Latin America at 200: A New Introduction (Berryman Phillip)(Paperback)

Latin America at 200: A New Introduction (Berryman Phillip)(Paperback)

Between 2010 and 2025, most of the countries of Latin America will commemorate two centuries of independence, and Latin Americans have much to celebrate at this milestone. Most countries have enjoyed periods of sustained growth, while inequality is showing modest declines and the middle class is

A New History of Modern Latin America (Clayton Lawrence A.)(Paperback)

A New History of Modern Latin America provides an engaging and readable narrative history of the nations of Latin America from the Wars of Independence in the nineteenth century to the democratic turn in the twenty-first. This new edition of a well-known text has been revised and updated to include

Bogot 39: New Voices from Latin America (Various)(Paperback)

'This new generation of Latin American writers has exchanged history for memory, dictators for narcos and political engagement for gender and class consciousness.' El Pa s Ten years on from the first Bogot 39 selection, which brought writers such as Juan Gabriel V squez, Alejandro Zambra and Junot

Latin America: A New Developmental Welfare State in the Making? (Riesco Manuel)(Paperback)

The 21st century Latin American developmental welfare state model is based on a new public-private alliance, where state-led developmental social policy relies for its implementation mainly on proactive, emerging regional entrepreneurs and a growing middle class. This volume illustrates where

Latin America in Colonial Times (Restall Matthew)(Paperback)

Latin America in Colonial Times is a concise history of Latin America from the era of the Aztecs and Incas to the age of Napoleon and Bolivar, written in a lively style in order to sustain the interest of students and general readers in the main themes and events of colonial Latin American

An Introduction to Quantum Computing (Kaye Phillip)(Paperback)

Gangster Warlords - Drug Dollars, Killing Fields, and the New Politics of Latin America (Grillo Ioan)(Paperback / softback)

Introduction to Latin (Shelmerdine Susan C.)(Paperback / softback)

The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey (Guevara Ernesto Che)(Paperback)

A New York Times bestsellerWith a new introduction by The Motorcyle Diaries filmmaker Walter Salles, and featuring 24 pages of photos taken by Che. The Motorcycle Diaries is Che Guevara's diary of his journey to discover the continent of Latin America while still a medical student, setting out in

The Penguin History of Latin America (Williamson Edwin)(Paperback)

Now fully updated to 2009, this acclaimed history of Latin America tells its turbulent story from Columbus to Chavez. Beginning with the Spanish and Portugese conquests of the New World, it takes in centuries of upheaval, revolution and modernization up to the present day, looking in detail at

The Complete Latin Course (Sharpley G. D. a.)(Paperback)

The Complete Latin Course is a comprehensive introduction to Latin for students and armchair enthusiasts alike. This modern, user-friendly text offers a series of fascinating glimpses into the world of ancient Rome, and sets you up to read Virgil, Cicero, Juvenal, Tacitus and many other authors in

Viva la Revolucion - Hobsbawm on Latin America (Hobsbawm Eric)(Paperback / softback)

Viva La Revolucion is Hobsbawm's magisterial work on Latin America, the fruit of forty years' writing about the

Mexican Gothic (Moreno-Garcia Silvia)(Paperback)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - 'It's Lovecraft meets the Bronts in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird.'--The Guardian IN DEVELOPMENT AS A HULU ORIGINAL LIMITED SERIES PRODUCED BY KELLY RIPA AND MARK CONSUELOS - WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD - NOMINATED FOR THE

Placing Latin America: Contemporary Themes in Geography, Fourth Edition (Jackiewicz Edward L.)(Paperback)

Placing Latin America offers a thematic approach to the study of the diverse geographies of a globalizing region. This comprehensive text focuses on the dynamic connections between people, places, and environments rather than on predefined notions about the region. The book's well-rounded and

A Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean (McPherson Alan)(Paperback)

A Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean presents a concise account of the full sweep of U.S. military invasions and interventions in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from 1800 up to the present day. Engages in debates about the economic, military,

Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction (Adorno Rolena)(Paperback)

An Introduction to Element Theory (Backley Phillip)(Paperback)

A fresh alternative for describing segmental structure in

Navigating Fieldwork in the Social Sciences: Stories of Danger, Risk and Reward (Wadds Phillip)(Paperback)

Preface1. Introduction: Collecting Stories, Nicholas Apoifis, Phillip Wadds, Susanne Schmeidl & Kim Spurway2. Sex In The Academy/Sex In The Field: Bodies Of Ethics In Activist Research, Zahra Zsuzsanna Stardust3. Sitting With The Mess, Caroline Lenette4. Fear And Loathing In The Cross: Researching

Latin American Art Since 1900 (Lucie-Smith Edward)(Paperback)

The only one-volume introduction to modern and post-modern art from Latin America, perhaps the most exciting and rewarding art scene in the world today. In this classic survey, now updated and with full-colour images throughout, Edward Lucie-Smith introduces the art of Latin America from 1900 to

Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America (Reid Michael)(Paperback)

A newly updated edition of the best-selling primer on the social, political, and economic challenges facing Central and South America Ten years after its first publication, Michael Reid's best-selling survey of the state of contemporary Latin America has been wholly updated to reflect the new

Landscape Architecture: An Introduction (Holden Robert)(Paperback)

Aimed at prospective and new students, this book gives a comprehensive introduction to the nature and practise of landscape architecture, the professional skills required and the latest developments. After discussing the history of the profession, the book explains the design process through

Slavery in America (Morgan Kenneth)(Paperback)

Designed specially for undergraduate course use, this new textbook is both an introduction to the study of American slavery and a reader of core texts on the subject. No other volume that combines both primary and secondary readings covers such a span of time--from the early seventeenth century to

Latin: An Intensive Course (Moreland Floyd L.)(Paperback)

This is a comprehensive introduction to Latin forms and syntax, designed to train the student in reading ancient texts at an early

A Perfect Cornish Summer (Ashley Phillipa)(Paperback)

Escape to Cornwall with this gorgeous new series from Phillipa Ashley - perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan and Trisha AshleySummer is on the horizon, and the people of Porthmellow are eagerly awaiting the annual food festival. At least, most of them are...For Sam Lovell, organising the summer