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The Faces of Honor
Sex, Shame, and Violence in Colonial Latin America
Edited by Lyman L. Johnson and Sonya Lipsett-Rivera
University of New Mexico Press
Honor was everywhere in Colonial Latin America, and to understand the many ways it had an impact on people's lives is to understand the organizing principles of a society.
Que vivan los tamales!
Food and the Making of Mexican Identity
University of New Mexico Press
This cultural history of food in Mexico traces the influence of gender, race, and class on food preferences from Aztec times to the present.
The Life and Death of Carolina Maria de Jesus
University of New Mexico Press
Robert Levine tells the story of Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914-1977), Brazilian, Black, illegitimate, extremely poor, and Brazil's best-selling author upon the publication of her journals.
Heroes on Horseback
A Life and Times of the Last Gaucho Caudillos
University of New Mexico Press
A sweeping narrative of two 19th century charismatic leaders and their powerful armies on the Brazil/Uruguay border.
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