México, D.F. CONACULTA, Centro Cultural Helenico (Fondo Editorial Tierra Adentro; 325), 2006. First Edition. Paperback. 90p., wrps. "Teatro de la gruta VI" is a collection of award-winning theatrical works by young writers, including: "Los cuatro cantos de la Bestia", by David Herce; "Diversiones", by Alfredo Hinojosa; "Hollywood", by Ángel Hernández;... More
Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Antropología e Historia, 2002. First Edition. Paperback. 797p., maps, photos, illus., graphics, bibl., wrps. "Ideología y política a través de materiales, imágenes y símbolos" is the first Round Table of Teotihuacan, centering around an analysis of the Teotihuacan State's political structure... More
Buenos Aires: Aguilar, Altea, Taurus, Alfaguara, 2002. First Edition. Paperback. 190p., wrps. "El viejo soldado" is a novel centering around Raúl, an Argentine exiled in Madrid with his wife and young son. A lieutenant colonel requires his services to write his memories before he dies. This work leads Raúl to... More
Madrid: Alfaguara, 1995. Third Edition. Paperback. 311p., wrps. "La isla del Cundeamor" is a novel about Cuba, written by René Vázquez Díaz. He is also the author of "La imaginaria", "Querido traidor", "La precocidad de los tiempos", "Trovador americano", "Donde se pudre la belleza", "Tambor de medianoche", "Difusos mapas", "El... More
Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, 1999. First Edition. Paperback. 678p., bibl., index, wrps. "La crítica de arte en México, 1896-1921" is the second volume of a collection of critical articles on art history, selected from early 20th century magazines and newspapers on art criticism... More
Mexico City: Siglo Veintiuno Editores, 1998. First Edition. Paperback. 365p., illus., bibl., wrps. "Patas arriba" is a collection of essays on cultural criticism, written by Eduardo Galeano, author of "Venas abiertas de América Latina" and winner of the 1998 American Book Award for his trilogy "Memorial del fuego." Contents include... More
La Paz: Museo Nacional de Etnografía y Folklore, Fundación Cultural del Banco Central de Bolivia, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 220p., photos, facsimiles, tables, graphics, bibl., wrps. "Damián Ayma Zepita" is a catalogue of photos by Bolivian photographer Damián Ayma Zepita, who stands out for the quality of his work and... More
San Juan: Publicaciones Gaviota, 2015. First Edition. Paperback. 317p., bibl., wrps. During the 1960s and 1970s, sectors of catholocism advocated for pastoral work through liberation theology amid the political strife of the Cold War. This book is a contribution to the historical-religious debate during Puerto Rico's Cold War era, spanning... More
Barcelona: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial (Españoles Eminentes), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 440p., photos, facsimiles, illus., bibl., index, wrps. "Concepción Arenal. La caminante y su sombra" is a biography on Concepción Arenal, a Spanish feminist writer and activist who dedicated her life to the defense of women, criminal reform, and... More
Sevilla: Editorial Renacimiento, Los Cuatro Vientos, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 457p., bibl., wrps. "La recepción de las vanguardias extranjeras en España" analyzes the reception of foreign vanguard movements in Spain during the first decades of the twentieth century. While the reception of surrealism has already received much critical attention, relatively... More
La Paz, Bolivia: Cinemas Cine Pensamiento: Festival de Cine Radical, 2017. Second Edition. Paperback. 316p., photos, bibl., wrps. "Socavones" is a collection of texts on films created between 2008 and 2016 by Socavón Cine, a production company based in La Paz that's dedicated to propagating fresh perspectives, new narrative forms... More
Madrid: Biblioteca Castro. Fundación José Antonio de Castro, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. 669p., bibl., boards. "Ramón del Valle-Inclan. Obras completas, V (Teatro y poesía)" is the fourth volume of a complete collection of works by Ramón Valle-Inclan, a Spanish dramatist, novelist, and member of the Spanish Generation of 98. This... More
Cochabamba: 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 197p., wrps. "Tradiciones bolivianas" is a novel about the beliefs, customs, superstitions, and rites of the Bolivian people, encapsulated in the Santa Vera Cruz festival of fertility, celebrated in Cochabamba every year in May. The narrative centers around an upper class white woman who is... More
La Paz, Bolivia: Impresión Gráfica Book, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 179p., tables, graphics, wrps. "Violencia contra la mujer en bolivia" is a study on violence against women in Bolivia through the lenses of psychology, law, and human rights. Contents include: "Psicología y derechos una articulación multidisciplinaria", "Hombre-mujer, violencia, poder", "Familias"... More
Sucre: Editorial Tupac Katari, 2015. Second Edition. Paperback. 175p., photos, bibl., wrps. "La obra jesuítica en la Real Audiencia de Charcas 1576-1767" is a study on the Jesuits' work in the Real Audiencia de Charcas, an appellate court in Bolivia, between 1576 and 1767. The work details their choir, domestic... More
Madrid: Ediciones Cátedra (Grupo Anaya) (Letras Hispánicas), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 457p., index, wrps. "Autos sacramentales del Siglo de Oro" is a collection of four dramatic works that reflect the beginning of the Golden Age in Spain: "La puente del Mundo", by Lope de Vega; "El colmenero divino" and "Deleitar... More
Madrid: Ediciones Cátedra (Grupo Anaya) (Biografías), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 468p., maps, facsimiles, bibl., index, wrps. "Lope. El verso y la vida" is a comprehensive biography on Lope Félix de Vega y Carpio, a Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist. Contents include: "Familia, infancia y estudios (1562-1584/85)", "Fama, primeros amores y.... More
Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 137p., wrps. "Cara de pan" is a novel about two uprooted, elusive, and wounded beings whose destinies intersect in a park. She flees from the impositions and difficulties of school. He watches birds, listens to Nina Simone, avoids work, and carries a problematic... More
Madrid: Ediciones Catedra, (Historia, Serie Mayor), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 510p., photos, facsimiles, tables, bibl., index, wrps. "El Consultorio de Elena Francis" was a radio show in Francoist Spain that dispensed solicited advice to working class women from 1951 to 1971. "Las cartas de Elena Francis" studies the letters the... More
Madrid: Iberoamericana, Vervuert, Universidad de Navarra, GRISO, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. 362p., bibl., boards. "Anuario Calderoniano 11, 2018" is an academic review dedicated to the life and study of Pedro Calderón de la Barca. This is its eleventh publication, and contains 20 articles divided into three sections: "Articulos", "Reseñas", and... More
Madrid: Iberoamericana: Vervuert, (Biblioteca Aurea hispánica, v. 123), 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. 391p., bibl., boards. "El poder de la economía" is a study on the evolution of the economy, labor concepts, and the role and image of merchants in the Hispanic world during the Modern Era. Contents include: "El poder... More
Almería, Spain: Confluencias Editorial (Colección Hispaniola, 18), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 298p., wrps. "Cavilaciones y melancolias" is a collection of ruminations and reflections by author José Jiménez Lozano, written between 2016 and 2017, and based on things he has read, seen, or experienced. Jiménez Lozano is also the author of... More
Barcelona: Editorial Anagrama, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 325p., wrps. "Mudar de piel" is a collection of stories on family relationships, delving into the sometimes-contradictory psychology of characters faced with their fears and desires. There are intermittent fathers, elusive mothers, bewildered adolescents in the adult world, children accomplices, brothers and sisters... More
Barcelona: Editorial Comba, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 140p., wrps. "Las cuatro patas del amor" is a collection of twelve stories, beginning with the arrival of a strange woman to a doctor's office, which gives way to the mystery and fantasy that pervades and defines the work. Written by Argentine author... More
Madrid: Santander Fundación (Colección Obra Fundamental), 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. 401p., boards. "Sinfonía en rojo. Prosa y poesía selecta" is an anthology of poetry and prose by Spanish writer, poet, translator, journalist, and literary critic Elisabeth Mulder (1904-1987). Contents include: "La historia de Java (1935)", "De 'Una China en la... More