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2) Violeta
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English
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"This sweeping novel from the New York times bestselling author of 'A Long Petal of the Sea' tells the epic story of Violeta Del Valle, a woman whose life spans one hundred years and bears witness to the greatest upheavals of the twentieth century"--
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"Against the background of a thousand years of vivid history, acclaimed writer Marie Arana tells the timely and timeless stories of three contemporary Latin Americans whose lives represent three driving forces that have shaped the character of the region: exploitation (silver), violence (sword), and religion (stone). Leonor Gonzales lives in a tiny community perched 18,000 feet above sea level in the Andean cordillera of Peru, the highest human habitation...
8) The tango war: the struggle for the hearts, minds and riches of Latin America during World War II
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English
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"The gripping and little known story of the fight for the allegiance of Latin America during World War II The Tango War fills an important gap in WWII history. Beginning in the thirties, both sides were well aware of the need to control not just the hearts and minds but also the resources of Latin America. The fight was often dirty: residents were captured to exchange for U.S. prisoners of war and rival spy networks shadowed each other across the...
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"Because of our shared English language, as well as the celebrated origin tales of the Mayflower and the rebellion of the British colonies, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However, as Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and clarity in El Norte, the nation has much older Spanish roots--ones that have long been unacknowledged or marginalized. The Hispanic past of the United States predates the arrival of the Pilgrims...
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English
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In Redeemers, acclaimed historian Enrique Krauze presents the major ideas that have formed the modern Latin American political mind during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries-and looks closely at how these ideas were expressed in the lives of influential revolutionaries, thinkers, poets, and novelists. Here are the Cuban José Martí; the Argentines Che Guevara and Evita Perón; political thinkers like Mexico's José Vasconcelos; and the writers...
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Viking
Pub. Date
[2024]
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367 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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English
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"An intimate and one-of-a-kind look at the world of human smuggling in Latin America, by a MacArthur "genius" grant winner and anthropologist Political instability, poverty, climate change, and the insatiable appetite for cheap labor all fuel clandestine movement across borders. As those borders harden, the demand for smugglers who aid migrants across them increases every year. Yet media and politicians have always characterized smugglers-or coyotes,...
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Español
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La casa de los espiritus narra la saga familiar de los Trueba, desde principios del siglo XX hasta nuestra epoca. Magistralmente ambientada en algun lugar de America Latina, la novela sigue paso a paso el dramatico y extravagante destino de unos personajes atrapados en un entorno sorprendente y exotico. Una novela de impecable pulso estilistico y aguda lucidez historica y social.
Translation - The house of the spirits tells the family saga of the...
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2024.
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English
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"In the tradition of Isabel Allende's career-launching debut, The House of the Spirits, a multigenerational, Latin American saga of love and revolution in which a young man abandons his family for the cause--and receives a late-life chance at redemption." -- Publisher annotation.
15) The silentiary
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New York Review Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
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xii, 166 pages ; 21 cm.
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English
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"The Silentiary (1964) happens in a nameless Latin-American city during the years after World War II. A young man employed in mid-level management entertains an ambition to write a book of some sort. But first he must establish the necessary preconditions. It is the second of three novels by Antonio Di Benedetto that have come to be known as the Trilogy of Expectation in allusion to the dedication of the first one, Zama (1956), 'To the victims of...
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Beacon Press
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English
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Spanning more than two hundred years, An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a revolutionary, politically charged narrative history arguing that the "Global South" was crucial to the development of America as we know it. Ortiz challenges the notion of westward progress, as exalted by widely taught formulations such as "manifest destiny" and "Jacksonian democracy," and shows how placing African American, Latinx, and Indigenous...
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Charles Scribner's Sons
Pub. Date
2008.
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2nd edition.
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1 online resource (6 volumes (5484 pages)) : illustrations
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English
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Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. Covers cultural issues and includes numerous...
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670L
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English
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KEEPSAKE STORIES: Citlali is excited to celebrate the Day of the Dead, but first, she needs to find the perfect way to represent her grandmother on her school's ofrenda. Readers will follow Citlali throughout her celebration and get a glimpse of the festivities and traditions associated with this important holiday.
BILINGUAL FOLKTALES FOR KIDS: Citlali and the Day of the Dead, from the Keepsake Stories multicultural collection, is presented in both...
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English
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"Fifteen original short stories from YA superstars featuring the monsters of Latine myths and legends"--
From zombies to cannibals to death incarnate, this cross-genre anthology draws on Latino mythology to offer something for every monster lover. Set across Latin America and its diaspora, the stories explore themes of oppression, grief, sisterhood, identity, first love, and empowerment. -- adapted from jacket
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Enslow Elementary
Pub. Date
[2006]
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32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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English
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Explore the beauty of Hispanic-American culture with these fun crafts. Taken from traditional Aztec, Incan, Mayan, and Mexican art these projects combine fabulous colors and rich design with tons of fun. You can make pottery, piñatas, maracas, and more while learning about Hispanic-American culture with these easy crafts.
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