South America category: 2208 books
Junkie Buddha
A Journey of Discovery in Peru
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
This is the story of one woman’s journey from her son’s revelation that he had been sexually abused in childhood through to the scattering of his ashes at Machu Picchu in Peru. Sacha had died of a heroin overdose. A journal Diane kept while traveling around Peru and her experiences, encounters...
by Hywel Teague
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Have you ever wanted to visit Rio to train BJJ? You're not alone! Many people from around the world have the desire to train BJJ in Brazil, but outdated misconceptions exist about the city and what you’ll find here.
"It's dangerous! You'll get robbed or kidnapped or worse! The black...
by Lonely Planet, Alex Egerton, Tom Masters
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Lonely Planet: The world’s number one travel guide publisher*
Lonely Planet’s Colombia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Wander through the bougainvillea-lined streets and magnificent squares of Cartagena’s...
Beyond Bogotá
Diary of a Drug War Journalist in Colombia
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2008
Independent journalist Garry Leech has spent the last eight years working in the most remote and dangerous regions of Colombia, uncovering the unofficial stories of people living in conflict zones. Beyond Bogotá is framed around the eleven hours that Leech was held captive by the FARC, Colombia's...
The Pinochet Generation
The Chilean Military in the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Chilean soldiers in the twentieth century appear in most historical accounts, if they appear at all, as decontextualized figures or simply as a single man: Augusto Pinochet. In his incisive study The Pinochet Generation: The Chilean Military in the Twentieth Century, John R. Bawden provides compelling...
Race and the Chilean Miracle
Neoliberalism, Democracy, and Indigenous Rights
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2013
The economic reforms imposed by Augusto Pinochet’s regime (1973–1990) are often credited with transforming Chile into a global economy and setting the stage for a peaceful transition to democracy, individual liberty, and the recognition of cultural diversity. The famed economist Milton Friedman...
Eroding Military Influence in Brazil
Politicians Against Soldiers
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
Wendy Hunter explores civil-military relations in Brazil following the transition to civilian leadership in 1985. She documents a marked, and surprising, decline in the political power of the armed forces, even as they have remained involved in national policy making. To account for the success of...
by Marc Becker, Walter D. Mignolo, Irene Silverblatt
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2008
In June 1990, Indigenous peoples shocked Ecuadorian elites with a powerful uprising that paralyzed the country for a week. Militants insisted that the government address Indigenous demands for land ownership, education, and economic development. This uprising was a milestone in the history of Ecuador’s...
by William H. Prescott
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2014
The story of the fall of the Inca civilisation in Peru is one of the most astonishing episodes ever to occur in history; and in the skilful hands of William H. Prescott, one of America's greatest historians, it takes on a new dimension. The narrative positively seethes with detail, drama, as the...
Conflict in the Early Americas
An Encyclopedia of the Spanish Empire's Aztec, Incan, and Mayan Conquests
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
As the study of world history evolves from a Eurocentric perspective to a more global viewpoint, formerly marginalized groups are now the focus of discussion, revealing a background rich with important military, political, social, and economic achievement
Becoming the Tupamaros
Solidarity and Transnational Revolutionaries in Uruguay and the United States
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
In Becoming the Tupamaros, Lindsey Churchill explores an alternative narrative of US-Latin American relations by challenging long-held assumptions about the nature of revolutionary movements like the Uruguayan Tupamaros group. A violent and innovative organization, the Tupamaros demonstrated that...
CultureShock! Venezuela
A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Lovers of Barbecues, music and baseball can find themselves right at home at Venezuela. CultureShock! Venezuela shows the traveller or armchair-traveller how to get there, what to do there, and how to mingle with the people. Discover the reason behind why the locals have such a strong pride in their...
by Tiki Travel
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
Paraguay Travel Guide - Tiki Travel
The Tiki Travel guides use the text from WikiTravel.org, a complete and reliable worldwide travel guide written and edited by Wikitravellers from around the globe. An active table of contents enables users to jump directly to the section selected....
by Zaji Girl
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
This is the Rio travel guide for the global girl - a fun, flirty and stylish travel guide and journal whisking you on an adventure around this city.