Best Colleges In Latin America - April 2024

Latin America in Colonial Times

Few milestones in human history are as dramatic and momentous as the meeting of three great civilizations on American soil in the sixteenth century. Latin America in Colonial Times presents that story in an engaging but scholarly new package, revealing how a new civilization - Latin America - emerged from that encounter. The authors give equal attention to the Spanish and Portuguese conquerors and settlers, to the African slaves they brought across the Atlantic, and to the indigenous peoples whose lands were invaded. From the dawn of empires in the fifteenth century, through the conquest age o... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0521132606
• ASIN: 0521132606
• ISBN: 0521132606
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press

When We Left Cuba

Instant New York Times bestseller!In 1960s Florida, a young Cuban exile will risk her life—and heart—to take back her country in this exhilarating New York Times bestselling historical novel from the author of Next Year in Havana, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick.Beautiful. Daring. Deadly. The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez—her family, her people, her country. Recruited by the CIA to infiltrate Fidel Castro's inner circle and pulled into the dangerous world of espionage, Beatriz is consumed by her quest for revenge and her desire to reclaim the life ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07D23VWQC
• ASIN: B07D23VWQC
• Manufacturer: Berkley

Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America (Fourth Edition)

The most readable, highly regarded, and affordable history of Latin America for our times.Born in Blood and Fire, Fourth Edition has been extensively revised to heighten emphasis on current cultural analyses of Latin American society and facilitate meaningful connections between the Encounter and the present. Throughout the Fourth Edition, a new full-color design highlights an enriched and expanded map and illustration program. This, along with new quizzing and assessment options and a new edition of the companion reader, offers students and instructors more support than ever before.

• ASIN: 0393283054
• ASIN: 0393283054
• ISBN: 9780393283051
• Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

The Penguin History of Latin America

Now fully updated to 2009, this acclaimed history of Latin America tells its turbulent story from Columbus to Chavez. Beginning with the Spanish and Portugese conquests of the New World, it takes in centuries of upheaval, revolution and modernization up to the present day, looking in detail at Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Cuba, and gives an overview of the cultural developments that have made Latin America a source of fascination for the world. 'A first-rate work of history ... His cool, scholarly gaze and synthesizing intelligence demystify a part of the world peculiarly prone to myth... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0141034750
• ASIN: 0141034750
• ISBN: 9780141034751
• Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Latin America, First Edition: Regions and People (Texts in Regional Geography)

This comprehensive text introduces key geographical concepts while providing an incisive, timely, and highly informative primer on Latin America. Thematic chapters trace the development of the region from the pre-Hispanic era to the present, while regional chapters reveal the diversity of its constituent people and places. Coverage includes cultural history; environment and physical geography; land use, agriculture, and urbanization; social and economic processes; and the Latin American diaspora. Enhancing the utility of the text are quick-reference tables and illustrative vignettes, over 160 ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1572309091
• ASIN: 1572309091
• ISBN: 1572309091
• Brand: Brand: The Guilford Press
• Manufacturer: The Guilford Press

War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's Colony

The powerful, untold story of the 1950 revolution in Puerto Rico and the long history of U.S. intervention on the island, that the New York Times says "could not be more timely."In 1950, after over fifty years of military occupation and colonial rule, the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico staged an unsuccessful armed insurrection against the United States. Violence swept through the island: assassins were sent to kill President Harry Truman, gunfights roared in eight towns, police stations and post offices were burned down. In order to suppress this uprising, the US Army deployed thousands of t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1568585616
• ASIN: 1568585616
• ISBN: 1568585616
• Brand: Nation Books
• Manufacturer: Bold Type Books

My Beloved World

• ASIN: B00957T7CQ
• ASIN: B00957T7CQ
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Mixed Signals: U.S. Human Rights Policy and Latin America (A Century Foundation Book)

"Nowhere did two understandings of U.S. identity―human rights and anticommunism―come more in conflict with each other than they did in Latin America. To refocus U.S. policy on human rights and democracy required a rethinking of U.S. policy as a whole. It required policy makers to choose between policies designed to defeat communism at any cost and those that remain within the bounds of the rule of law."―from the IntroductionKathryn Sikkink believes that the adoption of human rights policy represents a positive change in the relationship between the United States and Latin America. In Mix... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0801474191
• ASIN: 0801474191
• ISBN: 0801474191
• Brand: Brand: Century Foundation
• Manufacturer: Century Foundation

Rank and Privilege: The Military and Society in Latin America (Jaguar Books on Latin America)

Dr. Linda A. RodrÌguez has assembled a new collection of essays that finally provides the historical context necessary to understand the Latin American military. The articles included here examine a variety of time periods and nations, from the counterinsurgency army of New Spain, to the nineteenth-century War of the Pacific, to the modern relationship between the military and development. The contributors look at the ways in which Latin America's armed forces have changed over time, and how external threats as well as internal rivalries have shaped the military. Together, these essays trace ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0842024336
• ASIN: 0842024336
• ISBN: 0842024336
• Brand: Brand: Harpercollins College Div
• Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

So I Bought an Air Force: The True Story of a Gritty Midwesterner in Somoza's Nicaragua

Nicaraguan strongman General Anastasio Somoza is making room for the modern jets sent down by his Cold War ally, the United States. Will Martin, a 34-year-old civilian pilot, has just suffered the loss of his family business in Chicago and is looking to make a fresh start. So I Bought An Air Force is the wild but true tale of how Martin buys the Nicaraguan Air Force's fleet of P-51 Mustangs, F-47 Thunderbolts, and C-45 Expeditors and his struggles to get his planes back up to the U.S. With stunning color photographs from the author's personal archive, So I Bought An Air Force gives the reader ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1938690362
• ASIN: 1938690362
• ISBN: 9781938690365
• Manufacturer: Two Harbors Press

Victors and Vanquished: Spanish and Nahua Views of the Conquest of Mexico (Bedford Series in History & Culture (Paperback))

In 1519 Hernán Cortés and a small band of Spanish conquistadors overthrew the mighty Mexican empire of the Aztecs. Using excerpts primarily drawn from Bernal Diaz's 1632 account of the Spanish victory and testimonies — many recently uncovered — of indigenous Nahua survivors, Victors and Vanquished clearly demonstrates how personal interests, class and ethnic biases, and political considerations influenced the interpretation of momentous events. A substantial introduction is followed by 9 chronological sections that illuminate the major events and personalities in this powerful historical... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312393555
• ASIN: 0312393555
• ISBN: 0312393555
• Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's

One Hundred Years of Solitude (P.S.) (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of the rise and fall, birth and death of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Inventive, amusing, magnetic, sad, and alive with unforgettable men and women -- brimming with truth, compassion, and a lyrical magic that strikes the soul -- this novel is a masterpiece in the art of fiction.

• ASIN: 0060883286
• ASIN: 0060883286
• ISBN: 9780060883287
• Brand: Gabriel Garc 237 a M 225 rquez
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

Seductive Poison: A Jonestown Survivor's Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple

• ASIN: B0036S4ECS
• ASIN: B0036S4ECS
• Manufacturer: Anchor

Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (1) (Politics of Place)

In this New York Times bestseller, an award-winning journalist uses ten maps of crucial regions to explain the geo-political strategies of the world powers—“fans of geography, history, and politics (and maps) will be enthralled” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram).Maps have a mysterious hold over us. Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location or where we are going but about the world in general. And yet, when it comes to geo-politics, much of what we are told is generated by analysts and other experts who ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501121472
• ASIN: 1501121472
• ISBN: 1501121472
• Brand: Scribner
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Conversational Spanish Dialogues: Over 100 Spanish Conversations and Short Stories (Conversational Spanish Dual Language Books)

Is conversational Spanish turning a little too tricky for you? Do you have no idea on how to order a meal or book a room at a hotel?If your answer to any of the previous questions was ‘Yes', then this book is for you!If there's even been something tougher than learning the grammar rules of a new language, it's finding the way to speak with other people in that tongue. Any student knows this – we can try our best at practicing, but you always want to avoid making embarrassing mistakes or not getting your message through correctly.‘How do I get out of this situation?' many students ask the... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1718709927
• ASIN: 1718709927
• ISBN: 1718709927
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Learning to Be Latino : How Colleges Shape Identity Politics

In Learning to be Latino, Reyes paints a vivid picture of Latino student life, outlining students’ interactions with one another, with non-Latino peers, and with faculty, administrators, and the outside community. Reyes identifies the normative

• UPC: 547609352

The best american travel writing 2018 - paperback: 9781328497697

A collection of the best travel writing published in 2017, selected by Cheryl

• UPC: 984338730

The Best American Travel Writing 2016 - Paperback

A collection of the best travel writing by American authors written in

• UPC: 52289072

The Best American Travel Writing 2017

A collection of the best travel writing by American authors written in

• UPC: 55963118
• Rating: 4.5

Getting in by Standing Out : The New Rules for Admission to America's Best Colleges

The Rules for Admission Have Changed! Are you worried about what other families of high achieving children know that you don't about getting your child into a great college? A best-fit college? An Ivy University

• UPC: 44715575

The Ultimate Guide to America's Best Colleges 2019

The only college guide that gives detailed profiles of the 300 best colleges, plus essential statistics and admissions information, to help you select and get into the perfect

• UPC: 154473640

The Best American Travel Writing 2009

A collection of the best travel writing pieces published in American periodicals during

• UPC: 10976108
• Rating: 4.0

The Best American Travel Writing 2010

A collection of the best travel writing pieces published in American periodicals during

• UPC: 13847025
• Rating: 4.5

The Best American Travel Writing 2000 - Paperback

The extraordinary popularity of books and magazines dedicated to travel comes as no surprise, given that more and more Americans are traveling each year for business, pleasure, and especially adventure. Our fascination with travel has

• UPC: 49743441
• Rating: 4.0

Shortcuts to 100 Best Latin Recipes : Authentic Flavors Without the Trouble

Shortcuts to 100 Best Latin Recipes reflects the ever-growing popularity of Latin American cuisine and the realities of today s fast-paced lifestyle. Sergio Yibrin shows you how to selectively combine convenience foods with luscious fresh

• UPC: 635101704