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The Militarization of Culture in the Dominican Republic, from the Captains General to General Trujillo

The Militarization of Culture in the Dominican Republic, from the Captains General to General Trujillo


Valentina Peguero



Review "Peguero offers an impressively balanced and comprehensive account of the Dominican military and political history...
How the Incas Built Their Heartland: State Formation and the Innovation of Imperial Strategies in the Sacred Valley, Peru (History, Languages, and Cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese Worlds)

How the Incas Built Their Heartland: State Formation and the Innovation of Imperial Strategies in the Sacred Valley, Peru (History, Languages, and Cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese Worlds)


R. Alan Covey



How the Incas Built Their Heartland: State Formation and the Innovation of Imperial Strategies in the Sacred Valley, Peru (History, Languages, and Cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese Worlds)...
The case of the ugly suitor: & other histories of love, gender, & nation in Buenos Aires, 1776-1870

The case of the ugly suitor: & other histories of love, gender, & nation in Buenos Aires, 1776-1870


Jeffrey M. Shumway



Review "Jeffrey M. Shumway contributes an extraordinary story that not only adds to the historiography of topics such as ...
Merchants of Buenos Aires 1778-1810: Family and Commerce (Cambridge Latin American Studies)

Merchants of Buenos Aires 1778-1810: Family and Commerce (Cambridge Latin American Studies)


Susan Migden Socolow



Book Description By the end of the eighteenth century, Buenos Aires was one of the major commercial entrepots of the Span...
Politics in Argentina, 1890-1930: The Rise and Fall of Radicalism (Cambridge Latin American Studies)

Politics in Argentina, 1890-1930: The Rise and Fall of Radicalism (Cambridge Latin American Studies)


David Rock



Politics in Argentina, 1890-1930: The Rise and Fall of Radicalism (Cambridge Latin American Studies)...
I Die With My Country: Perspectives on the Paraguayan War, 1864-1870

I Die With My Country: Perspectives on the Paraguayan War, 1864-1870


Hendrik Kraay, Thomas Whigham



Review "These essays are a major contribution to Paraguayan and regional historiography."—Vera Blinn Reber, Americ...
Fernández de Oviedo's Chronicle of America: A New History for a New World

Fernández de Oviedo's Chronicle of America: A New History for a New World


Kathleen Ann Myers



About the Author Kathleen Ann Myers is Professor of Literatures in Spanish at Indiana University in Bloomington. ...
Nation and Citizen in the Dominican Republic, 1880-1916

Nation and Citizen in the Dominican Republic, 1880-1916




Review "A thought-provoking combination of intellectual and social history. . . . An extremely well-researched and well-d...
Colonial Crucible: Empire in the Making of the Modern American State

Colonial Crucible: Empire in the Making of the Modern American State


Alfred W. Mccoy, Francisco A. Scarano



Review “The superb essays in this volume admirably provide a broad approach to understanding the centuries-long gr...
Cuba and the politics of passion

Cuba and the politics of passion


Damián J. Fernández



Review "This book makes a provocative contribution to the field of Cuban studies. Damian Fernandez has put his finger on ...
The sorrows of Carmencita: Argentina's crisis in a historical perspective

The sorrows of Carmencita: Argentina's crisis in a historical perspective


Mauricio Rojas



The sorrows of Carmencita: Argentina's crisis in a historical perspective...
Latin America and the origins of its twenty-first century

Latin America and the origins of its twenty-first century


Michael Monteón



Book Description Depicts the transformation of Latin America from a region governed by oligarchies to one dominated by mult...
Violent peace: militarized interstate bargaining in Latin America

Violent peace: militarized interstate bargaining in Latin America


David R. Mares



Review A brilliant synthesis of theory and historical case studies that characterized the ' violent peace of Latin Americ...
Daily Life in the Inca Empire (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series )

Daily Life in the Inca Empire (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series )


Michael A. Malpass



Review “Malpass has written a scholarly book about the Inca social structure, religion, family interaction, agricu...
Mambo montage: the Latinization of New York

Mambo montage: the Latinization of New York




Review Needless to say, this collection will find a respectable place within the booming cultural studies industry. (The Bl...
Negotiation Within Domination: New Spain's Indian Pueblos Confront the Spanish State

Negotiation Within Domination: New Spain's Indian Pueblos Confront the Spanish State


Ethelia Ruiz Medrano, Susan Kellogg



Review "This volume offers a wealth of theoretically informed case studies about the relationships between indigenous com...
Weaving a Future: Tourism, Cloth, and Culture on an Andean Island

Weaving a Future: Tourism, Cloth, and Culture on an Andean Island


Elayne Zorn



Review ". . . her vivid, personal, nuanced, and insightful writing brings to life this marvelous indigenous development s...
Apogee of Empire: Spain and New Spain in the Age of Charles III, 1759--1789

Apogee of Empire: Spain and New Spain in the Age of Charles III, 1759--1789


Barbara H. Stein, Stanley J. Stein



Review A monumental contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the inner workings of the eighteenth-century Spanish...
Buñuel and Mexico: The Crisis of National Cinema

Buñuel and Mexico: The Crisis of National Cinema




About the Author Ernesto R. Acevedo-Muñoz is Assistant Professor of Film Studies at the University of Colorado, Boul...
Cuba: Between Reform and Revolution (Latin American Histories)

Cuba: Between Reform and Revolution (Latin American Histories)


Louis A. Pérez



Review Praise for previous editions: "A comprehensive, profusely documented treatment that will endure the passage of ti...
Fixing Men: Sex, Birth Control, and AIDS in Mexico

Fixing Men: Sex, Birth Control, and AIDS in Mexico


Matthew Gutmann



From the Inside Flap "Fixing Men is terrific; sharp observation, tough-minded analysis, beautiful writing."--Raewyn Conne...
Hybrid Cultures: Strategies for Entering and Leaving Modernity

Hybrid Cultures: Strategies for Entering and Leaving Modernity


Nestor Garcia Canclini



Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: Spanish --This text refers to an out of print or unavail...
Deference and Defiance in Monterrey: Workers, Paternalism, and Revolution in Mexico, 1890-1950 (Cambridge Latin American Studies)

Deference and Defiance in Monterrey: Workers, Paternalism, and Revolution in Mexico, 1890-1950 (Cambridge Latin American Studies)


Michael Snodgrass



Review "...this well-written and impeccably researched study contributes significantly to international labor, urban, and...
Keen's Latin American Civilization, 9th Edition

Keen's Latin American Civilization, 9th Edition


Lila Caimari, Robert Buffington



Review “Buffington and Caimari have done what may have seemed impossible: to make a classic even better. This new,...
Modern Latin American Revolutions: Second Edition

Modern Latin American Revolutions: Second Edition


Eric Selbin



About the Author Eric Selbin is an associate professor and chair of the International Studies Program at Southwestern Uni...
Democracy and Revolution: Latin America and Socialism Today

Democracy and Revolution: Latin America and Socialism Today


D. L. Raby



Review 'A useful corrective to the mountain of lies published in the media and circulated by New Labour toadies.' --Tariq...
Models of Capitalism: Lessons for Latin America

Models of Capitalism: Lessons for Latin America


Evelyne Huber



Review Inasmuch as Models of Capitalism compares capitalism in multiple regions, it should appeal to various audiences. L...
Pre-Revolutionary Caracas: Politics, Economy, and Society 1777-1811 (Cambridge Latin American Studies)

Pre-Revolutionary Caracas: Politics, Economy, and Society 1777-1811 (Cambridge Latin American Studies)


P. Michael Mckinley



Book Description Pre-Revolutionary Caracas portrays a colony which grew, prospered and matured within the confines of Emp...
The Kingdom of Quito, 1690-1830: The State and Regional Development (Cambridge Latin American Studies)

The Kingdom of Quito, 1690-1830: The State and Regional Development (Cambridge Latin American Studies)


Kenneth J. Andrien



Review "Clearly written and well crafted as it is, Andrien's book will become the standard work on Quito's late colonial ...
Argentina: A Global Studies Handbook (Global Studies: Latin America & the Caribbean)

Argentina: A Global Studies Handbook (Global Studies: Latin America & the Caribbean)


Todd L. Edwards



Review "Edwards provides the secondary-level student with an easy-to-read resource for learning about this country." - Ame...