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

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

Women in Colonial Latin America, 1526 to 1806 - Texts and Contexts(Pevná vazba)

In Search of Christ in Latin America: From Colonial Image to Liberating Savior (Escobar Samuel)(Paperback)

Ten Outstanding Books in Mission Studies, World Christianity and Intercultural Theology for 2019 -- International Bulletin of Mission Research (IBMR)Noted theologian Samuel Escobar offers a magisterial survey and study of Christology in Latin America. Starting with the first Spanish influence 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,

White Servitude in Colonial America (Galenson David)(Paperback)

White servitude was one of the major institutions in the economy and society of early colonial British America. In fact more than half of all the white immigrants to the British colonies sold themselves into bondage for a period of years in order to migrate to the New World. Professor Galenson's

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

Colonial America: A Very Short Introduction (Taylor Alan)(Paperback)

In the traditional narrative of American colonial history, early European settlements, as well as native peoples and African slaves, were treated in passing as unfortunate aberrations in a fundamentally upbeat story of Englishmen becoming freer and more prosperous by colonizing an abundant

The Maya: A Very Short Introduction (Restall Matthew)(Paperback)

The Maya forged one of the greatest societies in the history of the ancient Americas and in all of human history. Long before contact with Europeans, Maya communities built spectacular cities with large, well-fed large populations. They mastered the visual arts, and developed a sophisticated

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

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

The Conquistadors (Restall Matthew)(Paperback)

With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms, took over the mighty empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and initiated an unprecedented redistribution of the world's resources and balance of power. They changed the course of history, but the myth they

Media Systems and Communication Policies in Latin America (Guerrero M.)(Pevná vazba)

Media Systems and Communication Policies in Latin America proposes, tests and analyses the liberal captured model. It explores to what extent to which globalisation, marketization, commercialism, regional bodies and the nation State redefine the media's role in Latin American

Latin America: Management Education's Growth and Future Pathways (Alvarado Gabriela)(Paperback)

Latin American business schools have grown in scale and quality in recent decades, yet they have received a relatively low level of attention globally when compared to schools from other parts of the world. This book seeks to address this dearth of attention and provide an in-depth examination of

British Combat Aircraft in Latin America (Rivas Santiago)(Pevná vazba)

This book covers the story of all the British military aircraft that served in Latin America since 1940. Though the presence of British combat types is now almost gone from the skies over Latin America, its legacy will last for a long time. After World War II, Britain was happy to sell the most

Why Visit America (Baker Matthew)(Paperback / softback)

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

Made in Saturn (Indiana Rita)(Paperback)

A generational portrait of Latin America in its post-revolutionary come-down, through the eyes of a recovering heroin addict and

Mexican Gothic (Moreno-Garcia Silvia)(Pevná vazba)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - 'It's Lovecraft meets the Bront s 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 - NOMINATED FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARD - NAMED

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

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

In the House in the Dark of the Woods (Hunt Laird)(Paperback)

The eerie, disturbing story of one of our perennial fascinations -- witchcraft in colonial America -- wrapped up in a lyrical novel of psychological suspense. 'Once upon a time there was and there wasn't a woman who went to the woods.' In this horror story set in colonial New England, a

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

By Roman Hands - Inscriptions and Graffiti for Students of Latin (Hartnett Matthew)(Paperback / softback)

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