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Triumphs and Tragedy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 518

Triumphs and Tragedy

An epic history of Mexico from its Olmec, Aztec, and Mayan heritage to the present day.

Mexico
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 303

Mexico

This volume examines how current economic development has fostered glaring inequalities in Mexico, uncovering the fundamental role of race and class in perpetuating poverty, and shedding new light on the contemporary Mexican reality. Throughout, the author traces a legacy of dependency on outsiders, and considers the weighty role the United States has played, starting with an unjust war that cost Mexico half its territory.

L.A. Mexicano
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 559

L.A. Mexicano

Richly photographed and authentically local, LA Mexicano showcases LA’s famously rich and complex Mexican-food culture, including recipes; profiles of chefs, bakers, restaurateurs, and vendors; and neighborhood guides. Part cookbook, part food journalism, and part love song to LA, it's the definitive resource for home cooks, hungry Angelenos, and food-loving visitors. With a foreword by Taco USA's Gustavo Arellano.

Cuba
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 214

Cuba

In this searching study of the origins of the Cuban Revolution, Ramón Eduardo Ruiz analyzes the Revolution as the climax of long years of struggle. He demonstrates that the Revolution did not represent a sharp break with the past, but grew out of events and circumstances that had been developing for well over half a century.

The Great Rebellion
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 530

The Great Rebellion

The great rebellion ignited by Francisco Madero's call to arms in 1910 was a momentous event in the turbulent history of Mexico.

Interpreting Latin American History from Independence to Today
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 476

Interpreting Latin American History from Independence to Today

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Computational Logistics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 667

Computational Logistics

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computational Logistics, ICCL 2021, held in September 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The 42 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 111 submissions. They detail the interface of complex logistics systems and advanced computational methods from the fields of operations research, business analytics, and artificial intelligence. The papers are organized in topical sections named maritime and port logistics; supply chain and production management; urban transport and collaborative logistics; routing, dispatching, and scheduling; air logistics and multi-modal transport.

Plants of Oceanic Islands
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 519

Plants of Oceanic Islands

This book provides a comprehensive view of the origin and evolution of the plants of an entire oceanic archipelago.

Latin American Documentary Filmmaking
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 232

Latin American Documentary Filmmaking

  • Categories: Art

Latin American Documentary Filmmaking is the first volume written in English to examine themes in major works of Latin American documentary films. Foster looks at the major ideological issues raised and the approaches to Latin American social and political history taken by key documentary films.

The Shadow of the Wind
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 512

The Shadow of the Wind

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2005-01-25
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  • Publisher: Penguin

The New York Times bestseller “The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) “One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.