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  • Beyond Alterity

    Destabilizing the Indigenous Other in Mexico

    by Paula López Caballero, Ariadna Acevedo-Rodrigo, Paul K. Eiss ...
    The concept of “indigenous” has been entwined with notions of exoticism and alterity throughout Mexico’s history. In Beyond Alterity, authors from across disciplines question the persistent association between indigenous people and radical difference, and demonstrate that alterity is often the product of specific political contexts.Although previous studies have usually focused on the most visible ... Read more

    $41.09 USD

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    The Autobiography of a Mexican Assassin

    Edited by Molly Molloy, Charles Bowden ...
    In this unprecedented and chilling monologue, a repentant Mexican hitman tells the unvarnished truth about the war on drugs on the American. El Sicario is the hidden face of America's war on drugs. He is a contract killer who functioned as a commandante in the Chihuahuan State police, who was trained in the US by the FBI, and who for twenty years kidnapped, tortured and murdered people for the ... Read more

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  • A Time to Stand

    The Epic of the Alamo

    by Walter Lord ...
    The #1 New York Times –bestselling author of The Miracle of Dunkirk tells the story of the Texans who fought Santa Anna's troops at the Battle of the Alamo."Probably the best of all Alamo accounts . . . a history which should last." — The New York Times Book ReviewLooking out over the walls of the whitewashed Alamo, sweltering ... ... Read more

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  • The Oxford History of Mexico

    by William Beezley; Michael Meyer ...
    The Oxford History of Mexico is a narrative history of the events, institutions and characters that have shaped Mexican history from the reign of the Aztecs through the twenty-first century. When the hardcover edition released in 2000, it was praised for both its breadth and depth--all aspects of Mexican history, from religion to technology, ethnicity, ecology and mass media, are analyzed with ... Read more

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  • Oak Island Unearthed!

    a miner's investigation into the enigma of Oak Island, the Mesoamericans, and the treasures buried therein

    by John O. O'Brien ...
    Oak Island Unearthed! --book description- back cover.John O’Brien first learned about Oak Island in 1958 at the age of twelve, listening intently as his pharmacist father and a Saint Mary’s University professor debated, for an entire winter, the merits of existing theories of Oak Island and the mysterious lost treasures of the world.After fifty-five years of research and puzzling over this mystery ... Read more

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  • Paisanos

    The Forgotten Irish Who Changed the Face of Latin America

    by Tim Fanning ...
    The epic story of the forgotten Irish men and women who changed the face of Latin America forever.In the early nineteenth century, thousands of volunteers left Ireland behind to join the fight for South American independence. Lured by the promise of adventure, fortune and the opportunity to take a stand against colonialism, they braved the treacherous Atlantic crossing to join the ranks of the ... Read more

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  • '68

    El otoño mexicano de la masacre de Tlatelolco

    by Paco Ignacio Taibo II ...
    Translated by Donald Nicholson-Smith ...
    '68 es una agarradora narración en primera persona hecha por uno de los más distinguidos y prolíficos escritores mexicanos de todos los tiempos, acerca de la masacre estudiantil de Tlatelolco llevada a cabo en Ciudad de México en 1968.El propósito de Paco Ignacio Taibo II es el de recuperar, a través de su memoria y de las notas que él mismo tomó durante aquellos días, la verdad de los hechos ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Mixtecs of Oaxaca

    Ancient Times to the Present

    by Andrew K. Balkansky, Prof. Ronald Spores Sr. ...
    Series series The Civilization of the American Indian Series
    The Mixtec peoples were among the major original developers of Mesoamerican civilization. Centuries before the Spanish Conquest, they formed literate urban states and maintained a uniquely innovative technology and a flourishing economy. Today, thousands of Mixtecs still live in Oaxaca, in present-day southern Mexico, and thousands more have migrated to locations throughout Mexico, the United ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Mexico

    by Susan Hale ...
    MEXICOBySUSAN HALELondon T. Fisher Unwin Paternoster Square New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons MDCCCXCIEntered at Stationers' Hall By T. Fisher Unwin ... Read more

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  • The Native Conquistador

    Alva Ixtlilxochitl’s Account of the Conquest of New Spain

    Edited by Amber Brian, Bradley Benton, Pablo García Loaeza ...
    Series series Latin American Originals
    For many years, scholars of the conquest worked to shift focus away from the Spanish perspective and bring attention to the often-ignored voices and viewpoints of the Indians. But recent work that highlights the “Indian conquistadors” has forced scholars to reexamine the simple categories of conqueror and subject and to acknowledge the seemingly contradictory roles assumed by native peoples who ... Read more

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  • The Conquest of the Aztec Empire

    A Chronicle of the Collision of Two Worlds (Short ilustrated version)

    by Alejandro Toulet ...
    Trying to understand the conquest of the Aztec Empire entails penetrating one of the most fabulous and sad episodes of the history of mankind. It is well known that the Spaniards, led by Hernan Cortes, conquered the Aztecs; the most powerful civilization of Mesoamerica. However, there are many questions regarding the actual events. For instance: how did Hernan Cortes communicate with the Aztecs? ... Read more

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  • No Word for Welcome

    The Mexican Village Faces the Global Economy

    by Wendy Call ...
    Wendy Call visited the Isthmus of Tehuantepec—the lush sliver of land connecting the Yucatan Peninsula to the rest of Mexico—for the first time in 1997. She found herself in the midst of a storied land, a place Mexicans call their country's “little waist,” a place long known for its strong women, spirited marketplaces, and deep sense of independence. She also landed in the middle of a ferocious ... Read more

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