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Subject: Latin America
1959: The Year That Inflamed the Caribbean
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Diederich, Bernard
Subject: Latin America, Caribbean
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Certain years are pivotal in global history, and one such year was 1959, from which this book takes its title. 1959 was indeed a historic year during which, among other historic events, Fidel Castro’s guerrilla war in Cuba toppled dictator …
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A People’s History of Latin America
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Horna, Hernan
Subject: Latin American History
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The history of Latin America has been written principally with a top-down approach that focuses on leaders and the privileged. Hernán Horna brings us a history that centers on the experience of Native Americans, blacks, and the poor. It examines …
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African Sites Archaeology in the Caribbean
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Haviser, Jay B.
Subject: Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, Archaeology
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This book examines archaeological research about African peoples who were brought to the Caribbean, as well as their descendants in the twentieth century. These contributions cover a wide geographic sample of regions and range from Caribbean studies to individual investigations …
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Afro-Cuban Myths: Yemaya and Other Orishas
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Lachatañeré, Romulo (translated by Christine Ayorinde; illustrated by Siegfried Kaden; introduction by Jorge Castellanos)
Subject: Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, World Literature
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A moving collection of myths and tales, Afro-Cuban Myths was first published in 1938 under the title Oh, Mío Yemayá! These stories lead readers into a marvelous and magical world: the extraordinary imaginations of Afro-Cubans. Destined to become a classic …
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Afro-Cuban Religions
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Barnet, Miguel (translated by Christine Ayorinde; illustrated by Siegfried Kaden)
Subject: Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, Religion
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African cults and religions enrich all aspects of Cuba’s social, cultural, and everyday life and encompass all ethnic and social groups. Politics, art, and civil events such as weddings, funerals, festivals, and carnivals all possess distinctly Afro-Cuban characteristics. Miguel Barnet …
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American Policy in Nicaragua: The Lasting Legacy
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Stimson, Henry L. (introduction by Paul H. Boeker)
Subject: Latin America, U.S. History
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Perhaps the most illuminating document ever published on American foreign policy in Nicaragua, this book represents a full spectrum of critical perspectives. Henry Stimson’s memoirs as a special envoy to Nicaragua, first published in 1927, are reprinted here in their …
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Amistad: A Hidden Network of Slavers and Merchants
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Zeuske, Michael (translated by Steven Rendall)
Subject: Slavery, African History, Caribbean History, US History, African History
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“This very readable book will be accessible to wide audiences, scholars specialized in slavery and Atlantic studies, and students at all levels. The story moves from the most well-known parts of this history (the Amistad case in popular history), …
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Ancient Slavery and Modern Ideology
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Finley, Sir Moses I. (edited by Brent Shaw)
Subject: Europe, World History, History of Slavery, Latin America
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Slaves have been exploited in most societies throughout human history. There have, however, been only five genuine slave societies, and of these, two were in antiquity: classical Greece and classical Italy. Here distinguished historian Sir Moses Finley examines those two …
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