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A Pest in the Land

New World Epidemics in a Global Perspective

University of New Mexico Press

In this timely study of all the reasons for extreme declines in native populations in the New World after colonization by Europeans, the author questions prevalent theories that exposure to Old World diseases was the sole cause of the devastation.

  • Copyright year: 2003
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Quito 1599

City and Colony in Transition

University of New Mexico Press

Explores the dramatic colonial history of Ecuador and southern Colombia, fleshing out everyday life and individual exploits.

  • Copyright year: 2002
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The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1940

University of New Mexico Press

This volume carefully shows how Mexico institutionalized some revolutionary promises and suffered the shattering loss of others.

  • Copyright year: 2002
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Andean Worlds

Indigenous History, Culture, and Consciousness under Spanish Rule, 1532-1825

University of New Mexico Press

Examines the Spanish invasion of the Inca Empire in 1532 and how European and indigenous life ways became intertwined, producing a new and constantly evolving hybrid colonial order in the Andes.

  • Copyright year: 2002
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Lives of the Bigamists

Marriage, Family, and Community in Colonial Mexico

University of New Mexico Press

Boyer lets these Mexican people speak for themselves about how they got into trouble with the Inquisition.

  • Copyright year: 2001
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Everyday Life and Politics in Nineteenth Century Mexico

Men, Women, and War

University of New Mexico Press

This account of the history of Mexico from Independence to the Revolution traces the struggle of common people to exert control over their everyday lives.

  • Copyright year: 2000
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Independence in Spanish America

Civil Wars, Revolutions, and Underdevelopment

University of New Mexico Press

This new edition, revised and enlarged to take account of recently published studies as well as a rethinking of certain prevailing views, is a compelling reinterpretation of the independence era. The turbulent history of the independence movements is set forth with attention to key figures and their ideologies, regional differences, and the legacy of underdevelopment left by the wars of independence.

  • Copyright year: 2000
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Tangled Destinies

Latin America and the United States

University of New Mexico Press

Historical overview from both perspectives of the often-troubled and always uneven relationship between the United States and the nations of Latin America.

  • Copyright year: 1999
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The Century of U.S. Capitalism in Latin America

University of New Mexico Press

Traces the development of U.S. business interests in Latin America from the early 19th century to the present.

  • Copyright year: 1999
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The Faces of Honor

Sex, Shame, and Violence in Colonial Latin America

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.

  • Copyright year: 1998
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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.

  • Copyright year: 1998
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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.

  • Copyright year: 1995
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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.

  • Copyright year: 1995
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