex nation from the colonial era to the present. The collection includes journalistic reports, songs, artwork, poetry, oral histories, …
The Cuba Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Aviva Chomsky, Barry Carr m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
380 kr
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Tracking Cuban history from 1492 to the present, The Cuba Reader includes more than one hundred selections that present myriad perspectives on Cuba's history, culture, and politics. The volume foregrounds the experience of Cubans from all walks of life, including slaves, prostitutes, doctors, …
The Chile Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Elizabeth Quay Hutchison, Thomas Miller Klubock m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
351 kr
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The Chile Reader makes available a rich variety of documents spanning more than five hundred years of Chilean history. Most of the selections are by Chileans; many have never before appeared in English. The history of Chile is rendered from diverse perspectives, including those of Mapuche Indians …
The Brazil Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Robert M. Levine, John Crocitti
Häftad, 1999
355 kr
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Bordering all but two of South America’s other nations and by far Latin America’s largest country, Brazil differs linguistically, historically, and culturally from Spanish America. Its indigenous peoples share the country with descendants of Portuguese conquerors and the Africans they imported to …
The Argentina Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Gabriela Nouzeilles, Graciela Montaldo
Häftad, 2002
4,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
341 kr
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Excessively European, refreshingly European, not as European as it looks, struggling to overcome a delusion that it is European. Argentina-in all its complexity-has often been obscured by variations of the "like Europe and not like the rest of Latin America" clichÉ. The Argentina Reader …
The Mexico Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Gilbert M. Joseph, Timothy J. Henderson
Häftad, 2003
351 kr
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The Mexico Reader is a vivid introduction to muchos MÉxicos-the many Mexicos, or the many varied histories and cultures that comprise contemporary Mexico. Unparalleled in scope and written for the traveler, student, and expert alike, the collection offers a comprehensive guide to the history and …
The Costa Rica Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Häftad, 2004
351 kr
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Long characterized as an exceptional country within Latin America, Costa Rica has been hailed as a democratic oasis in a continent scorched by dictatorship and revolution; the ecological mecca of a biosphere laid waste by deforestation and urban blight; and an egalitarian, middle-class society …
The Peru Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Orin Starn, Robin Kirk m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
366 kr
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Sixteenth-century Spanish soldiers described Peru as a land filled with gold and silver, a place of untold wealth. Nineteenth-century travelers wrote of soaring Andean peaks plunging into luxuriant Amazonian canyons of orchids, pythons, and jaguars. The early-twentieth-century American adventurer …
The Ecuador Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Carlos de la Torre, Steve Striffler
Inbunden, 2009
1901 kr
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Encompassing Amazonian rainforests, Andean peaks, coastal lowlands, and the GalÁpagos Islands, Ecuador’s geography is notably diverse. So too are its history, culture, and politics, all of which are examined from many perspectives in The Ecuador Reader. Spanning the years before the arrival of the …
The Ecuador Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Carlos de la Torre, Steve Striffler
Häftad, 2009
351 kr
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Encompassing Amazonian rainforests, Andean peaks, coastal lowlands, and the GalÁpagos Islands, Ecuador’s geography is notably diverse. So too are its history, culture, and politics, all of which are examined from many perspectives in The Ecuador Reader. Spanning the years before the arrival of the …
The Guatemala Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Greg Grandin, Deborah T. Levenson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
1440 kr
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This reader brings together more than 200 texts and images in a broad introduction to Guatemala's history, culture, and politics. In choosing the selections, the editors sought to avoid representing the country only in terms of its long experience of conflict, racism, and violence. And so, while …
The Paraguay Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Peter Lambert, Andrew Nickson
Inbunden, 2012
1383 kr
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Hemmed in by the vast, arid Chaco to the west and, for most of its history, impenetrable jungles to the east, Paraguay has been defined largely by its isolation. Partly as a result, there has been a dearth of serious scholarship or journalism about the country. Going a long way toward redressing …
The Paraguay Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Peter Lambert, Andrew Nickson
Häftad, 2012
366 kr
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Hemmed in by the vast, arid Chaco to the west and, for most of its history, impenetrable jungles to the east, Paraguay has been defined largely by its isolation. Partly as a result, there has been a dearth of serious scholarship or journalism about the country. Going a long way toward redressing …
The Dominican Republic Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Eric Paul Roorda, Lauren H. Derby m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
351 kr
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Despite its significance in the history of Spanish colonialism, the Dominican Republic is familiar to most outsiders through only a few elements of its past and culture. Non-Dominicans may be aware that the country shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti and that it is where Christopher Columbus …
The Rio De Janeiro Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Daryle Williams, Amy Chazkel m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
2299 kr
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Spanning a period of over 450 years, The Rio de Janeiro Reader traces the history, culture, and politics of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, through the voices, images, and experiences of those who have made the city's history. It outlines Rio's transformation from a hardscrabble colonial outpost and …
The Rio De Janeiro Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Daryle Williams, Amy Chazkel m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
534 kr
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Spanning a period of over 450 years, The Rio de Janeiro Reader traces the history, culture, and politics of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, through the voices, images, and experiences of those who have made the city's history. It outlines Rio's transformation from a hardscrabble colonial outpost and …
The Lima Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Carlos Aguirre, Charles F. Walker
Inbunden, 2017
1859 kr
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Covering more than 500 years of history, culture, and politics, The Lima Reader seeks to capture the many worlds and many peoples of Peru’s capital city, featuring a selection of primary sources that consider the social tensions and cultural heritages of the “City of Kings.”
The Lima Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Carlos Aguirre, Charles F. Walker
Häftad, 2017
449 kr
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Covering more than 500 years of history, culture, and politics, The Lima Reader seeks to capture the many worlds and many peoples of Peru’s capital city, featuring a selection of primary sources that consider the social tensions and cultural heritages of the “City of Kings.”
The Brazil Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av James N. Green, Victoria Langland m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
380 kr
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From the first encounters between the Portuguese and indigenous peoples in 1500 to the current political turmoil, the history of Brazil is much more complex and dynamic than the usual representations of it as the home of Carnival, soccer, the Amazon, and samba would suggest. This extensively …
The Bolivia Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Sinclair Thomson, Rossana Barragán m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
552 kr
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The Bolivia Reader provides a panoramic view, from antiquity to the present, of the history, culture, and politics of a country known for its ethnic and regional diversity, its rich natural resources and dilemmas of economic development, and its political conflict and creativity. Featuring both …
The Haiti Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Laurent Dubois, Kaiama L. Glover m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1500 kr
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While Haiti established the second independent nation in the Western Hemisphere and was the first black country to gain independence from European colonizers, its history is not well known in the Anglophone world. The Haiti Reader introduces readers to Haiti's dynamic history and culture from the …
The Haiti Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Laurent Dubois, Kaiama L. Glover m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
355 kr
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While Haiti established the second independent nation in the Western Hemisphere and was the first black country to gain independence from European colonizers, its history is not well known in the Anglophone world. The Haiti Reader introduces readers to Haiti's dynamic history and culture from the …
The Jamaica Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Diana Paton, Matthew J. Smith
Inbunden, 2021
1500 kr
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From Miss Lou to Bob Marley and Usain Bolt to Kamala Harris, Jamaica has had an outsized reach in global mainstream culture. Yet many of its most important historical, cultural, and political events and aspects are largely unknown beyond the island. The Jamaica Reader presents a panoramic history …
The Jamaica Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Diana Paton, Matthew J. Smith
Häftad, 2021
355 kr
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From Miss Lou to Bob Marley and Usain Bolt to Kamala Harris, Jamaica has had an outsized reach in global mainstream culture. Yet many of its most important historical, cultural, and political events and aspects are largely unknown beyond the island. The Jamaica Reader presents a panoramic history …
The Mexico Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Gilbert M. Joseph, Timothy J. Henderson
Inbunden, 2022
1500 kr
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The Mexico Reader is a vivid and comprehensive guide to muchos MÉxicos-the many varied histories and cultures of Mexico. Unparalleled in scope, it covers pre-Columbian times to the present, from the extraordinary power and influence of the Roman Catholic Church to Mexico’s uneven postrevolutionary …
The Mexico Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Gilbert M. Joseph, Timothy J. Henderson
Häftad, 2022
380 kr
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The Mexico Reader is a vivid and comprehensive guide to muchos MÉxicos-the many varied histories and cultures of Mexico. Unparalleled in scope, it covers pre-Columbian times to the present, from the extraordinary power and influence of the Roman Catholic Church to Mexico’s uneven postrevolutionary …
The Buenos Aires Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Diego Armus, Lisa Ubelaker Andrade
Inbunden, 2024
1443 kr
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The Buenos Aires Reader offers an insider’s look at the diverse lived experiences of the people, politics, and culture of Argentina’s capital city primarily from the nineteenth century to the present. Refuting the tired clichÉ that Buenos Aires is the “Paris of South America,” this book gives a …
The Buenos Aires Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Diego Armus, Lisa Ubelaker Andrade
Häftad, 2024
373 kr
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The Buenos Aires Reader offers an insider’s look at the diverse lived experiences of the people, politics, and culture of Argentina’s capital city primarily from the nineteenth century to the present. Refuting the tired clichÉ that Buenos Aires is the “Paris of South America,” this book gives a …
The Guatemala Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Greg Grandin, Deborah T. Levenson m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
351 kr
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This reader brings together more than 200 texts and images in a broad introduction to Guatemala's history, culture, and politics. In choosing the selections, the editors sought to avoid representing the country only in terms of its long experience of conflict, racism, and violence. And so, while …
The Chile Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Av Elizabeth Quay Hutchison, Thomas Miller Klubock m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
1440 kr
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The Chile Reader makes available a rich variety of documents spanning more than five hundred years of Chilean history. Most of the selections are by Chileans; many have never before appeared in English. The history of Chile is rendered from diverse perspectives, including those of Mapuche Indians …
