Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, July 2026. Trade Paperback. A new copy. Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025 - THE WASHINGTON POST'S 5 BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF 2025 - THE ATLANTIC'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2025.....
University of California Press, May 2018. Trade Paperback. A paperback copy in very good condition. In this extraordinary new book, Andrew Konove traces the history of illicit commerce in Mexico City from the seventeenth century to the twentieth, showing how it became central to the economic and political life of.....
Grand Central Publishing, January 2004. Trade Paperback. A paperback copy in very good condition. Bernal Díaz del Castillo (14951584) served under Cortés through the entire Mexican campaign, and his narrative is both an invaluable document and a spectacular epic. Del Castillo saw Cortés sink his own ships (to prevent desertion).....
Monthly Review Press, 1997. Trade Paperback. 317 pages. A new copy. Tracing five centuries of exploitation in Latin America, a classic in the field, now in its twenty fifth year Since its U.S. debut a quarter-century ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for historical scholarship of Latin.....
University of New Mexico Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a dust jacket with wear along the top edge. A cultural icon, the Black Madonna is a blend of the Virgin Mary and ancient mother-goddesses from Eurasian, Native American and African cultures. This work.....
Duke University Press, 2017. Trade Paperback. A paperback copy in very good condition. Containing over one hundred selections--most of them published in English for the first time--The Colombia Reader presents a rich and multilayered account of this complex nation from the colonial era to the present. The collection includes journalistic.....
Oxford University Press, July 2021. Trade Paperback. A new copy. In November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That story--and the story of what happened afterwards--has been told many times, but always following the.....
State University of New York Press, 1997. First Edition. Trade Paperback. First edition (first printing). A paperback copy in very good condition. Clean inside. No highlighting or underlining. Examines the impact of coca and the cocaine trade on the Latin American country most affected by it, Bolivia. This volume examines.....
University of Texas Press, 2004. Trade Paperback. Later printing. A paperback copy in very good condition with a lamination flaw to the spine, otherwise a very nice copy. Clean inside. No highlighting or underlining. The years 1945-1965 saw heavy partisan conflict in the rural areas of Colombia, with at least.....
Fair Play for Cuba Committee, 1961. Trade Paperback. Wrappers staple bound, 83pp. Copy in very good conditon with minor shelf wear and minor discoloration due to age. Pages bright and with a small inscription on the front endcover. In this speech, Castro affirmed his long-held belief in Marxism-Leninism and publicly.....
Pioneer Publishers, May 1962. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Staple bound pamphlet, 40pp. First Edition. Cover discoloration due to age, but otherwise pages bright and unmarked. In this speech, Fidel Castro denounced bureaucracy and sectarianism, criticizing tendencies within the Cuban revolutionary movement that favored political exclusivity and rigid, top-down administration. He.....
Pioneer Publishers, 1962. Trade Paperback. Staple bound pamphlet p. 14. Copy shows signs of age and wear, but is in otherwise very good condition. This is a text of speech by Fidel Castro at the Univeristy of Havana March 13, 1962, commemorating the anniversary of the 1957 student attack on.....
Duke University Press, 1995. Trade Paperback. A paperback copy in very good condition. Until now, Andean peasants have primarily been thought of by scholars as isolated subsistence farmers, "resistant" to money and to different markets in the region. Ethnicity, Markets, and Migration in the Andes overturns this widely held assumption.....
Duke University Press, May 2005. Trade Paperback. A near fine paperback copy. Located in the heart of the Andes, Potosí was arguably the most important urban center in the Western Hemisphere during the colonial era. It was internationally famous for its abundant silver mines and regionally infamous for its labor.....
University of Texas Press, 1998. Trade Paperback. A paperback copy in very good condition. Between 1850 and 1930, Latin America's integration into the world economy through the export of raw materials transformed the region. This encounter was nearly as dramatic as the conquistadors' epic confrontation with Native American civilizations centuries.....
Stanford University Press, March 2005. Trade Paperback. A paperback copy in very good condition. Set against conventional views of Peru as a place where indigenous mobilization has been absent, this book examines the complex, contentious politics between intercultural activists, local Andean indigenous community members, state officials, non-governmental organizations, and transnationally-educated.....
Duke University Press, September 2001. Trade Paperback. A paperback copy in very good condition. Crowning a decade of innovative efforts in the historical study of law and legal phenomena in the region, Crime and Punishment in Latin America offers a collection of essays that deal with the multiple aspects of.....
Hardie Grant Books, September 2025. Hardcover. A new copy. A lush exploration of the vibrant and important traditions of Día de Muertos, Mexico's holiday for celebrating passed loved ones. Whether you are new to the holiday and celebrating for the first time, looking to process a recent loss, or just.....
Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, July 2025. Hardcover. A new copy. NATIONAL BESTSELLER - "[An] astonishing story...Powerful...Harrowing...Absorbing and lucid...You would have to harden your heart to be unmoved by the Abuelas' quest." --Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times "Inspiring...A triumphant saga of ordinary people doing extraordinary things in.....
Grant Richards Ltd., 1921. Hardcover. 280 pages. A very good copy; no dust jacket. Minor marginalia in pencil on several pages. Previous owner's blind stamp on the front free endpaper, as well as an inscription by the author to a separate previous owner.
University of California Press, 1969. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 200 pages. Tarascan is a native American language spoken in Michoacan, Mexico. First edition (first printing). A near fine paperback copy. From the estate of linguist Victor Golla, with his name and date on the cover. Golla authored the book California.....
Centro de Estudios Regionales Andinos Bartolomé de las Casas, 1995. Trade Paperback. 306 pages. A paperback copy in very good condition, spine with uneven fading. Former owner's notes in pencil on the front free endpaper.
University of Utah Press, 2000. Trade Paperback. Very good condition, used paperback. The recent and now indisputable findings at Monte Verde in southern Chile present the strong possibility that people were living in South America more than 12,000 years ago. If so, the long-cherished scenario in which the Americas were.....
Harcourt College Pub, December 1996. Trade Paperback. Good Condition with dust jacket. Used Hardcover. Brian Hayden's archaeological case study addresses the development of prehistoric and social and economic hierarchies. This archaeology project encompasses a fascinating range of topics making it an ideal case study for all students of archaeology. It.....
Alberto Lleras Camargo, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 194 pages. Text in Spanish and Cubeo, a language native to Brazil and Colombia. First edition (first printing). A fine copy; no dust jacket. Corners lightly bumped. Pages fine.