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Subject: Latin America
The Puerto Ricans: A Documentary History 2020 Edition
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de Wagenheim, Olga Jiménez and Kal Wagenheim, Luis Martînz-Fernandez, editors
Subject: Puerto Rican History, Caribbean History, US History
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The new edition includes a combination of documents and articles that touch upon some of the most important developments since 2006. Among those are the financial crisis that exploded in 2015 and its consequences, Hurricane Maria and its …
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The Story of the Jamaican People
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Sherlock, Philip and Hazel Bennett
Subject: Caribbean
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The last general history of Jamaica was published in 1960. Since then, the country has become an independent nation and has developed a new sense of national identity out of the experience of 450 years of European colonization, African slavery, …
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Tropical Diaspora: The Jewish Experience in Cuba
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Levine, Robert S.
Subject: Caribbean, Jewish History
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LAJSA Best Book Prize Winner
“This unique, well-documented social history invites the reader to explore Cuban Jewry as a fascinating chronicle and to ‘capture the flavor of their lives.’ This is made possible by Levine’s ability to …
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Trujillo: The Death of the Dictator
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Diederich, Bernard
Subject: Caribbean
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On May 30, 1961, a hail of bullets ended the life of Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, known to his countrymen as “The Goat” for his many revolting excesses, after thirty-one years of brutal rule over the Dominican Republic.
This book …
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Vanguardia Latinoamericana
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Teles, Gilberto Mendonca and Klaus Muller-Burgh
Subject: Latin America, World Literature
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A collection of historical documents. Volume I covers Mexico and Latin America; Volume II, the Caribbean and Antilles.
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Women in Caribbean History
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Shepherd, Verene
Subject: Caribbean Women's History
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Early historical works portrayed women, especially those of African descent, in a sexist and racist manner. Women in Caribbean History embodies the progress of research on Caribbean women. It reveals new historical information on Caribbean women and provides detail on …
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Women in San Juan: 1820-1868
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Matos Rodríguez, Félix V.
Subject: Latin America, Caribbean
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When the threat of political revolution lurked behind the shadows of the Spanish colonial state in Puerto Rico, one of the earliest casualties of anti-independence persecution in San Juan was a woman — Maria de las Mercedes Barbudo, who was …
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