Latinamerika

In exploring the pattern and methods of Aztec expansion, Ross Hassig focuses on political and economic factors. Because they lacked numerical superiority, faced logistical problems …

Ideal for independent travellers, this guidebook to Mexico, written by Mexico experts, goes beyond the basics. It blends must-see sights with hidden gems and offers unmatched …

The Amazon is a land of superlatives. The complex ecosystem covers an area about the size of the continental U.S. The Amazon River discharges 57 million gallons of water per …

Júnia Ferreira Furtado offers a fascinating study of the world of a freed woman of color in a small Brazilian town where itinerant merchants, former slaves, Portuguese …

In December 1788, in the northern Peruvian city of Trujillo, fifty-one-year-old Spanish Bishop Baltasar Jaime MartÍnez CompaÑÓn stood surrounded by twenty-four large wooden crates, …

The world’s favourite pocket travel guidesMake the most of your trip to Mexico City with this Top 10 guide. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the very …

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2021Discover this breathtaking collection of short stories from the bestselling author of North Woods, Daniel Mason. On a fated flight, …

Since 2011, a wave of popular mobilizations has swept the globe, from Occupy to the Arab Spring, 15M in Spain and the uprisings in Greece. Their demands were varied, but what they …

Easy-to-carry, entertainingly written, beautifully illustrated--you will want to have this book as constant companion on your journey.

Longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award Wealth and power on the trail of the super-rich In 2012, Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista was the eighth richest …