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Diese fesselnde historische Reise durch die Anden enthüllt den globalen Ressourcenkonflikt, der ein Weltreich erschuf. Perfekt für das tägliche Pendeln, tauchst du tief in eine atmosphärische Erzählung ein, die von den ersten indigenen Hochkulturen bis zu modernen politischen Spannungen...

Découvrez l'ascension fulgurante et l'effondrement brutal de la civilisation inca dans ce récit historique épique. De la modeste chefferie de Cuzco jusqu'à l'hégémonie continentale, suivez la construction titanesque d'un pouvoir politique et sacré structurant des millions de vies. Parfait...

Diese fesselnde historische Erzählung zeigt, wie der Kampf um zwei Ozeane den globalen Welthandel drastisch veränderte. Perfekt für das konzentrierte Zuhören beim Pendeln, entführt dich diese packende Chronik direkt in den schwülen Dschungel Zentralamerikas. Erlebe den dramatischen...

Ante las invasiones, los horrores y espantos sufridos por varios países latinoamericanos de la mano de los "Bárbaros", en este ensayo José María Vargas Vila hace un análisis de las consecuencias de esta guerra para todos los involucrados. En 1893 fundó en Nueva York su Revista Ilustrada: Hispano América. Más tarde, en 1903 fundó Némesis en Nueva York desde la cual criticaba al gobierno colombiano de aquel entonces y a otras dictaduras latinoamericanas, así como a las imposiciones del gobierno estadounidense.

This hybrid collection of short crónicas, journalism, and personal essays on systemic violence in contemporary Mexico and along the US-Mexico border draws together literary theory and historical analysis to outline how neoliberalism, corruption, and drug trafficking - culminating in the misnamed “war on drugs” - has shaped Mexico. Working from and against this political context, Cristina Rivera Garza posits that collective grief is an act of resistance against state violence and that writing is a powerful mode of seeking social justice and embodying resilience.  

Written during the last decade of her life, Light in the Dark represents the culmination of Gloria E. Anzaldúa's mature thought and the most comprehensive presentation of her philosophy. Throughout, Anzaldúa weaves personal narratives into deeply engaging theoretical readings to comment on numerous contemporary issues—including the September 11 attacks, neocolonial practices in the art world, and coalitional politics.

From the author of In the Hurricane's Eye and Valiant Ambition, the riveting and critically acclaimed bestseller and a major motion picture starring Chris Hemsworth, directed by Ron Howard. Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson star in a film based on this National...

The surprising story of Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, and the scrappy band of rebel men and women who followed them. Most people are familiar with the basics of the Cuban Revolution of 1956–1959: it was led by two of the twentieth century’s most charismatic figures, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara...

After a long pre-history, the actual Cuban revolutionary war itself only lasted, incredibly, a little more than two years, from Dec 2, 1956, to January 1, 1959 - from the disastrous first battle, in which three-quarters of the expeditionary force of 82 revolutionaries that traveled to Cuba on the Granma were killed, to total victory at the beginning of January 1959. And there is no better account of the war than this little book by guerilla leader Che Guevara.

How did the dollar come to play such a leading role in Argentina's national existence? How and why did this global currency become a local currency on the other end of the Western hemisphere? Through the reconstruction of the social and cultural history of the US dollar in Argentina, Luzzi and Wilkis provide original insight into this sidebar of the dollar's history, showing how it became a "local" currency even outside its country of origin.

On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the 45 original passengers and crew, only 16 made it off the mountain alive. For 10 excruciating weeks, they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive, these men and women not only had to keep their faith; they had to make an impossible decision: Should they eat the flesh of their dead friends?

Explore one of the most dynamic movements of our time: liberation theology. In the midst of poverty and oppression, liberation theology emerged in twentieth-century Latin America as a beacon of hope. By thinking about their faith in innovative ways, believers wrestled with these profound social...

In 1519, Hernando Cortés arrived in Mexico to investigate stories of a wealthy empire. What he encountered was beyond his wildest dreams; an advanced civilization with complex artistic, political, and religious systems (involving extensive human sacrifice) and replete with gold. This was the Aztec empire, headed by the aloof emperor, Montezuma.

En este libro se ha querido privilegiar zonas y aspectos tradicionalmente relegados o abandonados de la Novela de la Revolución Mexicana. El lector encontrará en él evidencias de la repercusión que la Revolución Mexicana tuvo en los novelistas formados en el Porfiriato, como Juan A. Mateos, Gamboa y López Portillo y Rojas. Seguirá la recuperación de novelas críticas con la Revolución y con sus consecuencias, como En tierra de sangre y broma, que no desmerecen literariamente de las integradas en el canon tradicional de lo que la crítica considera la Novela de la Revolución.

Dive into the sweeping urban history of a muddy colonial outpost that fought to become a dazzling cultural epicenter. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive journey transports you straight to the bustling shores of the Rio de la Plata. Let the evocative clash of empires and the birth of...

Um raio x das decisões econômicas que mergulharam o Brasil na crise. Escrito por três renomados jornalistas de economia, Anatomia de um desastre ajuda a entender o que aconteceu para que o Brasil, que parecia estar na rota do crescimento, acabasse mergulhando em uma enorme recessão. Indo da...

Economista e autor dos best-sellers Autoengano e O valor do amanhã, Eduardo Giannetti aborda com inteligência e originalidade o tema da identidade brasileira. Eduardo Giannetti é conhecido por tratar de temas éticos e econômicos com clareza e precisão. A argumentação rigorosa e o texto...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Levantado por la mano de Dios es el testimonio autobiográfico de Silvio Ramírez Benavente, quien relata su paso por la militancia sandinista en Nicaragua, los episodios de violencia y adversidad que marcaron profundamente su vida y el proceso...

Bloomsbury presents Pure Narco by Jesse Fink, Luis Navia, read by Keith Scott. For a quarter century, Luis Antonio Navia worked as a high-level cocaine transporter for all of the major Colombian and Mexican drug cartels, including Pablo Escobar’s Medellín Cartel, and flooded the United States...

Hunger of Memory is the story of Mexican-American Richard Rodriguez, who begins his schooling in Sacramento, California, knowing just 50 words of English, and concludes his university studies in the stately quiet of the reading room of the British Museum. Here is the poignant journey of a "minority student" who pays the cost of his social assimilation and academic success with a painful alienation - from his past, his parents, his culture - and so describes the high price of "making it" in middle-class America.