Latinamerika

Die Geschichte der vorspanischen Hochkulturen Amerikas, insbesondere die der Azteken, Maya und Inka und ihrer Vorläufer, faszinierte lange Zeit schon, weil sie geheimnisvoller, …

Using interdisciplinary performance studies and cultural studies frameworks, Laura G. GutiÉrrez examines the cultural representation of queer sexuality in the contemporary …

This book provides in English the case law of the Colombian Constitutional Court, which has become one of the most creative and important courts of the global south and the world …

And, what you do when you're at the centre of a riot between thousands of men with machine guns. As seen on Channel 5's Banged Up Abroad, this is the most shocking prison story …

Alejandro Dumas, escritor al servicio de Montevideo y adversario de Rosas. Así firmó el escritor francés, en 1850, Montevideo o la nueva Troya. Un encendido alegato a favor de los …

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811-1888) was--and continues to be--one of the most important and controversial figures in Latin American history. Diplomat, statesman, educator, …

Hoy, cuando prevalece el pensamiento crítico inaugurado varias veces y varias veces sepultado por la intolerancia y el temor, se sabe que no es posible el pensamiento sin …

Eve's portrayal in the Bible as a sinner and a temptress seemed to represent -- and justify -- women's inferior position in society for much of history. During the Enlightenment, …

The first dedicated English-language guidebook to an emergent and largely unspoiled ecotourist destination otherwise overlooked by the travel publishing industry. Peaceful and …

Tijuana Dreaming is an unprecedented introduction to the arts, culture, politics, and economics of contemporary Tijuana, Mexico. With many pieces translated from Spanish for the …