Latin America category: 3090 books
by Eric Luther, Ted Henken
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2001
The Critical Lives series takes a biographical look at pivotal, fascinating people and a critical look at the work and accomplishments that, rightly or wrongly, made them unique, influential, and enduring. Discover the events that shaped their lives and how they came to shape our worldChe Guevara...
Diary of a Combatant
The Diary of the Revolution that Made Che Guevara a Legend
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2013
The publication of this title by Ocean Sur in Spanish in July 2011 provoked considerable international attention (including CNN). This never-before-published diary (comprising a dozen small notebooks) Ernesto Che Guevara kept during the guerrilla war in Cuba when he joined the struggle to overthrow the...
by Andrew Sinclair
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2001
'I was born in Argentina. I fought in Cuba, and I began to be a revolutionary in Guatemala.' Che Guevara was the most admired and beloved revolutionary of his time, the first man since Simon Bolivar seriously to plan to unite the countries of Latin America. This concise biography unravels Che's life,...
Dancing with Cuba
A Memoir of the Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
In 1970 a young dancer named Alma Guillermoprieto left New York to take a job teaching at Cuba’s National School of Dance. For six months, she worked in mirrorless studios (it was considered more revolutionary); her poorly trained but ardent students worked without them but dreamt of greatness....
by Gary Jennings
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2015
Mexico’s capital city is an ancient gem. The city center is centered on the Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución) and the historic Aztec Templo Mayor, can be found here. The Zocalo is the largest square in Latin America and the third largest in the world. As one of the largest cities in...
The United States and Cuba
From Closest Enemies to Distant Friends
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2017
This timely book takes the historic restoration of diplomatic ties between Cuba and the United States in 2015 as the point of departure for a Cuban perspective on future relations. Tracing the history of the long and contentious relationship, Francisco López Segrera analyzes the pre-revolutionary...
by Boris Fausto, Sergio Fausto
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014
The second edition of A Concise History of Brazil offers a sweeping yet accessible history of Latin America's largest country. Boris Fausto examines Brazil's history from the arrival of the Portuguese in the New World through the long and sometimes rocky transition from independence in 1822 to democracy...
Montesinos' Legacy
Defining and Defending Human Rights for Five Hundred Years
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2015
Montesinos’ Legacy brings scholars together in honor of the 500th anniversary of Dominican Antonio de Montesinos’ famous sermon in defense of the rights of the indigenous Amerindians. The collection addresses the historical context for this sermon, but also the continued relevance of Montesinos...
The Caudillo of the Andes
Andrés de Santa Cruz
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2011
Born in La Paz in 1792, Andrés de Santa Cruz lived through the turbulent times that led to independence across Latin America. He fought to shape the newly established republics, and between 1836 and 1839 he created the Peru-Bolivia Confederation. The epitome of an Andean caudillo, with armed forces...
Forgotten Peace
Reform, Violence, and the Making of Contemporary Colombia
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Forgotten Peace examines Colombian society’s attempt to move beyond the Western Hemisphere’s worst mid-century conflict and shows how that effort molded notions of belonging and understandings of the past. Robert A. Karl reconstructs encounters between government officials, rural peoples, provincial...
Lula of Brazil
The Story So Far
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2008
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's dramatic life story has captured the imagination of millions, and his progressive politics have brought hope and excitement to Brazil—and the world. This compelling work is the first major English-language biography of the metalworker who became president of Latin America's...
A History of Modern Brazil
The Past Against the Future
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1993
Over time, Brazil has evolved into a well-defined nation with a strong sense of identity. From the natural beauty of the Amazon River to the exciting resort city of Rio de Janeiro, from soccer champion Pele to classical musician Villa Lobos, Brazil is known as a distinctive, diverse country. It is...
by Fidel Castro
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2013
An outstanding new anthology by one of history's greatest orators.
Here, at last, is a comprehensive anthology presenting the voice of one of history’s greatest orators, Fidel Castro. Love him or hate him, there is no denying he is a “master of the spoken word,” as Gabriel García Márquez...
Women Drug Traffickers
Mules, Bosses, and Organized Crime
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
In the flow of drugs to the United States from Latin America, women have always played key roles as bosses, business partners, money launderers, confidantes, and couriers—work rarely acknowledged. Elaine Carey’s study of women in the drug trade offers a new understanding of this intriguing subject,...