Latin America — Markus Wiener Publishers

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History of the Caribbean: Plantations, Trade, and War in the Atlantic World
	Moya Pons, Frank Subject: Caribbean	“Frank Moya Pons, the authority on the history of the Dominican Republic, has written a classic.” — New West Indian Guide “A clearly written and comprehensive narrative.” — HAHR: Hispanic American Historical Review “A very good read. Historically sound, … More Information

Human Rights Policy of the Organization of American States in Latin America: Philanthropic Endeavors or the Exploitation of an Ideal?
	Dykmann, Klaas Subject: Latin America	This book provides a historical analysis of the human rights policy of the Organization of American States (OAS) between 1970 and 1991. It offers new insights based on extensive research in archives and expert interviews in various countries. A description … More Information

Inward Hunger: The Education of a Prime Minister
	Williams, Eric (introduction by Colin Palmer) Subject: Caribbean	“When the author, the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, was a lad, his country was a British crown colony, and its government offered one university scholarship a year to the entire population. Young Williams won it, and went off … More Information

La Indianidad: The Indigenious World Before Latin Americans
	Horna, Hernán Subject: Latin America	Among the few historical documents by or about early Native American history are pre-Columbia Mayan manuscripts and stone glyphs, and documents written in Spanish by Indians and Mestizos from the Andes and Mesoamerica in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The … More Information

Las mujeres toman la palabra: Escritura femenina del siglo XIX en Hispanoamérica, Tomo I
	Arambel-Guiñazú, Maria Cristina and Claire Emilie Martin Subject: World Literature	In this two-part collection, Maria Cristina Arambel-Guiñazú and Claire Emilie Martin showcase Spanish writing from women in the 19th century. The first section of this text contains a critical examination of the evolution of feminine prose at a time … More Information

Las Vanguardias Literarias en Mexico y la America Central: Bibliografia y Antologia Critica
	Forster, Merlin H. Subject: Latin America, World Literature	This book offers complete bibliographical information about the avant-garde in Mexico and Central America and a selection of critical essays about avant-garde movements.

Latin American Women’s Narrative: Practices and Theoretical Perspectives
	Castro-Klarén, Sara Subject: Latin America, World Literature	This volume, featuring texts in English and Spanish, deals with the works of major women writers in Spanish America and analyzes the novel, the short story, and testimonio writing of the second half of the twentieth century. It places their … More Information

Libète: A Haiti Anthology
	Arthur, Charles and Michael Dash, editors Subject: Caribbean	Haiti’s dramatic history, pressing social problems, and rich culture make it one of the most fascinating nations in the Americas. This book aims to reflect some of Haiti’s extraordinary diversity through the best of writing. While many journalistic accounts are … More Information

Life in a Haitian Valley
	Herskovits, Melville J. (introduction by Sidney W. Mintz) Subject: Caribbean	This book is a precious document in the intellectual history of the black Americas. Its author was surely the first academically respectable white scholar to take seriously the cultural achievements of Afro-Americans, throughout the hemisphere. His influence is still keenly … More Information

Lost Illusions: Latin America’s Struggle for Democracy, as Recounted by Its Leaders
	Boeker, Paul Subject: Latin America	This book opens and concludes with a critical appraisal of the durability of Latin American democracy and the role of the United States in this democratic revival by author Paul Boeker, a respected commentator on international events and a former … More Information