2,213円 The first full-length biography of Daniel Ortega in any language, this exhaustive account draws from a wealth of untapped sources to tell the story of Nicaragua's continuing struggle for liberation through the prism of the Revolution's most emblematic yet enigmatic hero. It traces Ortega's life f...

1,780円 Now a global bestseller, the remarkable life of Rigoberta Mench�, a Guatemalan peasant woman, reflects on the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America. Mench� suffered gross injustice and hardship in her early life: her brother, father and mother were murdered by the Guatema...

4,844円 During the 1980s war in El Salvador, Radio Venceremos was the main news outlet for the Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN), the guerrilla organization that challenged the government. The broadcast provided a vital link between combatants in the mountains and the outside worl...

3,376円 The post-Cold War era has witnessed a resurgence of conflictive ethnic and secessionist politics that has placed the taken-for-granted primacy of unitary, sovereign nation-states into question. Along with cases such as Cyprus, Northern Ireland, and the Basque regions of Spain, Nicaragua has sough...

496円 The Satyricon Of Petronius Translated and Introduced by Alfred R. Allinson A satirical trip through the underbelly of Neros' Rome, with many details of the classical pagan religious treatment of sexuality. "Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry. ...

1,088円 Luis Alberto Urrea's Across the Wire offers a compelling and unprecedented look at what life is like for those refugees living on the Mexican side of the borderーa world that is only some twenty miles from San Diego, but that few have seen. Urrea gives us a compassionate and candid account of his...

2,334円 Since 1979, United States policy in Central America has been based on an assumption that revolutionary movements led by Marxists must represent a serious threat to U.S. interests and security. On this point, the difference between liberals and conservatives is merely one of emphasis or accent. Su...

496円 In this compelling block-buster guide discover hard-hitting facts about American History, The 22nd Amendment, The Bill of Rights, The Boston Tea Party, The Civil War, The Cold War, The Declaration of Independence and more.

1,779円 This is the definitive, illustrated guide to Chocolate. Beginning 3,000 years ago in the Mexican jungles, it goes on to investigate archaeology, history, botany and socio-economics, and follows the story from the Aztecs up to todays mass-produced chocolate and its luxury versions. A treat, not ju...

3,973円 Over the latter half of the twentieth century, the Guatemalan state slaughtered more than two hundred thousand of its citizens. In the wake of this violence, a vibrant pan-Mayan movement has emerged, one that is challenging Ladino (non-indigenous) notions of citizenship and national identity. In ...

777円 An astonishing story that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about immigration reform in the United States, now updated with a new Epilogue and Afterword, photos of Enrique and his family, an author interview, and moreーthe definitive edition of a classic of contemporary America Based on the...

500円 Visit Belize,Land of the Maya.A personal account of one's journey back in time to a land of mystery.The search for the site where the famous Mitchell-Hedges crystal skull was discovered led to a journey of self discovery and intrigue.