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Revolutionary Days
Editorial Mazatlan 2010; US$ 19.95More than a straightforward compendium of people, places, events, and dates involved in the Mexican Revolution, this reference is designed as a guide to the basic sources, allowing readers to draw upon the best of modern scholarship on the topic. A complete, chronological listing of the persons and events of the revolution, it begins with the births... more...
The Quotable Giuliani
Pocket Books 2002; US$ 16.99"If you've got a problem with New York City being the capital of the world, take it up with the Pope." As the mayor of New York City, Rudolph Giuliani was as controversial as he was determined to revitalize "the greatest city in the world." Never one to pull punches, he did things the way they had to be done, not the way everyone else thought... more...
A Glamorously Unglamorous Life
Argo-Navis 2012; US$ 3.99When I was 22 I hopped a plane for New York City, off to pursue my destiny, sure that I?d never look back. This is my story of looking back. Of a journey that took on a whole new meaning and purpose. A year in New York City. A year of discovering the best and worst parts of myself. A year of learning the lessons that you can only learn the hard way.... more...
Irish Immigrants in New York City, 1945-1995
Indiana University Press 2001; US$ 31.95Irish Immigrants in New York City, 1945-1995 Linda Dowling Almeida The story of one of the most visible groups of immigrants in the major city of immigrants in the last half of the 20th century. "Almeida offers a dynamic portrait of Irish New York, one that keeps reinventing itself... more...
Freedoms Gardener
NYU Press 2012; US$ 35.00In 1793 James F. Brown was born a slave and in 1868 he died a free man. At age 34 he ran away from his native Maryland to spend the remainder of his life in upstate New York's Hudson Valley, where he was employed as a gardener by the wealthy, Dutch-descended Verplanck family on their estate in Fishkill Landing. Two years after his escape, he began... more...
Forjando Patria
University Press of Colorado 2011; US$ 37.00Often considered the father of anthropological studies in Mexico, Manuel Gamio originally published Forjando Patria in 1916. This groundbreaking manifesto for a national anthropology of Mexico summarizes the key issues in the development of anthropology as an academic discipline and the establishment of an active field of cultural politics in Mexico.... more...
Domestic Ceramic Production and Spatial Organization
Cambridge University Press 1991; US$ 40.00This ethnoarchaeological study looks at contemporary household-scale ceramic production in several Mexican communities. more...
Whatever Is Contained Must Be Released
The Feminist Press at CUNY 2012; US$ 29.95Up from orthodoxy into the art world?s creative chaos?a feminist artist?s whimsical memoir of heady times. more...
Frommer's Portable Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo and Guadalajara
Wiley 2011; US$ 12.99Insider advice on what to see and do on your trip to Mexico's Central Pacific Coast region, from the golden beaches and jungle-studded mountains of Puerto Vallarta to the vast palm groves and legendary sportfishing of Manzanillo. Plus tips on navigating the region's lovely but less-traveled corners, like the tranquil surfing hub of Sayulita and the... more...
Legends of the Plumed Serpent
PublicAffairs 2012; US$ 29.99Few images hold an active claim on the imaginations of countless generations, but the Plumed Serpent, or Quetzalcoatl, has endured through 5,000 years of Mesoamerican history. Meticulously pieced together from personal experiences that come with years of travel, an extensive knowledge of the historic and scholarly works, and a deep appreciation of... more...









