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Adventure Guide to Mazatlan
Hunter Publishing 2007; US$ 15.00This area of Central Pacific Mexico is full of things to do. Stroll the streets of Old Mazatlan and listen to Sinola Tambora bands that play a unique blend of German and Mexican music styles. You'll find yourself dancing. Catch a ride with a local fisher and head out to Stone Island or Deer Island, where you can dive, snorkel or sun on one of the many... more...
Afro-Latin America, 1800-2000
Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 26.93While the rise and abolition of slavery and ongoing race relations are central themes of the history of the United States, the African diaspora actually had a far greater impact on Latin and Central America. More than ten times as many Africans came to Spanish and Portuguese America as the United States. In this, the first history of the African diaspora... more...
Aid Activities in Latin America and the Caribbean 2002
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2002; US$ 50.00This publication provides detailed information on individual commitments, i.e. intended disbursements, of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Official Aid (OA) to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean for the years 2000 and 2001. This yearly publication records the commitments reported by members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee... more...
Allende?s Chile and the Inter-American Cold War
The University of North Carolina Press 2011; US$ 45.00Fidel Castro described Salvador Allende's democratic election as president of Chile in 1970 as the most important revolutionary triumph in Latin America after the Cuban revolution. Yet celebrations were short lived. In Washington, the Nixon administration vowed to destroy Allende's left-wing government while Chilean opposition forces mobilized against... more...
Amady Aly Dieng Memoires díun Etudiant Africain Volume 1
CODESRIA 2011; US$ 26.95The struggle for independence and the unity of African countries was at its peak during the period between 1945 and 1960. These testing times turned out to be the formative years of the young Amady Aly Dieng, and set the stage for an eventful life of commitment and challenges of all sorts for someone who ñ along with other young African students,... more...
Amazing Maya Inventions You Can Build Yourself
Nomad Press 2007; US$ 11.95The amazing accomplishments of the ancient Maya as well as the Maya currently living in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula are highlighted in this collection of 25 creative, educational, hands-on projects. Covering everything from the 20-base numbering system to the Maya's extensive trade relationships, kids learn about appeasing the gods with... more...
Americanos
Oxford University Press, USA 2008; US$ 15.99Preface. Discovering America, 1799-1805. Pillars of the Crown, 1806-1810. Not-so-Civil Wars, 1810-1812. A Lost Cause?, 1812-1815. Independence Won, 1816-1824. Nation-Building Begins, 1824-1850 more...
Americas
University of California Press 2005; US$ 29.95Stunning in its sweep, Americas is the most authoritative history available of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean. From Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and from Cuba to Trinidad and Tobago, Americas examines the historical, demographic, political, social, cultural, religious, and economic trends in the region. For this new edition Peter Winn... more...
Ancient Maya Traders of Ambergris Caye
University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 9.95Archaeologists are unsure exactly when the Maya inhabited the coastal areas of Belize, but ample evidence exists to support an extensive maritime trade network along the coast by A.D. 600 This volume focuses on the maritime trade network sites on Ambergris Caye, Belize where excavations have revealed remnants of very small villages, or camps, along... more...
Artisans de la modernité
Les Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa 1996; US$ 12.99Au milieu du XXe siècle, soit au cours du passage de la société traditionnelle au monde contemporain, l?Ontario français a connu une rupture définitive dans son organisation sociale. C?est à ce moment que les Franco-Ontariens mettent sur pied un réseau unique de centres culturels, véritables foyers d?intégration d?une collectivité éclatée. Existe-t-il... more...









