México, D.F. Editorial Fontamara (Colección Argumentos; 429), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 199p., wrps. "El Mexicano. Alquimia y mito de una raza" is a study on the identity and collective unconscious of Mexicans from a Jungian approach, exploring the influence of both pre-Columbian and European history. Contents include: "El Mexicano", "Arcana..... More about El Mexicano. Alquimia y mito de una raza
Rosario: Prohistoria Ediciones, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 420p., bibl., wrps. "Devastación. Violencia civilizada contra los indios de las llanuras del Plata y Sur de Chile (Siglo XVI a XIX)" is a study on institutionalized violence against the indigenous people of the plains of Plata and southern Chile from the 16th..... More about Devastación. Violencia civilizada contra los indios de las llanuras del Plata y Sur de Chile...
Spain: Iberoamericana, Vervuert (Biblioteca Indiana, 47), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 237p., bibl., wrps. "El Símbolo católico indiano" is a study on the work "Symbolo Catholico Indiano", by Franciscan Creole Luis Jerónimo de Oré (Huamanga, 1554 -- La Concepción, 1630), exploring how the text fostered the expansion of Catholicism in the..... More about El Símbolo católico indiano (1598) de Luis Jerónimo de Oré : Saberes coloniales y los...
Santiago de Chile: Ediciones Comunidad de Historia Mapuche, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 249p., photos, facsimiles, bibl., wrps. "Memoria y fotografía de la migración mapuche" is a collection of photos that chronicle the everyday lives of Mapuche migrants in Santiago. The work is divided into four main chapters: "Algunas palabras para..... More about Santiago waria mew. Memoria y fotografía de la migración mapuche
Lima: Instituto Francés de Estudios Andinos, Centro de Estudios Regionales Andinos Bartolomé de las Casas, Mondes Américains Sociétes, Centre d'Antropologie Sociale (Actes&Memoires 26), 2009. First Edition. Paperback. 292p., bibl., wrps. "El regreso de lo indígena" is a collection of essays on indigenous issues in Peru, particularly examining topics related to..... More about El regreso de lo indígena; retos, problemas y perspectivas
Bogota: Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia--ICANH (Colección: Cuadernos de Historia Colonial Título VI), 2000. First Edition. Paperback. 246p., maps, illus., tables, bibl., wrps. "Mestizaje, comercio y resistencia" is a study on the entrenched conflicts that took place in Guajira during the second half of the eighteenth century from an..... More about Mestizaje, comercio y resistencia; La Guajira durante la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII
México, D.F., San Luis Potosí: El Colegio de San Luis, Editorial Itaca, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 316p., wrps. "Insurrección de las palabras" is a collection of poetry written in indigenous Mexican languages and translated into Spanish. Although the works are expressed in ancestral languages, the poetry itself is from new..... More about Insurrección de las palabras. Poetas contemporáneos en lenguas mexicanas
México, D.F. Editorial Resistencia, 2014. First Edition. Paperback. 46p., illus., wrps. "El dios viejo y el conejo" tells of the mythical adventures of the rabbit T'ul, as dictated by Mayan hieroglyphic texts and scenes that adorned ceramic cups. This mischievous rabbit was an accomplice to the gods that sought to..... More about El dios viejo y el conejo. Un mito Maya contado en las inscripciones jeroglíficas. / The elderly...
México, D.F. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2016. First edition. Paperback. 204p., photos, illus., tables, facsimiles, bibl., boards. "Doña Rosita Asencio" is a biography on and an homage to the Purepécha healer Rosita Ascencio, who fought for the use and institutionalization of traditional medicine..... More about Doña Rosita Ascencio; Curandera Purépecha
Buenos Aires: Editorial Dunken, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 211p., bibl., maps, photos, facsimiles, graphics, bibl., wrps. "Aborígenes Argentinos" is a descriptive analysis of the different indigenous people that have occupied Argentina, particularly examining their integration processes, or resistance to integration during the colonial period, as well as the modern era..... More about Aborígenes Argentinos. Una visión antropología
México, D.F. Secretaría de Cultura, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (Colección Historia. Serie Logos), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 163p., maps, photos, bibl., wrps. "De Mérida a Taguzgalpa" explores how Franciscan and Dominican orders intervened in the socio-religious organization of the different indigenous populations and regions over the course of..... More about De Mérida a Taguzgalpa. Seráficos y predicadores en tierras mayas, chiapanecas y xicaques
Lima: Lluvia Editores, Centro Amazónico de Antropología y Aplicación Práctica (CAAAP), Grupo Internacional de Trabajo sobre Asuntos Indígenas (IWGIA), Instituto del Bien Común (IBC), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 452p., maps, bibl., wrps. In "Después del Caucho" Peruvian anthropologist Alberto Chirif studies the global and national contexts in which the rubber..... More about Después del Caucho
Rosario: Prohistoria Ediciones (Historia Argentina; 39), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 236p., tables, graphics, wrps. "Malón y política. Loncos y weichafes en la frontera sur" is a study on Mapuche politics between 1860 and 1875, specifically focusing on llailmaches. Contents include: "Poítica, territorialidad y comercio en el Wallmapu y la frontera..... More about Malón y política. Loncos y weichafes en la frontera sur (1860-1875
Lima: Pakarina Ediciones (Colección: Tlakatlpacha; 4. Serie: Poesía), 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 314p., wrps. "Parawayraq Chawpinpi entre la lluvia y el viento" is a collection of poetry by Washington Córdova Huamán, expressing the pain of Pachamama, a goddess revered by the indigenous people of the Andes. This work is part..... More about Parawayraq Chawpinpi. Entre la lluvia y el viento
Madrid: Iberoamericana, Vervuert, (Parecos y australes. Ensayos de Cultura de la Colonia, 24), 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. 127p., maps, facsimiles, illus., bibl., boards. "Historia adoptada, historia adaptada" studies the work of four exceptional indigenous men from colonial Mexico, who wanted to change the course of history through writing: Diego Muñoz... More about Historia adoptada, historia adaptada: La crónica mestiza del México colonial
Buenos Aires: Prometeo Libros, 2018. Second Edition. Paperback. 285p., photos, bibl., wrps. "Los dones étnicos de la Nación" is a study on Huarpe identities and modes of sovereignty in Argentina, contextualized in broader cultural, historical, and political processes. This work aims to be an original contribution to research on the..... More about Los dones étnicos de la Nación. Identidades huarpe y modos de producción de soberanía en...
México, D.F. Distribuciones Fontamara (Colección Argumentos; 403), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 77p., bibl., wrps. "Simbiosis Guadalupana" is a study on the Chichimeca Jonaz's belief in the Virgin of Guadalupe, examining her role as a cultural symbol, and her importance in their collective sense of identity. Contents include: "La noble fuerza..... More about Simbiosis Guadalupana. Historia e imagen sagrada en el mundo ezar
Lima: U.Catolica Peru, 1998. first edition. Paperback. 539p., notes, tables, maps, biblio. This book is a valuable contribution to the study of the Amazon region seen from the perspective of the Andean nations (Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia). Five authors present studies of the Andean Amazon, from different points of view... More about Fronteras, colonización y mano de obra indígena amazonía andina (siglos XIX-XX); La...
Santiago de Chile: LOM Ediciones (Colección Cultura y sociedad | Ciencias Sociales y Humanas), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 275p., wrps. "Zomo newen" is a collection of eight stories about the experience of "triple discrimination" -- that is, being a woman, poor, and indigenous. From different generations and varied perspectives, these... More about Zomo newen. Relatos de vida de mujeres mapuche en su lucha por los derechos indígenas
Rosario: Prohistoria Ediciones, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 376p., wrps. "Luchas de clasificación" deconstructs and questions the taxonomy of indigenous societies throughout history. Contents include: "El arte colonial de clasificar", "El siglo XIX y la matriz taxonómica", "Atrapados en el orden del discurso patrimonial", and "Luchas de clasificación y reapropiaciones indígenas"..... More about Luchas de clasificación: Las sociedades indígenas entre taxonomía, memoria y reapropiación
Bogotá: Universidad Santo Tomás, Ediciones USTA, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 192p., photos, bibl., wrps. "Hijas de Bachué" is a study on Muisca women in Bogotá, specifically analyzing their role in positions of power, as well as the conflicts they have faced over gender and sexuality issues. The work also explores..... More about Hijas de Bachué: memoria e indigenidad desde las mujeres muiscas
Bogotá: Ediciones USTA, Universidad Santo Tomás, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 232p., wrps. "Territorios y memorias culturales muiscas" contains a collection of academic essays on the relationship between indigenous memory and territory, seeking to understand the different ways in which the Muisca past is inscribed, interpreted, and transformed through narratives that..... More about Territorios y memorias culturales muiscas: etnografías, cartografías y arqueologías
Lima: Biblioteca Abraham Valdelomar, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 353p., wrps. "Yo soy ayahuasca" is a personal account of Peruvian shaman and poet Jorge González on his experiences with the sacred Ayahuasca plant. Previously, González has published the books of poetry "Lluvia poética amazónica" (1998) and "Catarata" (2007)..... More about Yo soy ayahuasca
La Habana: Ediciones Cubanas Artex, 2015. First Edition. Paperback. 243p., index, wrps. "Los meyi. Leyendas y refranes" is a collection of stories from the Yoruba tradition that were passed down orally, revealing traditions, principles and rituals that defined their culture and everyday lives. More about Los meyi. Leyendas y refranes
Buenos Aires: Biblos, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 193p., bibl., wrps. "Hebras femenistas" is a study on the role of women in Mapuche indigenous societies in the Pampa-Patagonia region, partcularly examining their rituals, traditions, labor, family organization, and more, from ethnographic and socio-historical perspectives. Contents include: "Género, feminismo y mujeres de..... More about Hebras feministas. En las historia y la memoria de los pueblos originarios Pampeano-Patagónicos