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On September 11, 1973, a military coup in Chile overthrew the socialist government of Salvador Allende, beginning an era of... Læs mere
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An assessment of the impact of Spain on the Americas. It presents a picture of the conquests of Cortes and Pizarro and of the economic and social consequences in Spain of the... Læs mere
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This work draws ideas from two projects which took place in French Guiana - the Ariane Rocket programme and the Devil's Island penal... Læs mere
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Explores the ways in which political actors deal with the contradictory pressures and asks the question: when will leaders support reforms that increase state capacity and that establish a more meritocratic and technically competent bureaucracy?
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This text offers a new statement on the making of national politics. Comparing the popular political cultures and discourses of post-colonial Mexico and Peru, it provides an analysis of their effect on the evolution of these nation states.
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Deals with Latin America's past. This title also emphasizes that the victory of the European oriented ruling elites over the Latin American folk with their community values resulted only after a long and violent struggle, which characterized most of the nineteenth century.
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Presents a comprehensive survey of the complex indigenous religions of the Americas, both North and South.
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Offers one of the rare anthropological monographs on the Christian experience of contemporary Amazonian indigenous peoples, based on an... Læs mere
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Offers an account of how Peruvian emigrants raise and remit money and what that activity means for themselves and for their home communities.
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Combining extensive ethnographic fieldwork and investigative journalism, this book explains how security is understood, experienced, and constructed along the Triple Frontera, the border region shared by Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
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Takes us to the remote indigenous villages on the shore of Lake Titicaca, high in the Peruvian Andes. This title describes the landscapes and rhythms of life in the Andean highlands, considering the intrusions of modern technology and economic demands in the region.