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Naval intelligence agents working the most dangerous beat in the world–the narco-state of Panama in the late 1980s–struggle to penetrate Noriega’s organization and protect their families on the eve of invasion.

An award-winning journalist's deeply reported exploration of how race, identity and political trauma have influenced the rise in far-right sentiment among Latinos, and how this group can shape American politics.

Born into a large, close-knit family in Nicaragua, Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez grew up surrounded by strong, kind, funny, sensitive, resilient, judgmental, messy, beautiful women. Whether blood relatives or chosen family, these tías and primas fundamentally shaped her view of the world—and so did the labels that were used to talk about them. The tía loca who is shunned for defying gender roles. The pretty prima put on a pedestal for her European features. The matriarch who is the core of her community but hides all her pain.

Narcoball uncovers the incredible story of Colombian football during the early 1990s - shaped by drug lords, rivalries, and ambition. It uncovers a football empire backed by cartels - where victory was a currency of its own, and defeat, a matter of life and death. This is a different story of Pablo Escobar and his rivals.

The Dispossessed tells the story of a twenty-four-year-old Salvadoran man, Arnovis, whose family's search for safety shows how the United States-in concert with other Western nations-has gutted asylum protections for the world's most vulnerable.

Upon becoming a new mother, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal was called to Mexico to reconnect with her ancestors and recover her grandmother’s story, only to return to the sudden loss of her marriage, home, and reality. In Magical/Realism, Villarreal crosses into the erasure of memory and self, fragmented by migration, borders, and colonial and intimate violence, reconstructing her story with pieces of American pop culture, and the music, video games, and fantasy that have helped her make sense of it all.

Default is the riveting story of Argentina's sovereign debt drama, which reveals the obscure inner workings of sovereign debt restructuring. This detailed case study describes the intense fight over the role of the IMF in Argentina's 2005 debt restructuring and the ensuing bitter decade of litigation with holdout creditors, demonstrating that outcomes for sovereign debt are determined by a complex interplay between financial markets, governments, the IMF, the press, and the courts.

Treinta años después de sucedido, el asesinato de Luis Donaldo Colosio sigue sujeto a sospecha y manipulación.

Ante el peligro del uso políticode la historia de este magnicidio, es un buen momento para recordar lo que sabemos a ciencia cierta de lo que pasó.

Esta reedición corregida y aumentada de La tragedia de Colosio, de Héctor Aguilar Camín, publicado originalmente en 2004, es un ejercicio en ese camino: recordar lo que sabemos con base en los hechos, aunque no responda a todas nuestras preguntas, ni despeje todas nuestras dudas.

Scholars persist in framing the Cold War as a battle between left and right, one in which the Global South is cast as either witting or unwitting proxies of Washington and Moscow. What if the era is told from the perspective of the many who preferred reform to revolution? Scholars have routinely neglected, dismissed, or caricatured moderate politicians. In this book, Allen Wells argues that until the Cuban Revolution, the struggle was not between capitalism and communism—that was Washington's abiding preoccupation—but between democracy and dictatorship.

The Way That Leads Among the Lost reveals a hidden place where care and violence are impossible to separate: the anexos of Mexico City. The prizewinning anthropologist Angela Garcia takes us deep into the world of these small rooms, informal treatment centers for alcoholism, addiction, and mental illness, spread across Mexico City’s tenements and reaching into the United States.

Los secretos y escándalos del último gobierno del PRI. A través de entrevistas exclusivas con el propio Enrique Peña Nieto, quien durante años no había hablado con ningún medio, y de una amplia investigación que incluye personas cercanas al exmandatario, Mario Maldonado presenta un trabajo periodístico de primer nivel en el que revela todos los secretos del último presidente priista.

We are a nation of immigrants, never more than now. In recent decades, the numbers have skyrocketed, thanks to people coming from many continents—especially Asia, Africa, and South America. Just like their predecessors, they face countless obstacles, including political hatred. And yet, just like their predecessors, they work hard. They persist. And they become us. Veteran journalist, broadcaster, and interviewer Ray Suarez has crisscrossed the country to speak to new Americans from all corners of the globe, and to record their stories.

Im Januar 1742 wird ein windschiefes Segelboot an die Küste Brasiliens gespült. An Bord 30 Männer, die einzigen Überlebenden des königlichen Eroberungsschiffs »The Wager«, das in einem Sturm zerschellt ist. Sechs Monate später landen drei Schiffbrüchige an der Küste Chiles und behaupten, die 30 Männer seien Meuterer, die sich den königlichen Befehlen widersetzt und skrupellos gemordet hätten... Wer lügt, wer sagt die Wahrheit? Das soll ein britisches Kriegsgericht entscheiden. Es geht um Leben oder Tod.

Crônica histórica no contexto da Guerra do Paraguai sobre o avanço do exército brasileiro ao território paraguaio com o apoio de um guia. Detalhes sobre as cidades, os escombros, as dificuldades impostas pelo terreno e até mesmo pela moral da tropa.

Crônica histórica no contexto da Guerra do Paraguai sobre a formação de um corpo militar destinado a marchar sobre o alto Paraguai. Detalhes sobre as distâncias percorridas, as imensidões da fronteira, as dificuldades impostas pelo terreno e até mesmo pela moral da tropa.

Vida, pasión y muerte de dos gobernantes. Fue durante el siglo xvi cuando se materializaron los funestos augurios del fin de dos grandes civilizaciones; el ocaso de dos míticos gobernantes: Moctezuma Xocoyotzin y Atahualpa y, con ellos, el de los únicos Estados imperiales del Nuevo Mundo precolombino, mexica e inca: la Triple Alianza y Tawantinsuyo.

Discover the mysteries of Inca history with 500 fascinating facts! Come along with us as we explore Inca history, from the rise of the Inca civilization in the 1200s to its decline in the 1500s. Discover the inner workings of their political and social structures, their spiritual beliefs, and their unique burial customs. Uncover their clothing and arts that adorned their land and the laws and justice that ruled it. Learn about their medical practices, agriculture and aquaculture, architecture, technology, language, trade, and so much more!

Аргентина — одна из самых интересных стран Южной Америки. Многоликий Буэнос-Айрес, завораживающие водопады Игуасу, величественные ледники и термальные источники. Родина Диего Марадоны и Лионеля Месси, папы Франциска и Эрнеста Че Гевары. Здесь преклоняются перед президентом Пероном и его супругой Эвитой, аргентинским танго и футболом. Каждый город хранит свои тайны, неповторимые места и историю. Y los libres del mundo responden: "Al gran pueblo argentino, ?salud!" — И свободные мира отвечают: "Великому народу Аргентины салют!', как поется в национальном гимне Аргентинской Республики.

En 1982, al acabar la guerra de las Malvinas, en la que murieron 649 soldados argentinos, muchos de ellos muy jóvenes, el oficial inglés Geoffrey Cardozo quedó a cargo de darles sepultura. Hizo cuando pudo para identificar cuerpos, y que hubiesen cruces y tumbas dignas. En fin, diseñó un cementerio. Y redactó un informe detallado del proceso. Este informe llegó a manos del gobierno militar argentino, que no hizo nada con él. Ni siquiera compartirlo con los familiares de las víctimas. Muchos caídos siguieron sin identificar durante décadas.

Una novedosa y osada visión de la historia de Puerto Rico, desde la época precolombina, hasta hoy día. La historia de Puerto Rico ha estado marcada por conquistas y resistencias. A lo largo de los siglos los puertorriqueños han creado y sorteado complejas ideas sobre lo que significa pertenecer a una nación. En este libro, Jorell Meléndez-Badillo ofrece una nueva interpretación de la historia de Puerto Rico que da voz a los habitantes del archipiélago y propone una nueva perspectiva sobre los retos políticos, económicos y sociales a los que se enfrentan hoy en día.