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Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
The history of Rome is essentially the history of one nation imitating another, namely Greece. The Romans invented only one genre, the satire. Roman writers borrowed their subject matter from the Greeks in all but one respect, history. Several of these Roman authors were slaves or came from slave families. It was the Greek-speaking early-freed slaves that taught the Romans to give their literature subjectivity.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Drug transporters. Money launderers. Killers. Street drug vendors. Weapons traffickers. Kidnappers. Extortionists. VICE journalist Deborah Bonello reports from the trenches in this first-ever in-depth exploration of the hidden power women wield in Latin American drug cartels"--
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
Contains essays on important early authors, many of whom set the foundation for Latin-American narrative and whose works reflect the local conditions of Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Cuba, and Colombia but which also narrate themes which transcend the concerns of any one country and appeal to a broader audience.
Pub. Date
1994
Language
English
Description
Contains essays on younger writers who are leaving or will leave a lasting mark in Latin-American literature and whose works reflect the local conditions of Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Cuba, and Colombia but which also narrate themes which transcend the concerns of any one country and appeal to a broader audience.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An anthropologist working with forensic teams and victims' families to investigate crimes against humanity in Latin America explores what science can tell us about the lives of the dead in this haunting account of grief, the power of ritual, and a quest for justice. "Exhumation can divide brothers and restore fathers, open old wounds and open the possibility of regeneration-of building something new with the pile of broken mirrors that is loss and...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
"Explore the vocabulary of identity in this book that helps make sense of the meaning behind cultural labels. Readers will explore the history behind the terms Latinx, Latino, and Hispanic and consider how and why they are used. The Racial Justice in America: Latinx American series explores the issues specific to the Latinx community in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. This series was written by Brenda Mendoza, an author, advocate,...
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