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Opportunism and Goodwill

Opportunism and Goodwill

Canadian Business Expansion in Colombia, 1867–1979

by Stefano Tijerina

Price: $65.00

ISBN: 9781442646865

Pub Date: April 2021

Opportunism and Goodwill explores the relatively untapped history of Canadian-Colombian relations and the role Canada has played in the modern economic development of the region.

Esperanza Speaks

Esperanza Speaks

Confronting a Century of Global Change in Rural Panama

by Gloria Rudolf

Price: $26.95

ISBN: 9781487594695

Pub Date: April 2021

This short, engaging book details the life history of Esperanza Ruiz and four generations of her family. Their stories recount a century of change in a poor highland community in Panama, and how ordinary people struggle, survive, and impact history.

Patriots, Royalists, and Terrorists in the West Indies

Patriots, Royalists, and Terrorists in the West Indies

The French Revolution in Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1789-1802

by William S. Cormack

Price: $76.00

ISBN: 9781487503956

Pub Date: February 2019

This book provides a history of the French Revolution in Martinique and Guadeloupe from 1789 to 1802. Examining political conflict between white factions, as well as economic, social, and racial tensions, it argues that metropolitan news, ideas, language, and political culture played a key role in shaping the colonial revolution.

My Havana

My Havana

The Musical City of Carlos Varela

Edited by Maria Carida Cumana, Karen Dubinsky and Xenia Reloba de la Cruz

Price: $42.95

ISBN: 9781442615786

Pub Date: September 2014

For more than thirty years, musician Carlos Varela has been a guide to the heart, soul, and sound of Havana. My Havana is a lyrical exploration of Varela’s life and work, and of the vibrant musical, literary, and cinematic culture of his generation.

Lessons from Latin America

Lessons from Latin America

Innovations in Politics, Culture, and Development

by Kirk Bowman and Felipe Arocena

Price: $42.95

ISBN: 9781442605497

Pub Date: August 2014

This provides a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of both the history of "looking down" at Latin America and the political, economic, and cultural "lessons" (including successes, failures, and unintended consequences) that should inform important policy discussions around the world.
Village Among Nations

Village Among Nations

"Canadian" Mennonites in a Transnational World, 1916-2006

by Royden Loewen

Price: $44.95

ISBN: 9781442614673

Pub Date: October 2013

Village among Nations recuperates a missing chapter of Canadian history: the story of traditionalist Mennonites who emigrated from Canada for cultural reasons, but then in later generations “returned” in large numbers for economic and social security.

Our Place in the Sun

Our Place in the Sun

Canada and Cuba in the Castro Era

Edited by Robert Wright and Lana Wylie

Price: $42.95

ISBN: 9780802096661

Pub Date: July 2009

Penned during the transition of power from Fidel Castro to Raúl Castro, Our Place in the Sun explores the Canadian-Cuban relationship from 1959 to the present day.

The Rancheros of Pisaflores

The Rancheros of Pisaflores

The History of a Peasant Bourgeoisie in Twentieth-Century Mexico

by Frans J. Schryer

Price: $32.95

ISBN: 9781487580896

Pub Date: December 1980

This case study of the 'ranchero' region of Sierra Alta de Hidalgo offers a new perspective on the rancheros and their role in the Mexican Revolution and its aftermath.

A Jamaican Plantation

A Jamaican Plantation

The History of Worthy Park 1670-1970

by Michael Craton and James Walvin

Price: $45.95

ISBN: 9781487598198

Pub Date: December 1970

The first complete history of a West Indian sugar estate; this is not just the story of a single Jamaican plantation and its people over three hundred years; the study reveals, in microcosm, the social and economic development of the area.
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