A text for courses in colonial and antebellum history. It analyzes the 'peculiar institution' in the First State.
As the elder daughter of an emperor whose wife had presented him with no sons, Isabel stood to inherit the monarchy of Brazil with the passing of Dom Pedro II. On three separate occasions, Isabel was named regent, or head of state.
Examines the largest foreign colony in Mexico during the reign of Porfirio Diaz, 1876-1911.
Looks at life in Cuba, including descriptions of its people and places. This book illuminates the human face of Cuba, which over the years has largely been hidden.
Looks at life in Cuba, including descriptions of its people and places. This book illuminates the human face of Cuba, which over the years has largely been hidden.
Offers an introduction to the long and varied history of generalizing about America. This anthology is suitable for American studies and American culture courses. It contains essays, plays, songs, comedy, legal documents, speeches, and poems on American themes.
Tells the story of Miguel Perdomo Niera, a healer whose amazing cures during his travels through the northern Andes in the 1860s and 1870s evoked enormous hostility and widespread adulation.
Initially decimated by disease and later faced with the loss of their lands and their political autonomy, Latin American... Læs mere
Initially decimated by disease and later faced with the loss of their lands and their political autonomy, Latin American... Læs mere
Presents an overview of the development of sports in Latin America. This book illustrates how and why sport has become a central part of the political, economic,... Læs mere
Focuses on the men who shaped the events that led to secession and the Civil War.
The Civil War was undeniably an integral event in American history, but for African Americans, whose personal liberties were dependent upon its outcome, it was an especially critical juncture.