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Bernardino de Sahagún, first anthropologist Bernardino de Sahagún, first anthropologist Miguel León Portilla "He was sent from Spain on a religious crusade to Mexico to "detect the sickness of idolatry," but Bernardino de Sahagun (c. 1499-1590) instead became the first anthropologist of the New World. The F… OL10362068W
The unknown American Revolution The unknown American Revolution Gary B. Nash "A unique and captivating interpretation of American independence, and one that is more democratic than traditional histories of the period." -Chicago TribuneIn this audacious recasting of the Americ… OL156942W
The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World Greg Grandin,Greg Grandin Groundbreaking analysis and gripping storytelling from one of today's most original and highly acclaimed historians. 'The Empire of Necessity is scholarship at its best. Greg Grandin's deft penetrat… OL16812761W
The Longoria affair The Longoria affair John J. Valadez A documentary on the Mexican-American civil rights movement. The film tells the story of one key injustice, the refusal, by a small-town funeral home in Texas after World War II, to care for a dead s… OL16938408W
Enslaved Women in America From Colonial Times to Emancipation Enslaved Women in America From Colonial Times to Emancipation Emily West More than a century after Emancipation, no comprehensive overview of the history of the female American slave exists. In this book, historian Emily West offers the first comprehensive overview of the… OL17076441W
Between the World and Me Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the World and Me is a 2015 nonfiction book written by American author Ta-Nehisi Coates and published by Spiegel & Grau. It is written as a letter to the author's teenage son about the feeling… OL17201654W
A Knock at Midnight A Knock at Midnight Martin Luther King Jr. With fiery words of wisdom and a passion for justice, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., inspired people everywhere to perform extraordinary acts of courage and ignited one of the most influential mov… OL1945951W
Not of Pure Blood: The Free People of Color and Racial Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rico Not of Pure Blood: The Free People of Color and Racial Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rico Jay Kinsbruner "Based on examination of housing patterns in San Juan and demographic data from four of its 19th-century barrios, work provides a much-needed exploration of racial prejudice in Puerto Rico. Challenge… OL19540961W
Covering Castro Covering Castro Jay Mallin "A good account of the vicissitudes, fascination, and dangers of covering Fidel Castro; author says, in the end, 'it has been highly satisfying.' Book contains good material on Cuba's foreign adventu… OL2043676W
Imposing decency Imposing decency Eileen J. Suárez Findlay Summary:Feminists, socialists, Afro-Puerto Rican activists, and elite politicians join laundresses, prostitutes, and dissatisfied wives in populating the pages of Imposing Decency. Through her analys… OL23704785W
Máxima Máxima Gonzalo Álvarez Guerrero Biografie van prinses Máxima (geboren in 1971). OL24423593W
"Mixed blood" Indians "Mixed blood" Indians Theda Perdue "On the southern frontier in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, European men - including traders, soldiers, and government agents - sometimes married Native women. Children of these union… OL2702839W
The seed was planted The seed was planted Cliff Welch "Argues that rural land and labor activism extend back to 1920s, at least in São Paulo state. Details interaction of rural workers with Vargas state, the Partido Comunista Brasileiro, Catholic Churc… OL2748753W
Os índios e a civilização Os índios e a civilização Darcy Ribeiro "As populações indígenas do Brasil moderno não se aculturaram, como se pode pensar apressadamente. As que não foram extintas, adaptaram-se ao mundo dito civilizado, porém sem perder a identidade. É e… OL28174244W
Brazil Brazil Ronald M. Schneider "Country study intended for use in undergraduate courses on Latin American politics. Also includes chapters on economy, social problems, and culture and the arts. Lacks a unifying framework and is h… OL2958111W
FDR's Good Neighbor Policy FDR's Good Neighbor Policy Fredrick B. Pike "In this thoughtful, thoroughly researched, balanced, and unorthodox analysis, Pike decides US noninterventionist orientation was based on Rooseveltian realism eschewing pressures on Latin Americans … OL3501141W
The Militarization of the U.S.-Mexico Border, 1978-1992 The Militarization of the U.S.-Mexico Border, 1978-1992 Timothy J. Dunn "Focuses on the growing militarization of US immigration and drug policy along Mexico/US border. Well-researched monograph examines potential for human rights violations by Border Patrol operations a… OL3520322W
Righteous Armies, Holy Causes Righteous Armies, Holy Causes Terrie Dopp Aamodt "A recurring theme for American myth-makers, particularly in times of crisis or national self-doubt, has been the Apocalypse. Nowhere is this pattern more evident than in cultural responses to the Ci… OL4121986W
Working women, working men Working women, working men Joel Wolfe "Based on archival data on oral histories, work examines rise of Brazil's industrial working class by focusing on female and male textile and metallurgical workers in São Paulo. Analyzes interaction… OL4312466W
Women and the conquest of California, 1542-1840 Women and the conquest of California, 1542-1840 Virginia Marie Bouvier "Studies of the Spanish conquest in the Americas traditionally have explained European-Indian encounters in terms of such factors as geography, timing, and the charisma of individual conquistadores. … OL4837683W
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