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“michel cahen”

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  • The War Within

    New Perspectives on the Civil War in Mozambique, 1976-1992

    by Eric Morier-Genoud, Lily Bunker, Michel Cahen, Michel Cahen, Sérgio Inácio Chichava, Domingos M. do Rosário, Corinna Jentzsch, Domingos Manuel do Rosário0, Georgi Derluguian1 ...
    The 1976-1992 civil war which opposed the Government of Frelimo and the Renamo guerrillas (among other actors) is a central event in the history of Mozambique. Aiming to open up a new era of studies of the war, this book re-evaluates this period from a number of different local perspectives in an attempt to better understand the history, complexity and multiple dynamics of the armed conflict. ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America

    by Michael Reid ...
    The bestselling primer on the social, political, and economic challenges facing Central and South America—now fully revised and updated.Ten years after its first publication, Michael Reid's bestselling survey of the state of contemporary Latin America has been wholly updated to reflect the new realities of the "Forgotten Continent." The former Americas editor for the Economist, Reid suggests that ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Argentina

    A Modern History

    by Jill Hedges ...
    In the early 20th century, Argentina possessed one of the world's most prosperous economies, yet since then Argentina has suffered a series of boom-and-bust cycles that have seen it fall well below its regional neighbours such as Chile. At the same time, despite the lack of significant ethnic or linguistic divisions, Argentina has failed to create an over-arching post-independence national ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Central America's Forgotten History

    Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration

    by Aviva Chomsky ...
    Restores the region’s fraught history of repression and resistance to popular consciousness and connects the United States’ interventions and influence to the influx of refugees seeking asylum today.At the center of the current immigration debate are migrants from Central America fleeing poverty, corruption, and violence in search of refuge in the United States. In Central America’s Forgotten ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Dictatorship in South America

    by Jerry Dávila ...
    Series series Viewpoints / Puntos de Vista
    Dictatorship in South America explores the experiences of Brazilian, Argentine and Chilean experience under military rule.Presents a single-volume thematic study that explores experiences with dictatorship as well as their social and historical contexts in Latin AmericaExamines at the ideological and economic crossroads that brought Argentina, Brazil and Chile under the thrall of military ... Read more

    $26.00 USD

  • Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America's Soul

    by Michael Reid ...
    The bestselling primer on the social, political, and economic challenges facing Central and South America by The Economist editor and author of Brazil.Latin America has often been condemned to failure. Neither poor enough to evoke Africa's moral crusade, nor as explosively booming as India and China, it has largely been overlooked by the West. Yet this vast continent, home to half a billion ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ottawa and Empire

    Canada and the Military Coup in Honduras

    by Tyler Shipley ...
    In June 2009, the democratically elected president of Honduras was kidnapped and whisked out of the country while the military and business elite consolidated a coup d’etat. To the surprise of many, Canada implicitly supported the coup and assisted the coup leaders in consolidating their control over the country.Since the coup, Canada has increased its presence in Honduras, even while the country ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • The Economic War Against Cuba

    A Historical and Legal Perspective on the U.S. Blockade

    by Salim Lamrani ...
    It is impossible to fully understand Cuba today without also understandingthe economic sanctions levied against it by the UnitedStates. For over fifty years, these sanctions have been upheld byevery presidential administration, and at times intensified by individualpresidents and acts of Congress. They are a key part ofthe U.S. government’s ongoing campaign to undermine the CubanRevolution, and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • INSIDE CENTRAL AMERICA

    The Essential Facts Past and Present on El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and Costa Rica

    by Phillip Berryman ...
    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.Such an assumption is not shared by most governments in Western Europe and Latin America. In part, these ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Mexico’s Revolution Then and Now

    by James D. Cockcroft ...
    Written to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the first predominantly anti-capitalist revolution in the world, Mexico’s Revolution Then and Now is the perfect introductory text and one that will also sharpen the understanding of seasoned observers. Cockcroft provides readers with the historical context within which the revolution occurred; explains how the revolutionary process has ... Read more

    $12.09 USD

  • The Cuban Revolution

    by Luis Fernando Ayerbe ...
    For more than fifty years, the revolutionary experience in Cuba was the stage for such re markable personalities as Che Guevara and for dramatic events like the missile crisis. All these 20th century historic icons are interwoven with the deep internal restructuring of the Cuban economy and society, and the related challenge to the United States' prior unopposed hegemony over Latin America. The ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Latin American Politics

    An Introduction, Second Edition

    by David Close ...
    Latin American Politics, Second Edition is a thematic introduction to the political systems of all 20 Latin American countries. The approach is self-consciously comparative and encourages students to develop stronger comparative analysis skills through such topics as history, violence, democracy, and political economy. Fully updated and revised, this second edition also includes a new chapter on ... Read more

    $48.99 USD