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  • The History of Chile

    by John L. Rector Ph.D. ...
    Series series The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations
    This accessible chapter book, ideal for students and general readers alike, examines the political, social, and cultural history of Chile.Updated and revised from its 2003 edition, The History of Chile serves as a foundational text for those studying and interested in learning about this South American nation. Eleven chronologically-arranged chapters will guide readers through Chilean history, ... Read more

    $60.79 USD

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  • Open Veins of Latin America

    Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

    by Eduardo Galeano ...
    Since its U.S. debut a quarter-century ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for historical scholarship of Latin America. It is also an outstanding political economy, a social and cultural narrative of the highest quality, and perhaps the finest description of primitive capital accumulation since Marx.Rather than chronology, geography, or political successions, Eduardo Galeano has ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Brazil on the Rise

    The Story of a Country Transformed

    by Larry Rohter ...
    In this hugely praised narrative, New York Times reporter Larry Rohter takes the reader on a lively trip through Brazil's history, culture, and booming economy. Going beyond the popular stereotypes of samba, supermodels, and soccer, he shows us a stunning and varied landscape--from breathtaking tropical beaches to the lush and dangerous Amazon rainforest--and how a complex and vibrant people defy ... Read more

    $15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Brazil

    The Troubled Rise of a Global Power

    by Michael Reid ...
    Experts believe that Brazil, the world’s fifth largest country and its seventh largest economy, will be one of the most important global powers by the year 2030. Yet far more attention has been paid to the other rising behemoths Russia, India, and China. Often ignored and underappreciated, Brazil, according to renowned, award-winning journalist Michael Reid, has finally begun to live up to its ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • A Concise History of Brazil

    by Boris Fausto, Sergio Fausto ...
    Series series Cambridge Concise Histories
    The second edition of A Concise History of Brazil offers a sweeping yet accessible history of Latin America's largest country. Boris Fausto examines Brazil's history from the arrival of the Portuguese in the New World through the long and sometimes rocky transition from independence in 1822 to democracy in the twentieth century. In a completely new chapter, his son Sergio Fausto, a prominent ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Making of Modern Colombia

    A Nation in Spite of Itself

    by David Bushnell ...
    Colombia's status as the fourth largest nation in Latin America and third most populous—as well as its largest exporter of such disparate commodities as emeralds, books, processed cocaine, and cut flowers—makes this, the first history of Colombia written in English, a much-needed book. It tells the remarkable story of a country that has consistently defied modern Latin American stereotypes—a ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Argentina

    A Modern History

    by Jill Hedges ...
    In the early 20th century, Argentina possessed one of the world's most prosperous economies, yet since then Argentina has suffered a series of boom-and-bust cycles that have seen it fall well below its regional neighbours such as Chile. At the same time, despite the lack of significant ethnic or linguistic divisions, Argentina has failed to create an over-arching post-independence national ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Distant Neighbors

    A Portrait of the Mexicans

    by Alan Riding ...
    A study of Mexico - political, social, cultural, economic - by a journalist who was for the past 6 years the NYT bureau chief in Mexico City. With portraits of Mexico's top leaders, about a nation whose stability is vital to our national well-being. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • A Short History of Brazil

    From Pre-Colonial Peoples to Modern Economic Miracle

    by Gordon Kerr ...
    Series series Short History
    Host of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, the fifth largest country in the world is the perfect topic for the next title in the Short History seriesDiscovered by Portuguese sailor and explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral more than 500 years ago, Brazil's history since then has been turbulent, blighted by rebellion, cruelty, dictatorship, and poverty. But, it is also a vibrant, exciting, and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Latin America at 200

    A New Introduction

    by Phillip Berryman ...
    Series series Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture
    Between 2010 and 2025, most of the countries of Latin America will commemorate two centuries of independence, and Latin Americans have much to celebrate at this milestone. Most countries have enjoyed periods of sustained growth, while inequality is showing modest declines and the middle class is expanding. Dictatorships have been left behind, and all major political actors seem to have accepted ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Venezuela

    What Everyone Needs to Know®

    by Miguel Tinker Salas ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
    Among the top ten oil exporters in the world and a founding member of OPEC, Venezuela currently supplies 11 percent of U.S. crude oil imports. But when the country elected the fiery populist politician Hugo Chavez in 1998, tensions rose with this key trading partner and relations have been strained ever since. In this concise, accessible addition to Oxford's What Everyone Needs to Know® series, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Between Legitimacy and Violence

    A History of Colombia, 1875–2002

    by Marco Palacios ...
    Translated by Richard Stoller ...
    Series series Latin America in Translation
    Between Legitimacy and Violence is an authoritative, sweeping history of Colombia’s “long twentieth century,” from the tumultuous civil wars of the late nineteenth century to the drug wars of the late twentieth. Marco Palacios, a leading Latin American historian, skillfully blends political, economic, social, and cultural history. In an expansive chronological narrative full of vivid detail, he ... Read more

    $20.99 USD