Latino History

Esta nueva edición del diario del Che Guevara del último año de su vida describe los esfuerzos que hace el Che para lanzar una rebelión guerrillera en contra del gobierno militar de Bolivia. Fue encontrado en su mochila cuando el ejercito boliviano lo capturo en octubre de 1967. Nuevamente revisado, ahora incluye "Una introducción necesaria" de Fidel Castro, revelando las mentiras de una edición anterior, preventiva preparada por la C.I.A. para descreditar al Che y la expedición boliviana, así como también la Revolución Cubana en si.

In this compelling new book, relying on original reporting from the most dangerous corners of Rio to the halls of power in Washington, DC, Dave Zirin examines how sports and politics are colliding in remarkable fashion in Brazil, opening up an international conversation on the culture, economics, and politics of sports.

Latinos are already the largest minority group in the United States, and experts estimate that by 2050, one out of three Americans will identify as Latino. Though their population and influence are steadily rising, stereotypes and misconceptions about Latinos remain, from the assumption that they refuse to learn English to questions of just how "American" they actually are.

En este nuevo libro Daniel Balmaceda aumenta su colección sobre el origen de las palabras. Con términos novedosos y que hacen al contexto en el que vivimos (como deadline, free-lance o target), hasta el origen de la palabra "cuarentena" que tanto utilizamos en este año. Sin embargo, no deja de lado ciertas frases que utilizamos en la Argentina, como "Quedar en Pampa y la vía", o los maravillosos epónimos, un género en sí mismos.

¡La colección de no ficción preferida por las familias! Únete a nuestros intrépidos exploradores Otto y Cassandra y Missy, el ave más astuta del universo, y embárcate en una nueva aventura.

Explore the wild natural beauty and exotic culture of Ecuador with this comprehensive travel companion for your next vacation! Jam-packed with fascinating facts, expert traveller’s tips, and seasoned wisdom for exploring this amazing South American country, this handy Ecuador travel guide provides you with a wealth of helpful resources and insights for the perfect vacation. Whether you want to visit the soaring Andes mountains, explore the diverse wildlife in the thick Amazon rainforest or on the Galapagos islands, or soak up authentic Ecuadorian culture and cuisine, you’ll discover how...

Chávez is one of the most divisive and controversial political figures in Latin American history. He has been in power since 1999 and is South America's longest serving head of state. The leader of the movement towards 21st century socialism, Chávez has sought to bring socialist reform to Venezuela through what he calls the Bolivarian Revolution. His goal has been to shift power from the nation's traditional oligarchy to the neglected poor.

El intenso relato del regreso clandestino del director de cine Miguel Littín a Chile, su patria.

Tras el rotundo éxito de William Ospina con Pa' que se acabe la vaina, Enrique Serrano escribe aquí su propia visión del pasado y el futuro del país desde una acera ideológica distinta y con un resultado igualmente notable.

From the time of the Inca Empire before colonization to the fight for independence and their place in the modern world, this book delves into the rich history behind this incredible country. With reference to their modernization, political struggles, and the fight for the Falklands, inside you’ll find a wealth of fascinating information about Argentine history and the lives of its inhabitants. As one of the largest countries in the Americas, Argentina has a rich history all the way from its Neolithic first inhabitants to the current day.

Os brasileiros acham que conhecem bem os argentinos. Afinal, nós curtimos Buenos Aires, eles desfrutam de nossas praias e uns e outros praticam a língua comum, o portunhol. Desconfiamos de que ser argentino vai além de amar tango e churrasco, mas nem imaginamos que nossa rivalidade preferencial não é recíproca: eles detestam reconhecer, mas amam os brasileiros e preferem derrotar os ingleses à nossa seleção de futebol.

In 1690, a dramatic account of piracy was published in Mexico City. The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramírez described the incredible adventures of a poor Spanish-American carpenter who was taken captive by British pirates near the Philippines and forced to work for them for two years. After circumnavigating the world, he was freed and managed to return to Mexico, where the Spanish viceroy commissioned the well-known Mexican scholar Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora to write down Ramírez's account as part of an imperial propaganda campaign against pirates.

Este audiolibro trata sobre las guerras bananeras que tuvieron lugar entre el final de la guerra hispano-estadounidense en 1898 y la Política de buena vecindad de Franklin Roosevelt en 1934. Podrá escuchar cómo y por qué los marines estadounidenses invadieron Panamá, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Cuba, Haití, México y República Dominicana. También aprenderá sobre la ocupación en Cuba, Haití y República Dominicana.

A young mother in Mexico City, captive to a past that both overwhelms and liberates her, and a house she cannot abandon or fully occupy, writes a novel of her days as a translator living in New York. A young translator, adrift in Harlem, is desperate to translate and publish the works of Gilberto Owen, an obscure Mexican poet who lived in Harlem during the 1920s and whose ghostly presence haunts her in the city's subways. And Gilberto Owen, dying in Philadelphia in the 1950s, convinced he is slowly disappearing, recalls his heyday decades before.

¿Por qué negamos el pasado andino de Lima? o ¿por qué seguimos creyendo que la bandera es producto del sueño de san Martin? son algunas preguntas que Fred Rohner responde en una serie de ensayos afilados y no carentes de humor.

Recuperando el título de un pequeño cuento con el que la puertorriqueña Rosario Ferré analizó la misoginia literaria en los años noventa, "El coloquio de las perras" pretende ser un homenaje a las escritoras hispanohablantes que sortearon todo tipo de obstáculos para hacer su literatura. Desde populares figuras como Elena Garro, Gabriela Mistral o Alejandra Pizarnik hasta otras más desconocidas como Alcira Soust Scaffo, Agustina González López o María Emilia Cornejo, la periodista y poeta Luna Miguel entabla una conversación llena de ladridos con una docena de mujeres...

Exatos cinquenta anos atrás, o Brasil mergulhou em uma ditadura que iria perdurar por mais de duas décadas. É chegado o momento de fazer um balanço histórico do regime militar. Marcos Napolitano, conhecido historiador da USP, discute neste livro sólido e bem escrito as principais questões desses "anos de chumbo".

Cartagena was an important Spanish port and the site of an Inquisition high court, a slave market, a leper colony, a military base, and a prison colony—colonial institutions that imposed order by enforcing Catholicism, cultural and religious boundaries, and prevailing race and gender hierarchies. The city was also simmering with illegal activity, from contraband trade to prostitution to heretical religious practices. Nicole von Germeten's research uncovers scandalous stories drawn from archival research in Inquisition cases, criminal records, wills, and other legal documents.

Gregory Weeks's Embracing Autonomy departs from other general treatments of Latin American-US relations not by putting US policy aside but by bringing in the Latin American and global contexts more closely and thus avoiding the incomplete picture provided by a narrow focus solely on the policies of the United States. The core of autonomy for Latin America from the United States is seen in new, deeper, and more numerous relationships that do not include the United States.

Historias de nuestra historia. La historia de nuestra historia, en tiempo presente, pensada desde ahora e interpelando las verdades de manual. Conduce Felipe Pigna.