Tanks roaring over farmlands, pregnant women tortured, 30,000 individuals "disappeared"-these were the horrors of Argentina's Dirty War. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year and Finalist for the ... Read more
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The Andes are of unquestioned significance to the human story: a cradle of agriculture and of 'pristine' civilisation with a pedigree of millennia. The Incas were but the culmination of a succession o ... Read more
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Provides a rich, authoritative overview of Brazil, covering Brazilian society, politics, culture, and the economy
Synthesizes the existing literature on Brazilian growth and development
Deals w ... Read more
Brazil is one of the most important but puzzling countries in the world. A nation of 200 million people, it has vast natural resource reserves, rich cultural traditions, a middle class undergoing expl ... Read more
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Answers common questions about Colombia by linking historical legacies with modern realities
Explores the dichotomy between Colombia's economic success and the violent crimes it experiences
Exa ... Read more
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Answers common questions about Colombia by linking historical legacies with modern realities
Explores the dichotomy between Colombia's economic success and the violent crimes it experiences
Exa ... Read more
Latin America sits at the centre of the third wave of democratisation beginning in the early 1980s. It has advanced farther than any other region of the world in its accountability processes for past ... Read more
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Inca Apocalypse develops a new perspective on the European invasions of the Inca realm, and the way that the Spanish transformation of the Andes relates to broader changes occurring in the transition ... Read more
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Latin America in the Modern World is the first text to situate the history of Latin America within a wider global narrative. Written by leading scholars, the book focuses on five themes: state formati ... Read more
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