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  • Diving in Southeast Asia

    A Guide to the Best Sites in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand

    by Sarah Ann Wormald, David Espinosa, Heneage Mitchell ...
    Series series Periplus Action Guides
    Well-travelled divers all acknowledge that the best diving in the world is found in the warm waters of tropical Asia.No other region on earth presents such a rich variety of marine life, and none can boast as many different types of dive sites: tiny, isolated atolls, World War II wrecks draped in beautiful soft corals, shallow, bommie-filled fringing reefs and pinnacles, all swarming with fish and ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Jesuit Student Groups, the Universidad Iberoamericana, and Political Resistance in Mexico, 1913-1979

    by David Espinosa ...
    The history of Mexico in the twentieth century is marked by conflict between church and state. This book focuses on the efforts of the Roman Catholic Church to influence Mexican society through Jesuit-led organizations such as the Mexican Catholic Youth Association, the National Catholic Student Union, and the Universidad Iberoamericana. Dedicated to the education and indoctrination of Mexico’s ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • Mexico

    A 500-Year History

    by Paul Gillingham ...
    A Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of 2025From acclaimed and prize-winning historian Paul Gillingham, a rich and vibrant history of one of the world’s most diverse, politically ground-breaking, and influential of countriesAt the beginning of his masterful work of scholarship and narration, Paul Gillingham writes, from its outset “Mexico was more profoundly, globally hybrid than anywhere else ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

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  • Spain

    From Dictatorship to Democracy

    by Javier Tusell ...
    Series Book 14 - A History of Spain
    This comprehensive survey of Spain’s history looks at the major political, social, and economic changes that took place from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of the twenty-first century.A thorough introduction to post-Civil War Spain, from its development under Franco and subsequent transition to democracy up to the present dayTusell was a celebrated public figure and historian. During ... Read more

    $42.00 USD

  • A Concise History of Mexico

    by Brian R. Hamnett ...
    Series series Cambridge Concise Histories
    The second edition of this accessible study of Mexico includes two new features: an examination of cultural developments since Independence from Spain in 1821 and a discussion of contemporary issues up to the time of publication. Several new plates with captions expand the thematic coverage in the book. The updated edition examines the administration of Vicente Fox, who came to power with the ... Read more

    $25.49 USD

  • San Miguel de Allende

    Mexicans, Foreigners, and the Making of a World Heritage Site

    by Lisa Pinley Covert ...
    Series series The Mexican Experience
    Struggling to free itself from a century of economic decline and stagnation, the town of San Miguel de Allende, nestled in the hills of central Mexico, discovered that its “timeless” quality could provide a way forward. While other Mexican towns pursued policies of industrialization, San Miguel—on the economic, political, and cultural margins of revolutionary Mexico—worked to demonstrate that it ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Shaky Colonialism

    The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath

    by Charles F. Walker ...
    Series series a John Hope Franklin Center Book
    Contemporary natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina are quickly followed by disagreements about whether and how communities should be rebuilt, whether political leaders represent the community’s best interests, and whether the devastation could have been prevented. Shaky Colonialism demonstrates that many of the same issues animated the aftermath of disasters more than 250 years ago. On ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Mañana es San Perón

    A Cultural History of Perón's Argentina

    by Mariano Ben Plotkin ...
    The regime of Juan Perón is one of the most studied topics of Argentina's contemporary history. This new book—an English translation of a highly popular, critically acclaimed Spanish language edition—provides a new perspective on the intriguing Argentinian leader. Mariano Plotkin's cultural approach makes Perón's popularity understandable because it goes beyond Perón's charismatic appeal and ... Read more

    $45.89 USD

  • Porfirio Diaz

    by Paul Garner ...
    Series series Profiles In Power
    The fall of Porfirio Diaz has traditionally been presented as a watershed between old and new: an old style repressive and conservative government, and the more democratic and representative system that flowered in the wake of the Mexican Revolution. Now this view is being challenged by a new generation of historians, who point out that Diaz originally rose to power in alliance with anti ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Dividing Hispaniola

    The Dominican Republic's Border Campaign against Haiti, 1930-1961

    by Edward Paulino ...
    Series Book 349 - Pitt Latin American Series
    The island of Hispaniola is split by a border that divides the Dominican Republic and Haiti. This border has been historically contested and largely porous. Dividing Hispaniola is a study of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo's scheme, during the mid-twentieth century, to create and reinforce a buffer zone on this border through the establishment of state institutions and an ideological campaign ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Historical Dictionary of the Catalans

    by Helena Buffery, Elisenda Marcer ...
    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Peoples and Cultures
    In this reference, Buffery and Marcer cover all of the areas historically inhabited by the Catalan people. These are, in order of size and population: Catalonia, which accounts for over half of the population of the Catalan-speaking areas; Valencia, with over a third; the Balearic Islands with just under 8 percent; and the Catalunya Nord, the Principality of Andorra, and the Catalan-speaking areas ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

  • The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War

    by Gustavo Morello, SJ ...
    On August 3rd, 1976, in Córdoba, Argentina's second largest city, Fr. James Week and five seminarians from the Missionaries of La Salette were kidnapped. A mob burst into the house they shared, claiming to be police looking for "subversive fighters." The seminarians were jailed and tortured for two months before eventually being exiled to the United States. The perpetrators were part of the ... Read more

    $32.39 USD