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Masculinities in Contemporary Argentine Popular Cinema

Palgrave Macmillan
Examines contemporary cinematic representations of Argentine masculinities, the social construction of gender, and the financing of domestic film production...
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Gendered Spaces in Argentine Women's Literature

Palgrave Macmillan
Gendered Spaces in Argentine Women's Literature addresses the largely understudied issue of how gendered spatial relations impact the production of literary...
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Alejandro Amenabar
Spanish and Latin American Film

Manchester University Press
Since the release of his first feature (Tesis) in 1996, Alejandro Amenábar has become the "golden boy" of Spanish filmmaking, its "King Midas," a bankable star...
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Latin America in the 21st Century
Nations, Regionalism, Globalization

Zed Books
Twenty-first century Latin America is rich in history, culture, and political and social experimentation. In this fascinating and insightful analysis, Gardini...
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Youth Identities and Argentine Popular Music
Beyond Tango

Palgrave Macmillan
What are the main music preferences of young people in Argentina? How do these preferences fit into Argentinean society, culture, and politics? The essays in...
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Media and Politics in Latin America
Globalization, Democracy and Identity
International Library of Political Studies

I.B. Tauris
Latin America is an increasingly important geopolitical entity and its nations are emerging as some of the most influential and radical states in the modern...
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Bolivia
Refounding the Nation

Pluto Press
The election of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) (movement towards socialism) to power in Bolivia in 2006 marked a historic break from centuries of foreign...
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Tales of Seduction
The Figure of Don Juan in Spanish Culture

I.B. Tauris
Don Juan is one of the intriguing creations of Western literature. A legendary seducer of women, trickster, and transgressor of sacred boundaries, he has been...
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Memory of Silence
The Guatemalan Truth Commission Report

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Memory of Silence is an edited one-volume version of the Guatemalan Truth Commission report, presenting the definitive account of one of the most brutal cases...
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Brazil on the Rise
The Story of a Country Transformed

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The History of Latin America
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This narrative history of Latin America surveys five centuries in less than five hundred pages. The first third of the book moves from the Americas before...
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In 1911, a young Peruvian boy led an American explorer and Yale historian named Hiram Bingham into the ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. Hidden amidst the...
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Raul Castro and the Future of Cuba's Revolution

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A chief U.S. intelligence officer tells the inside story of Fidel Castro's 40-year rule and the man who will in all probability succeed him--his brother Raul
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The History of Cuba
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A narrative history of Cuba from prehistoric times to the present.
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Latino Education in the United States
A Narrated History from 1513-2000

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At long last, the complete history of Latino education in the United States has been gathered together into one groundbreaking volume. Victoria-María...
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Seeking Peace in El Salvador
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The resolution of the civil war in El Salvador coincided with the end of the Cold War. It would prove to be a test of Soviet willingness to withdraw from...
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Cities and Citizenship at the U.S.-Mexico Border
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At the center of the 2,000 mile U.S.-Mexico border, a sprawling transnational urban space has mushroomed into a metropolitan region with over two million...
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Revolution!
South America and the Rise of the New Left

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An inside look into the populist wave sweeping our neighbors to the south--and what it means for the U.S.
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The History of Central America
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Central America is an extraordinarily beautiful part of the world, with sweeping panoramic vistas of tropical vegetation, towering mountains, and striking...
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The History of Venezuela
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With an upcoming election, Chávez's involvement with U.S. oil exports, and the country becoming a leader of an increasingly united South America, this volume...
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The Politics of Affect and Emotion in Contemporary Latin American Cinema
Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico

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This book explores the role of emotion and affect in recent Latin American cinemas (1990s-2000s) in the context of larger public debates about past traumas and...
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Bonds of Blood
Gender, Lifecycle, and Sacrifice in Aztec Culture
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The history of the Aztecs has been haunted by the spectre of human sacrifice. As bloody priests and brutal warriors, the Aztecs have peopled the pages of...