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The Forging of the Cosmic Race: A Reinterpretation of Colonial Mexico
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Colin M MacLachlan
"The Forging of the Cosmic Race" challenges the widely held notion that Mexico's colonial period is the source of many of that country's ills. The authors contend that New Spain was neither feudal nor pre-capitalists as some Neo-Marxist authors have argued. Instead they advance two central themes: that only in New Spain did a true mestizo society ...
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El Gran Pueblo: A History of Greater Mexico
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Colin M MacLachlan, William H Beezley
For courses in Mexican History, 20th Century Mexican History, and Chicano Studies. Based on the belief that people--not institutions--make history, this narrative examines the challenges that the Mexican people have faced since independence, and tells the story of their resiliency and creative character during the years of political and economic ...
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Reconstructing Criminality in Latin America
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Robert Buffington, Carlos A Aguirre (Editor), Colin M MacLachlan (Editor)
The only reader currently available on criminality in Latin America, Reconstructing Criminality in Latin America reconstructs the way in which different Latin American societies have viewed, described, defined, and reacted to criminal behavior. Crime in Latin America is explored in terms of gender, race, class, and criminological theory. The ...
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Latin America: The Peoples and Their History
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William H Beezley, Colin MacLachlan
This introductory text offers images of different peoples whose diversity has resulted in Latin America's complex history. It provides an appreciation of the culture, while identifying elements central to understanding the region's historical evolution and modern existence.
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A History of Modern Brazil: The Past Against the Future
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Colin M MacLachlan
This book provides a well-rounded, brief history of Brazil that is unique because of its focus on both the politics and culture of the republic. Colin MacLachlan uses a political narrative to frame the evolution of national culture and the formation of national identity. He evaluates Brazilian myths, stereotypes, and icons such as soccer and ...
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The Arithmetic of Hyperbolic 3-Manifolds
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Colin M MacLachlan, Alan W Reid
For the past 25 years, the Geometrization Program of Thurston has been a driving force for research in 3-manifold topology. This has inspired a surge of activity investigating hyperbolic 3-manifolds (and Kleinian groups), as these manifolds form the largest and least well- understood class of compact 3-manifolds. Familiar and new tools from ...
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Anarchism and the Mexican Revolution: The Political Trials of Ricardo Flores Magan in the United States
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Colin M MacLachlan
Ricardo Flores Magon (1873-1922) occupies a unique position as both a hero in the revolutionary mythology of modern Mexico and a forerunner of the political and social activism of twentieth-century Mexican-Americans. Colin MacLachlan, through his analysis of court records, tells the tragic, fascinating story of this important revolutionary and ...
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Wars of Independence in Spanish America
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Colin M MacLachlan (Editor), William H Beezley (Editor), Christon I Archer (Editor)
This volume of readings examines the revolutions, civil wars, guerrilla struggles, insurgencies, counter-insurgencies, and interventions of this period. Offering a solid perspective on the Independence period, The Wars of Independence is an excellent text for Latin American survey courses and courses focusing on the colonial era.
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Tropical Rainforests: Latin American Nature and Society in Transition
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Colin M MacLachlan (Editor), William H Beezley (Editor), Susan E Place (Editor)
This work aims to help the student, scholar or general reader understand the many issues involved in saving Latin America's endangered rainforests. The salvage of this vast ecosystem - so necessary for survival on this planet - depends upon recognition of the complex interplay of political and economic interests which have led to the forest's ...
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Criminal Justice in Eighteenth Century Mexico: A Study of the Tribunal of the Acordada
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Colin M MacLachlan
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Mexicans in Revolution, 1910-1946: An Introduction
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William H Beezley, Colin M MacLachlan
On November 20, 1910, Mexicans initiated the world's first popular social revolution. The unbalanced progress of the previous regime triggered violence and mobilized the individuals from all classes to demand social and economic justice. In the process they shaped modern Mexico at a cost of two million lives. This accessible and gripping account ...
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Argentina: What Went Wrong
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Colin M MacLachlan, Douglas G Brinkley (Foreword by)
Why has Argentina failed - economically and politically - so spectacularly? Argentina once seemed to have all the requirements for greatness, including a well-established middle class of professionals. Its failure raises the spectre that other middle-class societies could also fail. MacLachlan delivers history with a plot, a sense of direction and ...
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Work, Protest, and Identity in Twentieth-Century Latin America
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Vincent C Peloso, William H Beezley (Editor), Colin M MacLachlan (Editor)
This text takes a novel approach to labor. Rather than examine the labor movement, labor unions, and labor organizing, Work, Protest, and Identity in Twentieth-Century Latin America sets work in the context of social history in Latin America. It combines a chronological approach with a topical one to clarify how work is related to other themes in ...
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El Gran Pueblo: A History of Greater Mexico
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William H Beezley, Colin M MacLachlan
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Pancho Villa: Rebel of the Mexican Revolution
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Mary Englar, Colin M MacLachlan (Consultant editor), Erwin P Grieshaber (Consultant editor)
An introduction to the life of Pancho Villa, the Mexican outlaw who played an important role in the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
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Spain's Empire in the New World: The Role of Ideas in Institutional and Social Change
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Colin M MacLachlan
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Aztec Warriors
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Mary Englar, Colin M MacLachlan (Consultant editor)
Describes the life of an Aztec warrior, including his training, weapons, and what led to the downfall of his society.
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Guatemala in Colors
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Ann Stalcup, Colin M MacLachlan (Consultant editor)
Simple text and striking photographs present Guatemala, its culture, and its geography.
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Hacia El Ser Historico De Mexico: Una Reinterpretacion De La Nueva Espana
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Jaime E. Rodriguez O., Colin M. MacLachlan
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