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A People’s History of Latin America
	Horna, Hernan Subject: Latin American History	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 … More Information

Afro-Cuban Religions
	Barnet, Miguel (translated by Christine Ayorinde; illustrated by Siegfried Kaden) Subject: Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, Religion	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 … More Information

American Colonialism in Puerto Rico: The Judicial and Social Legacy
	Ramos, Efrén Rivera Subject: Latin America	“This is a brilliant and outstanding book, quite persuasive in the way it interrogates history. Dr. Rivera Ramos performs the immense service of providing a serious discussion of the complexity of Puerto Rican history and political culture as well as … More Information

Black Rebels: African-Caribbean Freedom Fighters in Jamaica
	Zips, Werner (preface by Franklin Knight; translated by Shelley Frisch) Subject: Africa, Caribbean	This book chronicles the struggles of African-Americans who escaped from slavery and developed autonomous, “maroon” societies beyond the fringes of the colonial system, demonstrating the vulnerability of colonial rule and the vitality of black resistance in the Caribbean. Illustated with … More Information

Caribbean: Sea of the New World
	Arciniegas, Germán Subject: Caribbean	This book is a new edition of the most beautifully written history of the Caribbean from the European discovery through the nineteenth century. Commonweal wrote of the 1946 edition, “Arciniegas has written a most informative and entertaining book…the student of … More Information

Cuban Music
	Roy, Maya (translated by Denise and Gabriel Asfar) Subject: Caribbean	Native Americans supplied the maracas. African slaves brought drums and ritual music, and Spaniards brought guitars, brass instruments, and clarinets along with European ballroom dancing. The advent of blues and jazz gave new forms to styles of songs, notably feeling … More Information

People and Issues in Latin American History
	Hanke, Lewis and Jane M. Rausch Subject: Latin America, World History	This two-volume edition of People and Issues in Latin American History presents a range of sources on and interpretations of important topics in the history of Latin America that enable students to debate the historical significance of individuals and issues. … More Information

Puerto Rico: An Interpretive History from Pre-Columbian Times to 1900
	de Wagenheim, Olga Jiménez Subject: Caribbean, Latin America, Puerto Rico	Because many of the documents and books about Puerto Rico have been written by the island’s colonizers, only the victors were celebrated. With this in mind, the author has expressly composed this book from the viewpoint of the colonized, suppressed, … More Information

Santiago Pérez Triana (1858–1916) Colombian Man of Letters and Crusader for Hemispheric Unity
	Rausch, Jane Subject: Latin Amerivan History, American History, World History, Biography,	The son of radical Colombian president Santiago Pérez Manosalbas, Pérez Triana was forced into exile after a scandal involving his business ventures, fleeing over the Andes and down three rivers to the Atlantic and a new life in the … More Information

Space and History in the Caribbean
	Lara, Oruno D. Subject: Caribbean	Oruno D. Lara explains the history of the Caribbean as a history of exploitation. From Christopher Columbus to the modern vacationer, outside observers have looked upon the Caribbean as a paradise on earth. However, behind the images of sea, … More Information