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  • Latin America since 1780 Second Editionby Will Fowler

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 32.95

    Although largely sharing a common past and language, the countries in Latin America remain distinct entities with their own identities. Latin America since 1780 provides a continental-based historical narrative which stresses the common themes between countries like Mexico in North America to Argentina in the Southern Cone, while at the same time... more...

  • Marriage, Class and Colour in Nineteenth Century Cubaby Verena Martinez-Alier

    Cambridge University Press 1974; US$ 28.00

    An analysis of marriage patterns in nineteenth-century Cuba, a society with a large black population. more...

  • The Archaeology of Political Structureby Olivier de Montmollin

    Cambridge University Press 1989; US$ 53.00

    A substantial contribution to the practice and theory of settlement studies within complex societies. more...

  • Zapatista Encuentroby Zapatistas

    Seven Stories Press 2011; US$ 6.95

    "Why is everyone so quiet? Is this the democracy you wanted?" So ask the Zapatistas, the group of indigenous Mexicans who, on January 1, 1994, mounted a rebellion against the implementation of NAFTA, political corruption, and the slow, unreported genocide of indigenous people worldwide. As the group expressed their demands and revealed their tactics,... more...

  • Masters of Warby Clara Nieto; Chris Brandt; Howard Zinn

    Seven Stories Press 2011; US$ 24.95

    In Masters of War, Clara Nieto adeptly presents the parallel histories of the countries of Latin America, histories that are intertwined, each reflecting the United States? "coherent policy of intervention" set into motion by the Monroe Doctrine. As the value of this continued policy comes increasingly into question, Nieto argues for the need to evaluate... more...

  • The Death of Ben Linderby Joan Kruckewitt

    Seven Stories Press 2011; US$ 16.95

    In 1987, the death of Ben Linder, the first American killed by President Reagan's "freedom fighters" -- the U.S.-backed Nicaraguan Contras -- ignited a firestorm of protest and debate. In this landmark first biography of Linder, investigative journalist Joan Kruckewitt tells his story. In the summer of 1983, a 23-year-old American named Ben Linder... more...

  • The Latin American Drug Tradeby Peter Chalk

    RAND Corporation 2011; US$ 9.95

    The Latin American drug trade has emerged as an increasingly serious challenge to regional and international security, and the U.S. Air Force can play a meaningful role in helping boost partner nations capacities to counter this pernicious threat. more...

  • British Lions and Mexican Eaglesby Paul Garner

    Stanford University Press 2011; US$ 65.00

    Between 1889 and 1919, Weetman Pearson became one of the world's most important engineering contractors, a pioneer in the international oil industry, and one of Britain's wealthiest men. At the center of his global business empire were his interests in Mexico. While Pearson's extraordinary success in Mexico took place within the context of unprecedented... more...

  • A Nation of Emigrantsby David Fitzgerald

    University of California Press 2008; US$ 55.00

    What do governments do when much of their population simply gets up and walks away? In Mexico and other migrant-sending countries, mass emigration prompts governments to negotiate a new social contract with their citizens abroad. After decades of failed efforts to control outflow, the Mexican state now emphasizes voluntary ties, dual nationality, and... more...

  • A Line in the Sandby Randy Roberts; James S. Olson

    Free Press 2001; Not Available

    In late February and early March of 1836, the Mexican Army under the command of General Antonio López de Santa Anna besieged a small force of Anglo and Tejano rebels at a mission known as the Alamo. The defenders of the Alamo were in an impossible situation. They knew very little of the events taking place outside the mission walls. They did not have... more...