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  • Mexico: Democracy Interrupted

    de Ms. Jo Tuckman ...
    In 2000, Mexico's long invincible Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) lost the presidential election to Vicente Fox of the National Action Party (PAN). The ensuing changeover—after 71 years of PRI dominance—was hailed as the beginning of a new era of hope for Mexico. Yet the promises of the PAN victory were not consolidated. In this vivid account of Mexico's recent history, a journalist with ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

  • Mexico: Democracy Interrupted

    de Ms. Jo Tuckman ...
    In 2000, Mexico's long invincible Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) lost the presidential election to Vicente Fox of the National Action Party (PAN). The ensuing changeover—after 71 years of PRI dominance—was hailed as the beginning of a new era of hope for Mexico. Yet the promises of the PAN victory were not consolidated. In this vivid account of Mexico's recent history, a journalist with ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

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  • The Year of Dreaming Dangerously

    de Slavoj Zizek ...
    Call it the year of dreaming dangerously: 2011 caught the world off guard with a series of shattering events. While protesters in New York, Cairo, London, and Athens took to the streets in pursuit of emancipation, obscure destructive fantasies inspired the world’s racist populists in places as far apart as Hungary and Arizona, achieving a horrific consummation in the actions of mass murderer ... Leer más

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  • Revolution of Hope

    The Life, Faith, and Dreams of a Mexican President

    de Vicente Fox ...
    The charismatic former president of Mexico offers a candid and provocative perspective on the state of world affairs.As president of Mexico, Vicente Fox brought true democracy to the country after seven decades of one party rule. Elected as a political outsider with a message of honesty, change, and hope, he is truly a hero of democracy, and this vivid book interweaves his inspiring personal story ... Leer más

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  • A Perfect Gibraltar

    The Battle for Monterrey, Mexico, 1846

    de Christopher D. Dishman ...
    Series series Campaigns and Commanders Series
    For three days in the fall of 1846, U.S. and Mexican soldiers fought fiercely in the picturesque city of Monterrey, turning the northern Mexican town, known for its towering mountains and luxurious gardens, into one of the nineteenth century's most gruesome battlefields. Led by Brigadier General Zachary Taylor, graduates of the U.S. Military Academy encountered a city almost perfectly protected by ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • Line in the Sand

    A History of the Western U.S.-Mexico Border

    de Rachel St. John ...
    Series series America in the World
    The first transnational history of the U.S.-Mexico borderLine in the Sand details the dramatic transformation of the western U.S.-Mexico border from its creation at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848 to the emergence of the modern boundary line in the first decades of the twentieth century. In this sweeping narrative, Rachel St. John explores how this boundary changed from a mere line on ... Leer más

    $26.69 USD

  • Cities

    de John Reader ...
    A "vastly entertaining" history of urban centers—from the ancient world to today ( Time).From the earliest example in the Ancient Near East to today's teeming centers of compressed existence, such as Mumbai and Tokyo, cities are home to half the planet's population and consume nearly three-quarters of its natural resources. They can be seen as natural cultural artifacts—evidence of our civic ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Women Who Live Evil Lives

    Gender, Religion, and the Politics of Power in Colonial Guatemala

    de Martha Few ...
    Women Who Live Evil Lives documents the lives and practices of mixed-race, Black, Spanish, and Maya women sorcerers, spell-casters, magical healers, and midwives in the social relations of power in Santiago de Guatemala, the capital of colonial Central America. Men and women from all sectors of society consulted them to intervene in sexual and familial relations and disputes between neighbors and ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • The Taken

    True Stories of the Sinaloa Drug War

    de Javier Valdez Cárdenas ...
    Traducido por Everard Meade ...
    A massive wave of violence has rippled across Mexico over the past decade. In the western state of Sinaloa, the birthplace of modern drug trafficking, ordinary citizens live in constant fear of being “taken”—kidnapped or held against their will by armed men, whether criminals, police, or both. This remarkable collection of firsthand accounts by prize-winning journalist Javier Valdez Cárdenas ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Blood, Ink, and Culture

    Miseries and Splendors of the Post-Mexican Condition

    de Roger Bartra ...
    Traducido por Mark A. Healey ...
    Pens and swords, words and blows: for Roger Bartra, the culture of ink and the culture of blood offer two contrasting approaches to the political transformations of our time. In this compilation of essays, Bartra thinks through these transformations by tracing the complex interplay between popular culture, nationalist ideology, civil society, and the state in contemporary Mexico.Written with verve ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

  • Violence and Crime in Latin America

    Representations and Politics

    de Cecilia Menjívar ...
    According to media reports, Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world—a distinction it held throughout the twentieth century. The authors of Violence and Crime in Latin America contend that perceptions and representations of violence and crime directly impact such behaviors, creating profound consequences for the political and social fabric of Latin American nations.Written by ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • General Jo Shelby's March

    de Anthony Arthur ...
    Acclaimed historian Anthony Arthur tells one of the most remarkable but surprisingly unknown stories of the post–Civil War era in full for the first time. Here is the unforgettable account of how a famous Confederate general forged a defiant new life out of crushing defeat, and how he finally achieved forgiveness and respect in his own reunited land.General Jo Shelby had been a daring and ruthless ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD