Reviews

Haley Cohen Gilliland’s book powerfully tells the story of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, an organization whose challenge to Argentina’s dictatorship is as relevant now as ever before.

Jarquín’s excellent book details the Sandinista revolution, its regional stakes, and the contradictory effects brought by external involvement.

Anthony Dest’s Dissident Peace is a study of political possibilities in Colombia in a period that begins with the signing

A newly expanded edition of Oscar Olivera’s book revisits the grassroots uprising that defeated water privatization 25 years later, offering lessons on sovereignty, solidarity, and defense of the commons. 

Burns's book brings South American history to the fore, explaining the regional dynamics and economic turmoil that led to Salvador Allende’s downfall and the beginnings of Operation Condor.

Arturo Taracena’s deep dive into the Guatemalan guerrilla group and its leader, informed by personal experience and decades of research, is social history at its finest.

The recent book by Emma Amador examines Puerto Rican women social workers’ advocacy for political and social justice under U.S. colonialism throughout the 20th century.

Enrique C. Ochoa details the transformation of Mexico’s food economy from a traditional, locally controlled system to one driven by neoliberal ideas of modernity and efficiency.

Giovanni Batz’s carefully researched text examines how the Ixil and K’iche’ Mayas have resisted attacks on their land, state violence, and extraction since Spanish colonization.

The recent biography chronicles the dynamic life and career of Chilean folklorista Violeta Parra.

Lomnitz’s book explores the historical construction of the Mexican state and analyzes its failure to adapt successfully to its neoliberal transformation.

The recent book draws upon extensive investigative reporting by John Dinges, who pursues the untold story behind the killings of two Americans by the Chilean military after the coup.