South America category: 2208 books
by S. K. Lothrop
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Machu Picchu & the Galapagos Islands
Secrets of South America: Combo Trips
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
Do you want to visit Peru's Machu Picchu AND Ecuador's Galapagos Islands on the same trip, but only have two weeks or less? Fabulous news: you've found the perfect book! And if you have more time, even better! In this unique and fun first book in the travel guide series Secrets of South America: Combo...
Aconcagua and the Southern Andes
Horcones Valley (Normal) and Vacas Valley (Polish Glacier) ascent routes
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018
The definitive guidebook to climbing Aconcagua in South America. At 6962m, Aconcagua is the highest peak outside the Himalayas and is accessible to both trekkers and mountaineers. The book covers two popular trekking routes: the Normal (Horcones Valley) route and the Vacas Valley (Polish Glacier)...
by Capt. Steven Archille
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2012
Flying has been my dream since before I can remember... literally. My Aunt Odette tells me that when I was three years old, she took me with her to the Port-au-Prince International Airport to pick someone up, and when I saw an airliner up close for the first time, I excitedly yelled out, "I want...
Fodor's Essential Peru
with Machu Picchu & the Inca Trail
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Written by locals, Fodor's Essential Peru is the perfect guidebook for those looking for insider tips to make the most out their visit to Lima, Machu Picchu, Cusco and beyond. Complete with detailed maps and concise descriptions, this Peru travel guide will help you plan your trip with ease. Join...
Fodor's Essential Argentina
with the Wine Country, Uruguay & Chilean Patagonia
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2018
Written by locals, Fodor’s Essential Argentina is the perfect guidebook for those looking for insider tips to make the most out their visit to Argentina. Complete with detailed maps and concise descriptions, this travel guide will help you plan your trip with ease. Join Fodor’s in exploring one...
by Keith A. Davies
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
In 1540 a small number of Spaniards founded the city of Arequipa in southwestern Peru. These colonists, later immigrants, and their descendants devoted considerable energy to exploiting the surrounding area. At first, like many other Spaniards in the Americas, they relied primarily on Indian producers;...
The Middle East and Brazil
Perspectives on the New Global South
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Connections between Brazil and the Middle East have a long history, but the importance of these interactions has been heightened in recent years by the rise of Brazil as a champion of the global south, mass mobilizations in the Arab world and South America, and the cultural renaissance of Afro-descendant...
by David Kohut, Olga Vilella
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2016
The Historical Dictionary of the Dirty Wars coversthe period 1954–1990 in South America, when authoritarian regimes waged war on subversion, both real and imagined. The term “dirty war” (guerra sucia), though originally associated with the military dictatorship in Argentina from 1976 to 1983,...
by Tanya Harmer
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
Fidel Castro described Salvador Allende's democratic election as president of Chile in 1970 as the most important revolutionary triumph in Latin America after the Cuban revolution. Yet celebrations were short lived. In Washington, the Nixon administration vowed to destroy Allende's left-wing government...
180° South
Conquerors of the Useless
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2013
180° South takes readers behind the scenes of the film, 180° South, made by Chris Malloy, to learn more about the people who made the original overland journey to Patagonia in 1968, and the repeat journey over ocean and land 40 years later. The book includes stories of events and experiences that inspired...
Indelible Inequalities in Latin America
Insights from History, Politics, and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2010
Since the earliest years of European colonialism, Latin America has been a region of seemingly intractable inequalities, marked by a stark divide between the haves and the have-nots. This collection illuminates the diverse processes that have combined to produce and reproduce inequalities in Latin...
by Robert Mackenzie
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
America: A History is a history of North and South America until the late 19th century. It was published in 1882.
Latin America in the Post-Ch?vez Era
The Security Threat to the United States
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
Hugo Ch?vez passed away in March 2013 after a two-year battle with cancer, prompting much speculation about the impact of his death. What will a post-Ch?vez future look like, not only in Venezuela but also in the region? In Latin America in the Post-Ch?vez Era, Luis Fleischman examines Ch?vezÆs highly...