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  • Guatemalan Indians and the State

    1540 to 1988

    Edición de Carol A. Smith ...
    Series series LLILAS Symposia on Latin America Series
    Violence in Central America, especially when directed against Indian populations, is not a new phenomenon. Yet few studies of the region have focused specifi cally on the relationship between Indians and the state, a relationship that may hold the key to understanding these conflicts. In this volume, noted historians and anthropologists pool their considerable expertise to analyze the situation in ... Leer más

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  • Enrique's Journey

    The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother

    de Sonia Nazario ...
    An astonishing story that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about immigration reform in the United States, now updated with a new Epilogue and Afterword, photos of Enrique and his family, an author interview, and more—the definitive edition of a classic of contemporary AmericaBased on the Los Angeles Times newspaper series that won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for feature writing and another for ... Leer más

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  • Breaking the Maya Code

    The inside story of one of the great intellectual breakthroughs of our time—the first great decipherment of an ancient script—now revised and updated.In the past dozen years, Maya decipherment has made great strides, in part due to the Internet, which has made possible the truly international scope of hieroglyphic scholarship: glyphic experts can be found not only in North America, Mexico, ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • Looking for History

    Dispatches from Latin America

    From theesteemed New Yorker correspondent comes an incisive volume of essays and reportage that vividly illuminates Latin America’s recent history. Only Alma Guillermoprieto, the most highly regarded writer on the region, could unravel the complex threads of Colombia’s cocaine wars or assess the combination of despotism, charm, and political jiu-jitsu that has kept Fidel Castro in power for more ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • The Guatemala Reader

    History, Culture, Politics

    Series series The Latin America readers
    This reader brings together more than 200 texts and images in a broad introduction to Guatemala's history, culture, and politics. In choosing the selections, the editors sought to avoid representing the country only in terms of its long experience of conflict, racism, and violence. And so, while offering many perspectives on that violence, this anthology portrays Guatemala as a real place where ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD

  • Revolution

    The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War

    Rising literary star Deb Olin Unferth offers a new twist on the coming-of-age memoir in this utterly unique and captivating story of the year she ran away from college with her Christian boyfriend and followed him to Nicaragua to join the Sandinistas.Despite their earnest commitment to a myriad of revolutionary causes and to each other, the couple find themselves unwanted, unhelpful, and ... Leer más

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  • 6th Grade History: First Civilizations

    Ancient Civilizations for Kids Sixth Grade Books

    Series series Children's Ancient History Books
    Going back to the past is both scary and exciting, with it being mysterious and all. But this picture book provides just the right sneak peek into forgotten times. Here, you get to see for yourself how ancient civilizations lived and how their lives are so tightly knitted with ours. This is an exciting book to keep, so make sure you get a copy now! ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

  • The Panama Canal: An Informal History of Its Concept, Building, and Present Status

    "The Panama Canal: An Informal History of Its Concept, Building, and Present Status" relates the struggles, conflicts, obstacles, and achievement involved in the construction of the canal. Originally published in 1970, this ebook edition retains all of the photos, drawings, and illustrations of the original edition. A fascinating and detailed history of the Panama Canal! ... Leer más

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  • Vestiges of the Mayas

    That the people who inhabited the country at the time of the Spanish conquest had a multiplicity of gods there can be no doubt. The primitive form of worship, with time and by the effect of invasions from outside, had disappeared, and been replaced by that of their great men and women, who were deified and had temples raised to their memory, as we see, for example, in the case of Moo, wife and ... Leer más

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  • Costa Rica: Remarkable Tales from this Super Vacation Spot

    Every weekday for 16 years English-speaking expats and readers all over the world welcome A.M. Costa Rica to their computer to find out the latest about this country. The original news reports compiled here are geared to the needs of foreigners living here and those elsewhere with personal or business interests in this vacation paradise. Some of the reports are grim because there are grim aspects ... Leer más

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  • In the Shadow of Melting Glaciers

    Climate Change and Andean Society

    de Mark Carey ...
    Climate change is producing profound changes globally. Yet we still know little about how it affects real people in real places on a daily basis because most of our knowledge comes from scientific studies that try to estimate impacts and project future climate scenarios. This book is different, illustrating in vivid detail how people in the Andes have grappled with the effects of climate change ... Leer más

    $35.99 USD

  • The Black Christ of Esquipulas

    Religion and Identity in Guatemala

    On the eastern border of Guatemala and Honduras, pilgrims and travelers flock to the Black Christ of Esquipulas, a large statue carved from wood depicting Christ on the cross. The Catholic shrine, built in the late sixteenth century, has become the focal point of admiration and adoration from New Mexico to Panama. Beyond being a site of popular devotion, however, the Black Christ of Esquipulas was ... Leer más

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