Lima: El Comité de Solidaridad Amigos de Nicaragua, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 116p., photos., illus., wrps. Presents informative documentation on the 2018 Nicaraguan protests against reforms by President Daniel Ortega. The book contains articles by Benjamín Forcano, Gustavo Espinoza, Luis Varese, Manuel Dammert, Max Blumenthal, a study by Enrique Hendrix..... More about ¿QUÉ PASA EN NICARAGUA? APUNTES PARA ENTENDER LA DERROTA DEL 'GOLPE SUAVE'

Lima: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 363p., wrps. This set of essays, edited by Carlos Aguirre and Ricardo D. Salvatore, aims to shed new light on the history of libraries in Latin America - private, religious, public, national libraries - and, in particular, on their role..... More about Bibliotecas y cultura letrada en América Latina. Siglos XIX y XX

Lima: Oxfam, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 196p., maps, tables, graphics, bibl., wrps. "Riqueza y desigualdad en el Perú" is a comprehensive, quantitative study on the economics of inequality and poverty in Peru. Contents include: "Problemas metodológicos con la riqueza y altos ingresos a partir de la ENAHO", "Generación de ganancias..... More about Riqueza y desigualdad en el Perú. Visión panorámica

Lima: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, Alfaguara, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 173p., photos, wrps. "Todos los hijos" is a collection of two dramas by Mariana de Althaus: "Criadero" and "Padre nuestro". These works explore the precarious bonds of motherhood and fatherhood, and the hidden forces that shape our family dynamics... More about Todos los hijos

Lima: Univ. Católica, 2004. first edition. Paperback. 230p., black and white illustrations, notes. The book presents fourteen works that focus both on the pastoral practice of the Church and on the representations and images of Catholicism, through American colonial and republican history. More about Angeli Novi; Prácticas evangelizadoras, representaciones artísticas y construcciones del...

Lima: Alfaguara, Penguin Random house Grupo Editorial, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 330p., wrps. "Pecho frio" is a controversial and direct novel by Jaime Bayly that explores the place of homosexuality in Latin American society, challenging the status quo with humor and satire. The work centers on Pecho Frío, a common..... More about Pecho Frio

Lima: Academia Peruana de la Lengua, (Folio de Investigación ; 1), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 185p., bibl., wrps. "Naturaleza de la prosa de José María Eguren" provides literary analysis of Peruvian writer josé María Eguren Rodríguez' prose. Eguren was known for his poetic symbolism, exoticism, and teh adoption of free..... More about Naturaleza de la prosa de José María Eguren

Lima: Fondo Editorial del Congreso del Perú, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 347p., facsimiles, wrps. "El Peru y la guerra civil Española" is a study on the representation of the Spanish Civil War in the Peruvian media from 1936 to 1939, examining how the information caused dramatic polarization in the country... More about El Peru y la guerra civil Española. 1936-1939. La visión de la prensa peruana

Lima: Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 314p., tables, bibl., wrps. "Matrimonio y violencia domestica en Lima colonial (1795-1820)" provides statistical analysis on marriage and domistic violence in colonial Lima, Peru. Features chapters on patriarchal strucutres, marriage as a form of social control, and controversies of the era. More about Matrimonio y violencia domestica en Lima colonial (1795-1820

Lima: Alfaguara, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial (Narrativa hispánica), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 361p., wrps. "Mi madre soñaba en francés" is a novel centering around Juan, who is driven to learn languages as an emotional escape that allows him to deal with everything that explodes in his face: his complex..... More about Mi madre soñaba en francés

Lima: Universidad Ricardo Palma, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 389p., bibl., wrps. "Inca Garcilaso: 400 años" is a compilation of studies which commemorate the 400 year anniversary of publications by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, who is known for his chronicles of Inca history, culture, and society. Includes essays on history... More about Inca Garcilaso: 400 años

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

Castellano de la Plana, Michoacán: Publicaciones de la Universitat Jaume I, El Colegio de Michoacán (América; 37), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 345p., tables, graphics, bibl., wrps. "El Perú en Revolución" is a multi-authored study on Peruvian revolution and independence processes throughout history, examining its advances and setbacks from 1780 to..... More about El Perú en Revolución. Independencia y guerra: un proceso, 1780-1826