Barcelona: Seix Barral, (Biblioteca breve), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 311p., wrps. "Esta bruma insensata" is a novel that centers on Simon Schneider, who works from a cliffside mansion on the outskirts of Cadaqués for a very successful author who calls himself Gran Bros. Simon is a distributor of quotes for..... More about Esta bruma insensata
Buenos Aires: Editorial Excursiones, 2019. First Reprint. Paperback. 156p., wrps. "Un libro quemado" is a collection of texts written by Argentine writer Alfonsina Storni, originally published between 1919 and 1921 in the magazine "La Nota" and the newspaper "La Nación". The works particularly explore the role of women in society... More about Un libro quemado
Santiago de Chile: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Lumen, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 591p., illus., facsimiles, wrps. "La vida nueva" is a collection of poetry on immigration and the recognition of minority groups all over the world. Written by award-winning Chilean poet Raúl Zurita, who created the group CADA, Colectivo..... More about La vida nueva. Versión final
México, D.F. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 392p., photos, index, wrps. "Crónicas Españoles. Estampas de viaje y luces de España" is a collection of chronicles about Spain. Contents include: "Estampas de viaje", "Luces de España", "Vistas del Madrid frívolo", and "Contemplaciones y sensaciones"..... More about Crónicas Españoles. Estampas de viaje y luces de España
México: Universidad de Gudalajara-CIESAS-Jorge Alonso, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 382p., bibl., wrps. "Con ojos bien abiertos" is a collective book that highlights indigenous peoples' experiences of struggle and resistance to analyze and share possible solutions in the form of autonomous and community life, guided by the idea of "conviviality" proposed..... More about Con ojos bien abiertos: Ante el despojo, rehabilitemos lo común (un encuentro de colectivos a...
Lima: Fondo Editorial del Congreso del Perú, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 215p., photos, facsimiles, bibl., wrps. "Insurrección de la Armada" is a study on the APRA's 1948 aborted naval revolt in Callao, Peru, within a historical and political context. Contents include: "Inestabilidad política", "Postrimerías del gobierno de José Luis Bustamante..... More about Insurrección de la Armada: Callao, 3 de octubre de 1948
Lima: Artifice Comunicadores, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. "Apus musicales" is a portrait of the main icons in Peruvian popular music from the last 50 years, including: Dúo Gaitán Castro, Amanda Portales, William Luna, Pelo D. Ambrosio, Raúl García Zárate, Jaime Guardia, Lucho Quequezana, and Jean Pierre Magnet..... More about Apus musicales. Héroes de la canción Andina Peruana (Vol. I
Lima: Instituto de la Pequeña Producción Sustentable-UNALM, Universidad Nacional Agraria la Molina, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 141p., photos, tables, bibl., wrps. "La flor detrás del Jardín" is a study on small-scale farming in contemporary Peru, viewed from economic, environmental, and socio-cultural perspectives. Contents include: "Diagnóstico", "Enfoques y sesgos en la..... More about La flor detrás del Jardín. Cómo volver visibles a los pequeños agricultores
Lima: Fondo Editorial del Congreso del Perú, Instituto Riva-Aguero, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 341p., facsimiles, tables, bibl., index, wrps. "Observaciones sobre el clima de Lima" is a historical investigation into Lima, Peru's natural habitat and climate, and its interactions with and influences on vegetation, animals..... More about Observaciones sobre el clima de Lima, y sus influencias en los seres organizados, en especial el...
Lima: Tarea Asociación Gráfica Educativa, Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (Serie: Análisis Económico; 32), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 311p., tables, graphics, bibl., wrps. "Modernización reformista y deuda externa en el Perú, 1963-1976" studies the history of Peruvian debt in the second half of the twentieth century. Contents include: "El gobierno de..... More about Modernización reformista y deuda externa en el Perú, 1963-1976
Lima: Fondo Editorial de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 127p., bibl., wrps. "Los virajes del Quipu" analyzes the formation of heterotopies and how they project ideologies and epistemological constructions of resistance from the periphery. These projections are studied through concrete texts in which Andean... More about Los virajes del Quipu. Pensamiento utópico, (de) construcción de nación y resistencia en el...
Lima: Fondo Editorial de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 188p., graphics, bibl., wrps. The Peruvian urban school is a social space in which two student groups converge: students who have always studied in the city and those who attended a rural school. "Tú eres... More about Tú eres de la puna y yo de la ciudad. Educación secundaria urbana e interculturalidad en el Perú
Lima: Peruvian Leisure Corporation, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 158p., maps, photos, tables, bibl., wrps. "Guía de ferrocarriles del Perú. Orgullo de los Andes" is a study on railroads in Peru, exploring their history as well as current routes. Contents include: "Ferrocarriles legendarios del Perú", "Clases de ferrocarriles en el Perú"..... More about Guía de ferrocarriles del Perú. Orgullo de los Andes
Lima: Lluvia Editores, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 62p., wrps. "El mestizo de los Andes y su destino" is an essay which reflects on Mestizo identities in the Peruvian Andes. Authored by Peruvian writer Zein Zorrilla, who has published titles such as "¡Oh generación!", (1988), "Dos más por Charly" (1996), "Las..... More about El mestizo de los Andes y su destino
Lima: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 387p., wrps. "Obra completa. Cuentos, ensayos y artículos periodísticos" gathers the complete works of prose by Peruvian writer Yolanda Westphalen (1920-2011), including fiction, essays, and articles. In her life, she wrote nine books of poetry and book of short..... More about Obra completa. Cuentos, ensayos y artículos periodísticos
La Habana: Instituto Cubano del Libro, Instituto de Literatura Lingüística, Editorial de Ciencias Sociales, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 2vols., wrps. A comprehensive dictionary featuring expressions from Cuba's Spanish dialect. Includes examples of usage. More about Diccionario ejemplificado del español de Cuba. Tomo I: A-F. Tomo II: G-Z
México, D.F. Editorial Planeta Mexicana, 2014. 1st ed. 478p. Autores Españoles e Iberoamericanos. "Milena o el fémur más bello del mundo" tells the story of Milena, a beautiful girl whose looks are also a curse. As an adolescent, she became a sex slave, then tried to flee when her protector..... More about Milena o el fémur más bello del mundo
San Luis Potosí: El Colegio de San Luis, (Col. Investigaciones.), 2009. 1st ed. Paperback. 263p., biblio., discography, tables, notes. Any researcher who has shown interest in entering the study of modern oral tradition literature of Mexico, may have noticed the lack of a systematic collection and study work in this... More about Formas narrativas de la literatura de tradición oral en México; romance, corrido, décima,...
Buenos Aires: Ediciones Corregidor, (Col. Nueva Investigación Teatral; 1), 2007. first edition. Paperback. 413p., biblio., notes, appendices. Theater criticism. On the dramas of Griselda Gambaro (Argentina, 1928-), a major Latin American writer of the Generation of 1960 (with Rivera Avilés, Hinostroza, Olivari, Gelman and Lihn), author of 28 plays and... More about La escena del poder; el teatro de Griselda Gambaro
Cordoba: Alción, 2003. first edition. Paperback. 301p., wrps. The text recounts the politico-pedagogical events that took place in the province of Jujuy during the decade 1880-1890, a historical moment in which the process of political unity of the Nation-State was enacted. In this framework, one of the fundamental cultural projects..... More about La mano avara y el Cristo caído; Orígenes de la instrucción pública en Jujuy a fines del...
Buenos Aires: EUDEBA, U.Nacional Sur, Dpt.Human, ( Col. Literatura Argentina), 2002. first edition. Paperback. Presentation by María Celia Vázquez and Sergio Pastormerlo, first edition, 2002, 602p., notes, biblio. In November 1999, the X National Congress of Literature, organized by the Universidad Nacional del Sur, was held in Bahía Blanca. Many..... More about Literatura argentina; Perspectivas de fin de siglo
Mexico City: C.México, S.Gobernación and C.Michoacán, 1999. first edition. Paperback. 462p., abbr., notes, tables, b/w illus., maps, glossary, biblio. & onomastic index. A study of colonial society during the Bourbon regime based on the socioeconomic relationships established within the religious institution. Concentrating on the archdiocese of Mexico and the diocese..... More about Ministro de lo Sagrado. Volumen II; Sacerdotes y feligreses en el México del siglo XVIII
Mexico City: C.México, S.Gobernación and C.Michoacán, 1999. first edition. Paperback. Preface by William B. Taylor and Introduction by Oscar Mazín Gómez and Paul Kersey, 394p., abbr., b/w photos, notes, tables, b/w illus., maps, facsimile. A study of colonial society during the Bourbon regime based on the socioeconomic relationships established within..... More about Ministro de lo Sagrado. Volumen I; Sacerdotes y feligreses en el México del siglo XVIII
Mexico City: UNAM, (Col. Confabuladores), 2000. first edition. Paperback. Prologue by Alvaro Enrigue, 259p., wrps(small stain on front cover). Selected by the author himself, the ten stories gathered here make up a particular retrospective of the work of this Mexican writer in which his unique and complex. Narrative territory is... More about La alcoba dormida
Buenos Aires: EUDEBA, (Col. Temas Historia), 1999. first edition. Paperback. 108p.notes, facsimiles, biblio., b/w & color illus. The Argentine history has made us know its origins, it has told us its achievements, its great ideas and it has made us see their faces in portraits of the time. But we..... More about La pequeña aldea; Vida cotidiana en Buenos Aires 1800-1860