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Neoliberalism, Interrupted
Stanford University Press 2013; US$ 27.95In the 1980s and 1990s, neoliberal forms of governance largely dominated Latin American political and social life. Neoliberalism, Interrupted examines the recent and diverse proliferation of responses to neoliberalism's hegemony. In so doing, this vanguard collection of case studies undermines the conventional dichotomies used to understand transformation... more...
The Awakening of Latin America
Ocean Press 2013; US$ 24.95A classic anthology of Che Guevara's writings on Latin America from his youthful travels to his assassination in Bolivia. more...
The Human Tradition in Colonial Latin America
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2013; US$ 28.99The Human Tradition in Colonial Latin America is an anthology of stories of largely ordinary individuals struggling to forge a life during the unstable colonial period in Latin America. Now fully updated with new and revised essays, the book is carefully balanced among countries and ethnicities. Within an overall theme of social order and disorder... more...
Gender and Sexuality in Latin America - Cases and Decisions
Springer 2013; US$ 69.99Translated and updated from the seminal Spanish text on legal decisions affecting gender and sexuality in Latin America, this English edition is the only law text to focus specifically on the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and the transgender population in addition to womens rights more broadly. The volume provides close analysis of some... more...
Making the Chinese Mexican
Stanford University Press 2013; US$ 24.95Making the Chinese Mexican is the first book to examine the Chinese diaspora in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. It presents a fresh perspective on immigration, nationalism, and racism through the experiences of Chinese migrants in the region during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Navigating the interlocking global and local systems... more...
Democracy in "Two Mexicos"
Palgrave Macmillan 2013; US$ 90.00This book explains some of the ways in which deteriorated socioeconomic conditions (inequality in particular) and institutional limitations (corruption, electoral exclusion, and a weak rule of law, among others) affect political stability in extremely unequal developing countries, like Mexico, where democracy is not yet fully consolidated. more...
The Soils of Mexico
Springer 2013; US$ 99.99Mexico is an extensive country with an extremely complex mosaic of landscapes. The soils of Mexico have still not been completely studied, and there are few publications available on this subject. This book provides a state-of-the-art view on Mexican soils, their geographical distribution, their use and degradation. This is a first attempt... more...
Urban Black Women and the Politics of Resistance
Palgrave Macmillan 2013; US$ 85.00Contemporary urban spaces are critical sites of resistance for black women. By focusing on the spatial aspects of political resistance of black women in Newark, this book provides new ways of understanding the complex dynamics and innovative political practices within major American cities. more...
Top 10 Cancun and Yucatan
DK Publishing 2013; US$ 14.00Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, DK Top 10 Cancun and Yucatan uses exciting colorful photography and excellent cartography to provide a reliable and useful travel guide in ebook format. Dozens of Top 10 lists provide vital information on each destination, as well as insider tips, from avoiding... more...
Latin American Dictators of the 20th Century
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2013; US$ 45.00Throughout the 20th century, the emergence of authoritarian dictatorships in Latin America coincided with periods of social convulsion and economic uncertainty. This book covers 15 dictators representing every decade of the century and geographically from the Caribbean and North and Central and South America. Each chapter covers their personal information... more...









