Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+4408 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739381 An authoritative portrait of the Latin-American warrior-statesman draws on a wealth of primary documents to set his life against a backdrop of the explosive tensions of 19th-century South America, providing coverage of such topics as his role in the 1813 campaign for Colombian and Venezuelan independence, his legendary love affairs and his achievements as a strategist, abolitionist and diplomat. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675374 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1653829 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1272886 This book divides the 3,000 year time span into seven sections providing a detailed vignette of events, explorers, and people. Among topics covered are shamanistic rites; the Preclassic megacity of El Mirador and its neighbor Nakbe; the creation myth of the Hero Twins and its role organizing Maya society; and power struggles between the cities Tikal and Calakmul--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1351611 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1046805 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1252150 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251932 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=997791 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1078588 Las cuatro consideraciones en que divide ese ensayo le sirven para repasar el presente latinoamericano, apuntar sus races y atisbar posibles desarrollos en la poltica, la sociedad y la literatura de la regin. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1041743 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1078452 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1163081 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=991645 Chicle is a history in four acts, all of them focused on the sticky white substance that seeps from the sapodilla tree when its bark is cut. First, Jennifer Mathews recounts the story of chicle and its earliest-known adherents, the Maya and Aztecs. Second, with the assistance of botanist Gillian Schultz, Mathews examines the sapodilla tree itself, an extraordinarily hardy plant that is native only to Mesoamerica and the Caribbean. Third, Mathews presents the fascinating story of the chicle and chewing gum industry over the last hundred plus years, a tale (like so many twentieth-century tales) of greed, growth, and collapse. In closing, Mathews considers the plight of the chicleros, the extractors who often work by themselves tapping trees deep in the forests, and how they have emerged as icons of local pop culture -- portrayed as fearless, hard-drinking brawlers, people to be respected as well as feared. --publisher description http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=945817 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1151027 Desde la Patagonia hasta el norte de Mxico la primera generacin republicana encabez la guerra de independencia contra Espaa,defendi la autonoma de los reinos de Ultramar en las Cortes de Cdiz e intervino en la edificacion constitucional y politica de los nuevos Estados entre 1810 y 1830. El predominio de este primer republicanismo, como corriente intelectual y poltica, se mantuvo hasta 1848, cuado se producen cambos importantes dentro de los nuevos pases y en sus relaciones con Estados Unidos y Europa.-- Back cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1115082 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=993200 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1627580 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=688044 This book examines the tragic development and ultimate resolution of Latin Americas human rights crisis of the 1970s and 1980s. Thomas Wright focuses especially on state terrorism in Chile under General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) and in Argentina during the Dirty War (1976-1983). He offers a nuanced exploration of the reciprocal relationship between Argentina and Chile and human rights movements, clearly demonstrating how state terrorism in these countries strengthened the international human rights lobby and how, in turn, that more powerful lobby ultimately helped bring repressors to justice. These intertwined themes make this book important reading not only for Latin Americanists but for students of human rights and international relations as well.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=669917 [This] is a debate-style reader designed to introduce students to controversies in Latin American studies. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading scholars and commentators, reflect a variety of viewpoints and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate framework. For each issue, the editors provide a concise introduction and postscript summary. The introduction sets the stage for the debate as it is argued in the yes and no readings, and the postscript briefly reviews the opposing views and suggests additional readings on the controversial issue under discussion. -Back cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1115065 Where did Mayan knowledge come from? Whats behind their mysterious disappearance? And, were the Mayans the first victims of a savage conquest? These are some of the gripping questions that this book will try to answer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=597055 Americas is the most authoritative history available of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean. From Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and from Cuba to Trinidad and Tobago, Americas examines the historical, demographic, political, social, cultural, religious, and economic trends in the region. For this third edition Peter Winn has provided a new preface and made revisions throughout to include the most up-to-date information on changes and developments in Latin America since the last revised edition of 1999.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=634406 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=684374 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=699739 This text offers a complete analysis of the plight of the migrant worker, the birth of the UFW, the non-violent approach of Chavez and the Chicano movement. A thoroughly readable text, this work is accessible for introductory students while still interesting and engaging for upper division students. In an effort to ground Chavez more substantially in the history of social reformers, this text explores many aspects of Chavezs personal life, as well as offering a substantial amount of political and social history. Chavezs victories and failures are examined, portraying him as a complete and complex individual.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=671887 Pacho ODonnell ha escrito un libro singular, profundo y definitivo con el fin e develar aspectos hasta ahora desconocidos de la mtica figura del Che. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=461170 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=446650 The story of this journey through northern Baja Californias unexplored wilderness to San Diego is actually two stories, crafted by artful and incisive historian Harry Crosby. The first begins well before the expedition commences and involves world events, politics, and the characters who were destined to forge this momentous march. The second is a daily record of the trek itself, told through first-person diary excerpts and the authors own comments as he followed in their footsteps, mapping this historic route for the first time. Together, they show not only the hardships and victories of blazing the difficult trail, but the resolve of this company of fifty heroic men. Gateway to Alta California contains the authors color maps, which provide a graphic statement of the journey into terra incognita, as well as his black-and-white photos of the largely unchanged terrain. Also included are lists of all Hispanic members of the expedition party -- many identified here for the first time -- plus pertinent information on their backgrounds and future lives (including those who continued on in July of 1769 with Gaspar de Portola, seeking the port of Monterey). Book jacket. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=453167 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=438050 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=374272 In this provocative book Howard Wiarda explores the main themes of Latin American political culture and its models of democracy and why they differ so greatly from those of the United States. Focusing on the political theory of Iberia and Latin America, the book also examines its implications for democratic development and for U.S. foreign policy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=405325 Since Alma Guillermoprieto became The New Yorkers Latin American correspondent a decade ago, she has emerged as the most informed and admired writer on her part of the world. In these superb pieces of reportage and analysis she anatomizes a region we are intimately linked with yet sadly ignorant of. She writes in depth about three countries that are in deep difficulty. Cuba, to which she returned after many years - a place in an exhausting holding pattern, waiting for Castros departure yet anxious about what may replace him. Colombia, in which she has spent several years and which is fatally splintered among the government, the left-wing guerrillas who control large sections of the country, thanks in part to money from the drug trade, and the right-wing paramilitaries. Mexico, where she lives, which has been beset by the uprising in Chiapas (where she encounters the legendary masked leader, Marcos) and by the corruption of the government, yet is emerging for the first time into some kind of real democracy. Finally, she gives us the stories of Eva Peron - and so of Argentina; Che Guevara - and so of the aborted Marxist revolution in Latin America; and Mario Vargas Llosa, the great Peruvian novelist who in 1990 lost the battle of the presidency to Alberto Fujimori. Looking for History is personal reportage that is infused with the authors unique understanding of a world that she is a part of, but that she can also stand apart from and sympathetically observe.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=365382 Retracing the path of the conquistadors from Amazonia to Lake Titicaca, and from the deserts of North Mexico to the heights of Machu Picchu, the author describes the dramatic events that accompanied the epic 16th century Spanish conquest of the Aztec and Inca empires. Full-color illustrations. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=350793 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=365822 An essential reference for comprehensive and detailed coverage of Latin American history, this book is divided into three parts: Part I, a descriptive chronology of key events from pre-Columbian times to the present; Part II, a thematic survey of topics, tracing the development of each topic across time (population expansion, legal/political development, economic change, social evolution, science and technology, and Cultural development); Part III, a biographical section containing over 300 biographies of individuals introduced in earlier sections of the book. Meticulously indexed and cross-referenced, this accessible resource also includes more than thirty historical maps. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=300377 Looks into cases of internal armed conflict in Latin America, in an effort to identify variables that facilitate or impede negotiated settlements to guerilla wars and to define key tasks of the postconflict period. An underlying belief of these studies is that military effort devoid of measures aimed at addressing root causes of conflict invites further cycles of violence. Countries compared are Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Peru. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=289259 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=289650 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=137592 Progress, Poverty and Exclusion examines the political, institutional and economic forces that shaped Latin Americas complex and often paradoxical development process over the 20th century. By examining quantitative data alongside the regions political economies, the book provides historical context for the development strategies, choices, successes and failures of the Latin American countries. A comprehensive Statistical Appendix provides regional and country-by-country data in such areas as GDP, manufacturing, sector productivity, prices, trade, income distribution and living standards.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=161532 The fascinating and often controversial details of the daily lives of the Aztecs are examined in this important one-stop reference source. The Aztec people come to life for students, teachers, and interested readers through the exploration of the ceremonial character of Aztec society. Insights into the games they played, the education they received, the foods they harvested, and the popular riddles and poems they recited and wrote, as well as the sacrificial rituals they performed, enable the reader to gain a better understanding of this complex culture. Carrasco illustrates the significance of this culture that has never truly died by tracing its impact and influence on modern-day Mexican society.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=286584 In this concise, yet sweeping look at the origins and development of ancient New World civilizations, Richard Adams provides a superb introductory overview of these unique and fascinating cultures. Incorporating the latest breakthroughs in the study of the cultures of Mesoamerica and the Andes, Adams examines the development of the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca peoples, among others, from simple agricultural societies to urban civilizations with complex transportation networks, distinct social hierarchies, rich artistic and religious traditions, and writing systems that have defied anthropological investigation until recently. The question of why these thriving cultures collapsed so suddenly when faced with the European conquest is explored, as are comparisons with ancient Old World civilizations of the Middle East and Asia.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=33930 This popular text, now in its fourth edition, is a lively interpretive history that has been brought up to date in all areas, including the ongoing war against international drug trafficking, the difficulties and promises of NAFTA, the increasing trend toward democratic and pluralist politics, and the large-scale immigration of Latin Americans into the United States. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=159694 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=211772 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=317913 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=247009 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=20452 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=24109 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=414845 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=243739 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=272762 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=223391 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=122279