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Carlos Rios - Campos, Luisa Maylleng Robles Díaz, Jaling Paola Ortiz Diaz

Latin American public universities

It can be inferred that the state of the art built refers to the need to increase the budget for public universities, improve their quality, and also indicate that numerous private universities are being …

At the Periphery of a World War?

The First World War and its aftermath were significant events with widespread consequences that impacted everyday people. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the various ways in which the Gre…

Tod F. Stuessy, José L. Villaseñor, Gerald M. Schneeweiss, Hanna Weiss-Schneeweiss

Systematics, Ecology, and Chromosomal Evolution of Melampodium (Asteraceae)

Chromosomal change has been important in the evolution of flowering plants. Cytogenetic modifications resulting in dysploid and polyploid alterations of plant genomes have often led to the formation of ne…

Juan Francisco Santini, Flavia Sacco Capurro, Daniel Rogger, Timothy Lundy

Data for Better Governance

This report provides a conceptual framework to assess and provide guidance on the government analytics agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean, and how the region can harvest the benefits of GovTech inv…

Latin American Geomorphology

This book presents varied geomorphological topics and planetary studies from different geomorphological regions analysed by young researchers from Latin America, from Costa Rica to southern Argentina, fro…

Gianna Nannini

Bomboloni - The Greatest Hits Collection

David Yee

Informal Metropolis

Informal Metropolis uncovers how a former lake bed on the edge of Mexico City grew into the world's largest shantytown---Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl---and rethinks the relationship between urban space and inequ…

Daniel Morales

Between Here and There

Between Here and There illustrates how large-scale migration became entrenched in the socioeconomic fabric of the United States and Mexico, tracing how migration became a major political issue in the earl…

The Amlo Administration in Mexico

Cutting-edge analysis of the Andrés Manuel López Obrador administration and the "Fourth Transformation," one of the most significant structural changes in a large democracy.

Ross Halperin

Bear Witness

The vast majority of Hondurans would have never dared to set foot in Nueva Suyapa, a mountainside barrio that was under the thumb of a gang whose bravado and cruelty were the stuff of legend. But that is …

Latin American Thinkers of Peace

This book analyzes seven Latin American thinkers who have contributed to building bridges for reconciliation and peace: Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Alfonso García Robles, Óscar Arias Sán…

Amal Eqeiq

Indigenous Affinities

"Indigenous Affinities shows how we might develop a South-South dialogue that circumvents or even short-circuits the usual dynamics of knowledge production. A brilliant, nuanced book that will set th…

Amal Eqeiq

Indigenous Affinities

Inspired by and committed to global Indigenous solidarity and South-South encounters, Indigenous Affinities examines the multifaceted connection between Chiapas and Palestine. In tracing unseen threads th…

Md Belal Hossen, Mohammad Tarikul Islam

Economic Diplomacy

Economic diplomacy has become more notable in recent years, helping developing nations like Bangladesh maximise their national interests. Bangladesh is rapidly transitioning from a low-income to a middle-…

Roseanne Chambers

The Monumental Andes

When geologist Roseanne Chambers made her first visit to Machu Picchu in 2006, it sparked a deep fascination with the geology and culture of the Peruvian Andes. While there, she couldn't find a book that …

Stephen Buttes

Poverty and Antitheatricality

Poverty and Antitheatricality critiques modern approaches to poverty that focus on its experience rather than its socioeconomic context. Stephen Buttes argues that these models paradoxically sustain pover…

Fabricio Tocco

Precarious Secrets

An exploration of the political thriller genre and its context in Latin American politics and entertainment.

Manuel R Cuellar

Choreographing Mexico

The impact of folkloric dance and performance on Mexican cultural politics and national identity.

Aliaksandr Sukhanevich

Brazilian Battleship Minas Gerais

In 1904, the Brazilian Congress approved a fleet renewal program involving the construction of 28 ships of various classes, including 3 battleships.