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Mathematics of the Incas: Code of the Quipu
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Marcia Ascher, Robert Ascher
Written by a mathematician and an anthropologist, this book acquaints the reader with the mathematical ideas embedded in the quipus and how to make one.
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Andean Worlds: Indigenous History, Culture, and Consciousness Under Spanish Rule, 1532-1825
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Kenneth J Andrien
This broadly gauged, synthetic study examines how the Spanish invasion of the Inca Empire (called Tawintinsuyu) in 1532 brought dramatic and irreversible transformations in traditional Andean modes of production, technology, politics, religion, culture, and social hierarchies. At the same time, Professor Andrien explains how the indigenous peoples ...
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The Epic of Latin America
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John Armstrong Crow
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We Say No: Chronicles 1963-1991
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Eduardo H Galeano, Mark Fried (Translator)
This text argues that by saying no to a global system of greed, repression and exploitation, one says yes to the universal values of equality, freedom and human dignity. It covers people and topics from the "Last Emperor" Pu Yi and Pele to the political nature of Latin American literary enterprise.
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The Vikings and America
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Erik Wahlgren
Excavations at L'Anse aux Meadows in northern Newfoundland have revealed the presence of the Vikings around AD 1000. But was this the mysterious Vinland ("land of grapevines") which, according to the Icelandic sagas, Leif Eriksson discovered almost one thousand years ago? In his account Wahlgren argues for a location farther south and also ...
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A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro,: With an Account of the Native Tribes, and Observations on the Climate, Geology, and Natural Histo
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Alfred R. Wallace
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Keen's Latin American Civilization: History & Society, 1492 to the Present
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Benjamin Keen
The central theme of the text is Latin America's economic dependency on European powers and the United States, and its struggle for liberation from dependency and its consequences: social decline, mass poverty, and corrupt, arbitrary governments.. 0813334020 Essays in the Intellectual History of Colonial Latin America 0813336236 Latin American ...
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Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?
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Jean Fritz
A biography of Christopher Columbus, accompanied by illustrations.
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Insight Guides Argentina
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Rachel Lawrence (Editor)
This brand new edition Insight Guide to Argentina features a wealth of inspiring full-colour photography, including double page spreads of some of the country's most outstanding views. The top ten sights are identified to show you the very best of this diverse country and to help you plan your trip priorities. A 'Best of..' section highlights ...
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Moon Cusco & Machu Picchu
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Ross Wehner, Renee Del Gaudio, Kazia Jankowski
"Moon Cusco & Machu Piccu" is an 85-page compact guide covering the Sacred Valley of the Incas, the city of Cusco, and Peru's most popular destination, Machu Piccu. Authors Renee Del Gaudio and Ross Wehner offer seasoned advice on what sight are must-sees, including maps with sightseeing highlights, so planning your time is easy. This lightweight ...
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The Invention of Argentina
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Nicolas Shumway
The nations of Latin America came into being without a strong sense of national purpose and identity. In "The Invention of Argentina", Nicholas Shumway offers a cultural history of one nation's efforts to determine its nature, its destiny, and its place among the nations of the world. His analysis is crucial to understanding not only Argentina's ...
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Chasing Che: A Motorcycle Journey in Search of the Guevara Legend
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Patrick Symmes
In 1952, 24-year-old Ernesto Guevara left his native Argentina to motorcycle the back roads of South America. Eight months later, Ernesto returned transformed into "Che" the revolutionary. His account of that journey, "Motorcycle Diaries", has become a classic. Nearly half a century later Patrick Symmes set off on his BMW R80/GS along the same ...
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The Sword and the Grail: Of the Grail and the Templars and a True Discovery of America
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Andrew Sinclair
An important revision of the history of the discovery of America, this book, based on stunning archaeological evidence, confirms the voyage of Prince Henry St. Clair of Orkney--90 years before Columbus--and reveals the role played by the outlawed Order of the Knights Templar, who later merged with the Masons of Scotland. Photographs.
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Thy Will Be Done: The Conquest of the Amazon: Nelson Rockefeller and Evangelism in the Age Of...
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Gerard Colby, Charlotte Dennett
This book focuses on two men who left their marks on the Amazon Basin. Nelson Rockefeller wanted to promote development of the frontier and secure oil and other natural resources in the area for the use of American corporations. Cameron Townsend was the founder of Wycliffe Bible translators; he wanted the Word to reach every tribe in the jungle, ...
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Amazon beaming
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Petru Popescu
In 1971, after years of searching, the photographer and writer Loren McIntyre flew deep into the Amazon interior to look for the source of the great river, and for the Mayoruna tribe. Never before contacted by the outside world, they were rumoured to be the only people who knew the true source of the Amazon. Lost in the jungle and kidnapped by the ...
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The Secret of the Incas: Myth, Astronomy and the War Against Time
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William Sullivan
Sullivan argues that the key to the mythology and social structure of the Incas can be found in the belief held by their priest-astronmers that their world was soon to end in a great apocalypse. He further proposes that we understand Inca rituals of warfare and human sacrifice as an attempt to "Stop Time," to forstall the cataclysm that threatened ...
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The Incas
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Daniel Peters, Daniel Peter
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Latin America: Its Problems and Its Promise
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Jan Knippers Black (Editor)
The fourth edition of Jan Knippers Black's best-selling, multidisciplinary text Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition of Latin America includes new chapters on the impact of globalization, changing gender roles, and new social movements, especially of peasants and indigenous peoples. The book is designed to be multidisciplinary, ...
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The Rough Guide to Argentina
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Danny Aeberhard, Andrew Benson, Lucy Phillips
The "Rough Guide to Argentina" is the definitive guide to this staggeringly diverse country. The full-colour section introduces the country's highlights from the sparkling emeralds and turquoise waters of the seven lakes, to climbing Acongagua and dolphin-spotting at Puerto Deseado. This updated third edition gives in-depth detail of the entire ...
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God is Red
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Vine Deloria, Jr.
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The Incredible Incas and Their Timeless Land
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Loren McIntyre, National Geographic Society (Editor)
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Eight feet in the Andes
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Dervla Murphy
The author describes her journey through the Andes with her nine-year-old daughter and a mule called Juana. Together they clambered the length of Peru, from Cajamarca on the border with Ecuador, to Cuzco, the ancient Inca capital, over 1300 miles to the south. With only the most basic necessities to sustain them, their journey was marked by ...
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Lonely Planet Buenos Aires City Guide
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Sandra Bao, Anja Mutic
New pull-out map for handy navigation through out-of-the-way streets. Chapters now organized by neighborhood for easier navigation of the guide. More coverage on the vibrant arts scene in Buenos Aires.
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The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492
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Alfred W Crosby
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Sex and Conquest: Gendered Violence, Political Order, and the European Conquest of the Americas
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Richard C Trexler
ogical males who lived as women--forges a link between sexual themes dating from Antiquity and the erotics of much of the violence in today's world. Photos.
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