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The Path Between the Seas
by David McCullough
Describes all the events and personalities involved in the monumental undertaking which precipitated revolution, scandal, economic crisis, and a new Central American republic Bibliography: p. 655-669.
Includes index.
Includes index.
Open Veins Of Latin America
by Eduardo Galeano
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent (in Spanish Las venas abiertas de América Latina) is an essay written by Uruguayan journalist Eduardo Galeano in 1971.
I, Rigoberta Menchu
by Rigoberta Menchu
Rigoberta Menchú received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her efforts to end the oppression of indigenous peoples in Guatemala.
Colonial Latin America
by Mark a ; Johnson, Lyman L Burkholder
Burkholder and Johnson's interpretive survey of colonial Latin America up to the 1850s is both historiographically up-to-date and accessible to students in the first half of the undergraduate Latin American history survey, which is given by virtually all major American colleges. The text incorporates new research in social and economic theory while maintaining the essential narrative on central political events and the development of political and religious institutions necessary for undergraduate...
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Guerrilla Warfare
by Che Guevara
This book tells you about a Legend of history. The story of an Argentinian becoming the finance minister of Cuba.
Bacardi and The Long Fight For Cuba
by Tom Gjelten
In this widely hailed book, NPR correspondent Tom Gjelten fuses the story of the Bacardi family and their famous rum business with Cuba's tumultuous experience over the last 150 years to produce a deeply entertaining historical narrative. The company Facundo Bacardi launched in Cuba in 1862 brought worldwide fame to the island, and in the decades that followed his Bacardi descendants participated in every aspect of Cuban life. With his intimate account of their struggles and adventures across five...
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Latin America Books & Ephemera
Ritos caboclos no estado de Sao Paulo
by Antonio Rubbo Muller
Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil, 1955. Staplebound. Good. Separata dos Anais do I Congresso Brasileiro de Sociologia. Staplebound plain paper wraps over dual stitch in tight binding. Foxed and soiled exterior otherwise in very good condition. Unpaginated (30pp.), text in Portuguese.
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€10.00
La Raza Graphic Center (broadside calendar)
by Lucero, Linda (artist). La Raza Graphic Center
La Raza Graphic Center, 1990. First Edition. School & Library Binding. Broadside calendar, 17.5 x 11 inches. Graphic design of young woman by Linda Lucero above the 12 month calendar. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy with closed 1/2 inch tear right lower edge.
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€29.54
Guerrilla Warfare
by Che Guevara
3rd paperback printing (1988). Spine has a single crease down the center; underlining on quite a few pages, up to around page 80. Appears mostly clean after that. Pages slightly age tanned.
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€11.32
Monthly Review
by Huberman, Leo & Sweezy Paul
Special 96 page issue. Articles by Che Guevara "Cuba:Exceptional Case" and Fidel Castro-Indeminty for Prisoners" The hopes for the Cuban Revolution and the American attempts to overthrow Castro.
Periodical has been read. Text unmarked. Wear bottom of spine.
Periodical has been read. Text unmarked. Wear bottom of spine.
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€28.36
Dancas e andancas da tradicao gaucha
by Paixao Cortes and Barbosa Lessa
Editora Garatuja, 1975. Trade Paperback. Good. Heavy edgewear, worn creased corners, paperclip rust mark first few pages. Text crisp and sharp despite spine creases. Illustrated, text in Portuguese, 225 pages.
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€20.00
Handbook of Hispanic Cultures of the United States (Four volume set)
by Kanellos, Nicolas and Claudio Esteva-Fabregat (editors)
Arte Publico Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Four volumes: Sociology, 364 pages; History, 339 pages; Anthropology, 374 pages; Literature and Art, 413 pages with an 8-page section with color illustrations. First edition (first printing). A very good hardcover copy set; no dust jackets. Some fade to spines with wear to spine label of Sociology. Clean inside. No highlighting or underlining. An ex-library copy, with typical markings.
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€59.08
Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause
by Gjelten, Tom
Viking Books, 2008. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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€6.46
The Military and Society in Latin America
by JOHNSON, John J
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1964. First Edition. Octavo. Cloth boards; dustjacket; 308pp. Tight, Near Fine copy in lightly edge-rubbed jacket, Near Fine. Includes bibliography. The entire third section of the book deals with the rise of the Brazilian military in the 20th century.
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€23.63
I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala
by Menchú, Rigoberta and Burgos-Debray, Elisabeth (Ed. ) and Wright, Ann(Trans. )
NY: Verso. Good. 1984. Twenty-Ninth Printing. Softcover. Lightly used, mild wear at open corners from handling. Unmarked. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 251 pages .
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€7.36
Royal Government in Colonial Brazil with Special Reference to the Administration of the Marquis of Lavradio, Viceroy, 1769-1779
by Dauril Alden
University of California Press, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Acceptable. All four corners of price-clipped DJ has closed tears repaired with adhesive tape, rub marks on panels detract from artwork; all edges rubbed or creased. Book has loose binding at pastedowns (but tight and unread text block) a few smudges on page edges.
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€45.00
A Catalog of Maya Hieroglyphs
by Thompson, J. Eric S
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1962. First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Publisher's cloth in dust jacket, book very good, owner's embossed namestamp on title page, jacket very good with mildest wear. Uncommon in the first edition in such nice condition. 458 pp, illustrated.
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€33.08
Contabilidad de Ingenios Azucareros
by Manuel de J. Fernández Cepero
Quarter-calf, front hinge shows wear but firm. Particulars in gilt to spine; raised bands. Some passages underlined in blue ink and name stamp "Servando Diego Jr." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 601 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.
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€189.04
Critica e Folclore
by Mario Cabral
Aracaju, Sergipe: Livraria Regina Ltda., 1952. Soft cover. Good. Sunned spine; soiled, rubbed and creased edges; binding cracked at both hinges otherwise tight and strong; clean interior. Gatefold covers, inscribed by author on title page, text in Portuguese, 170 pages + TOC and 6 page appendix "Mario Cabral na Opiniao da Critica". Collectible.
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€30.00
Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States and the Antilles, in the Years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824, with Original Instructions for the Perfect Preservation of Birds, Etc. for Cabinets of Natural History. New Edition Edited with Biographical Introduction and Explanatory Index by Rev J G Wood.
by Waterton, Charles
London: MacMillan and Co.. Fair with no dust jacket. 1879. New edition. Hardcover. Covers show light moderate edge wear. Rear external hinge cloth is torn in the middle. Internal hinges are broken and very weak, binding is otherwise sound. Block edges are toned but text is otherwise fine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 520 pages .
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€17.01
Comunidade e Sociedade no Brasil: leituras basicas de introducao ao estudo macro-sociologico do Brasil
by Florestan Fernandes, editor
Companhia Editora Nacional, 1975. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Good. Binding (still intact and holding) cracks with corresponding creases in spine, bent corners, scuffed wraps, unmarked text: despite the wear still a compelling tome. 587 pages, text in Portuguese. Anthology of well chosen texts in Portuguese mostly by Brazilians on modernity in their nation.
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€30.00
Ensayos sobre Literatura Latinoamericana (2 vols)
by TORRES-RIOSECO, A
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1953-58. First Edition. First printings, issued under the auspices of the Fondo de Cultura Económica de Mexico. Two octavo volumes. Cloth hardcovers in dustjacket. Primera Serie (1953), 208pp; Segunda serie (1958) 204pp. Ink ownership signature to each half-title, else clean, tight and unmarked in the original dustwrappers, lightly toned and edgeworn, still Very Good or better. Texts entirely in Spanish. Torres-Rioseco (1897-1971), Chilean literary critic and...
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€56.71
DOCUMENTOS DE ARTE COLONIAL SUDAMERICANO. Cuaderno 2: CHUQUISACA.
by Academia Nacional De Ballas Artes De La Republica Argentina
Publicaciones de la Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes de la Republica Argentina, 1944. soft cover. Very Good. Buenos Aires: Publicaciones de la Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes de la Republica Argentina. 1944. 58pp. + 182 full page illustrations. Stiff wrappers. A very good copy. Some medium-sized stains on covers, and evidence of sun-fading. Edges slightly frayed. Interior clean and unmarked. Overall, a tight, clean copy.
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€47.26
![Historia Natural, Civil y Geografica de las Naciones situadas en las Riveras del Rio Orinoco. Volume II. [Historia Natural, Civil y Geográfica de las Naciones situadas en las Riveras del Rio Orinoco.]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/682/171/774171682.0.b.1.jpg)
Historia Natural, Civil y Geografica de las Naciones situadas en las Riveras del Rio Orinoco. Volume II. [Historia Natural, Civil y Geográfica de las Naciones situadas en las Riveras del Rio Orinoco.]
by Joseph Gumilla
Handsomely bound in full Spanish calf with morocco labels; nicely marbled end papers. Two engraved plates; engraved headpiece.; Vol. 2; 8vo (6 x 8.25 inches); [ii],352 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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€567.12
O Que E Musica Sertaneja. Colecao Primeiros Passos numero 186
by Waldenyr Caldas
Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil: Editora Brasiliense S.A., 1987. Soft cover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Text in Brazilian Portuguese. BW illustrations. Bibl. Bio. Publisher ads. For those of us who lived through the "abertura" in the early 1980s we know how this unassuming series had an immense impact on society at the time. The publisher (for graphics) and author (for content) would make revisions between printings. This would include variations in size: measuring from 11,1 x...
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€10.00
A Saga do Joao Sem Terra
by Carlos Wagner
Vozes, 1989. Soft cover. Near Fine. Almost new. Text in Portuguese published in 1989.
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€15.00
![[MEXICAN SOCIALIST ANTI-FASCIST BROADSIDE, 1930s] "Atencion Mexicanos](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/815/613/1444613815.0.b.jpg)
[MEXICAN SOCIALIST ANTI-FASCIST BROADSIDE, 1930s] "Atencion Mexicanos
by Union General de Trabajadores de Materiales de Guerra
Good. Broadsheet (297 x 200 mm). Printed in red on inferior paper (creased, frayed at margins). Preserved in a mylar sleeve. RARE MEXICAN SOCIALIST ANTI-FASCIST / ANTI-FALANGE BROADSIDE, PRINTED ON THE CHEAPEST PAPER POSSIBLE, INEXPLICABLY PRESERVED FOR AT LEAST 80 YEARS. The dating of the broadside can be determined by the reference to "Presidente Cardenas," i.e. Lazaro Cardenes, who served as the President of Mexico from 1934 until his death in 1940. We have been unable to locate another copy of this...
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€378.08
Algumas Contribuicoes Espanholas ao Folclore Paulista
by Welmann Galvao de Franca Rangel
Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil: Departamento de Cultura - Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil, 1951. Soft cover. Good. Separata da Revista do Arquivo CXLIV pp.396-446. Staplebound in enclosed stiff paper wraps. Foxed wraps, rubbed spine beginning to chip at spine tips, solid binding and fine interior. Text in Portuguese.
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€12.00
Columbus, CORTES, and Other Essays
by Iglesia, RAMON
University of California Press, 1969. Hardcover, very good condition in a good jacket. Jacket has some nicks at the edges and spine ends and the spine is sunned. Boards are clean and the text remains excellent throughout. DP. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.
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€8.87
The Haitian Potential: Research and Resources of Haiti
by Rubin, Vera: Editor, Schaedel, Richard P.: Editor
USA: Teachers College Press, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 284 pages. References. "These essays fill a large gap in our knowledge of Haiti, and suggest many lines for future research, both pure and applied... This collection of papers was originally presented at a conference sponsored by the Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas and the Research Institute for the Study of Man. The authors, many of them...
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€113.38
![[Manuscript on Guerrilla Operations in Cuba's Ten Years' War] Mision á Colombia: Projecto](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/989/470/946470989.0.m.jpg)
