The first volume in a comprehensive history of Latin America by one of the continent's most prominent historians. It begins examining pre-Columbian society and the violent clashes with the colonizers,
Here Alberto Prieto argues that the Cuban Revolution marked a turning point in the history of the Americas, with imperialism still mired in the Cold War, while revolutionary movements emerged that sub
This volume looks at the birth of the republics of the Americas and the early anticolonial struggles for independence, beginning with the War of Independence in North America, the liberation struggle
A comprehensive history of a continent in turmoil and struggling for unity, this is an inspiring journey through centuries of Latin American revolutions, insurrections, rebellions, and armed resistanc
The guerrilla fighter is a defining image of Latin America. This book reviews recent guerrilla movements across the continent, providing a perceptive analysis of their methods and motivations. Alberto
This volume is the first scientific publication of the results of a systematic, intensive archaeological field survey conducted in the agricultural territory (chora) of a Greek colony in Southern Ital
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, IWANN 2009, held in Salamanca, Spain in June 2009.The 167 revised full papers pr
