Latino Politics

For more than six decades, Fidel Castro's words have echoed through the politics of Latin America. His towering political influence still looms over the region today. The swing to the Left in Latin America, known as the 'Pink Tide', was the most important political movement in the Western Hemisphere in the 21st century. It involved some of the biggest, most colourful and most controversial characters in Latin America for decades, leaders who would leave an indelible mark on their nations and who were adored and reviled in equal measure.

What if Latin America Ruled the World? deftly braids together the histories of North and South America from the exploits of Hernán Cortés to the political showmanship of Hugo Chávez and Evo Morales. Scholar Oscar Guardiola-Rivera is an ideal guide for a searching portrait of the Latin America that we rarely hear about.

A louca e tragicômica história dos nossos vizinhos contada no estilo único do jornalista Ariel Palacios. Com sua verve inconfundível e seu talento notável para a reportagem que se tornaram famosos na TV e no rádio, Ariel Palacios, correspondente da GloboNews e apresentador da CBN, monta um rico e divertidíssimo mosaico dos países que compõem a América Latina, reunindo toda a gama de absurdos, abusos, loucuras e atos nonsense protagonizados por monarcas, ditadores, presidentes e até mesmo líderes religiosos com alguns (ou muitos) parafusos a menos.

Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, known to the world as Che, has led two lives. In the first of these lives, the Argentine-born revolutionary was a remarkable and flawed doctor-turned-guerilla who left behind a highly controversial political legacy. In the second, he was - and is - first and foremost an image. Specifically, he is one particular image in which he appears as a wavy-haired, bearded young man with a beret and an intense gaze.

The Rise of the Liberty-Loving Latino tells the story mainstream media refuses to cover: how a growing number of Hispanic Americans are standing up for faith, family, freedom, and the Constitution. This movement isn’t theoretical. It’s political, cultural, and spiritual—and it helped re-elect President Donald J. Trump in 2024.

Dive into the mystical and captivating world of Latin American mythology and folklore with our latest collection. "Mythology and Folklore of Latin America" transports readers into a realm where ancient spirits, mythical creatures, and legendary heroes come alive through timeless tales passed down through generations.

Latin America is a mystery, shrouded behind myths and niceties. However, the politically incorrect truth about the region is becoming more prescient as the diaspora balloons, especially in Anglo-America. If you want to get past polite-society conversations and marketing narratives to understand the reality on the ground, this is the book for you. The Latin America Red Pill is part investigative journalism, part economic analysis, and part autobiography.

Latinos are already the largest minority group in the United States, and experts estimate that by 2050, one out of three Americans will identify as Latino. Though their population and influence are steadily rising, stereotypes and misconceptions about Latinos remain, from the assumption that they refuse to learn English to questions of just how "American" they actually are.

Educational research has long documented the politics of punishment for boys and young men of color in schools-but what about the politics of empowerment and inclusion? In Good Boys, Bad Hombres, Michael V. Singh focuses on this aspect of youth control in schools, asking on whose terms a positive Latino manhood gets to be envisioned.

UNA GUÍA REBELDE PARA ALCANZAR EL ÉXITO PROFESIONAL. En Latinas Imparables, Valeria Aloe nos lleva de la mano por un viaje transformador, que comienza por examinar cómo ciertos mensajes culturales ancestrales — "sé humilde", "solo trabaja duro", "sé agradecida por lo que ya tienes" y "calladita te ves más bonita" — han obstaculizado históricamente nuestro avance profesional, ocasionando que muchas nos sintamos infravaloradas, mal remuneradas y poco apoyadas en nuestro crecimiento.

Power Shift charts the rise of Latino political power and its impact, from the breakthrough election of the first Mexican American to the Los Angeles City Council in 1949 to today’s leadership of California and its heavyweight role in polarized America. This inspiring story recounts the origins and development of 10 LA-based Latina and Latino leaders who transformed politics and government, forging a progressive political tradition in the process.

Este libro, que atiende a la diversidad latinoamericana, ayuda a jóvenes y adultos, alumnos y docentes a crear espacios de creación y recreación. Con este libro usted tendrá una compilación de las leyendas mas representativas de la región. Descargue ya este libro y conozca estos míticos relatos de la cultura latinoamericana

Valeria Aloe’s Uncolonized Latinas: Transforming Our Mindsets and Rising Together lays out an unprecedented detailed map of the Latino mindset and what is holding the community back from achieving its highest potential. Along the way, we meet immigrant Latinas and daughters of immigrants who, through trials and tribulations, have uncolonized their limiting mindsets and have found success in their lives and career.

This updated and expanded edition is the first and only book to offer a leadership model firmly based on the Latino experience and culture. By 2045, Latinos will make up one in four Americans. They are projected to be 78 percent of the new entries into the labor force in the next 10 years.

Al enmarcar históricamente los sistemas educacionales tanto en los países Latinoamericanos como en los Estados Unidos, aparecerán las reformas educativas implementadas en las décadas de los 80’s, 90 y al principio de los 2000’s como un hito que establecerá las maneras en que estaban instituidos y cómo funcionaban los sistemas escolares antes y después de dichas reformas.

The impact of colonialism, generational trauma, and individual trauma is often disregarded in the Latinx community. This pioneering guide addresses this trauma and takes Latinx readers on a journey of healing and liberation.. It explores what it means to have been systematically oppressed, how it impacts us, and how to change it. In doing so, this book challenges stereotypes, unravels the shame-based narratives around Latinx mental health, and refocuses the conversation around cultural empowerment, awareness, and transformation.

Fidel Castro is one of the most influential and controversial men of the last 50 years, equally revered and reviled by people across the globe. To the West Castro has long been one of the prominent faces of Communism and the main reason Cuba has been ostracized by many liberal democracies, particularly the United States.

Chávez is one of the most divisive and controversial political figures in Latin American history. He has been in power since 1999 and is South America's longest serving head of state. The leader of the movement towards 21st century socialism, Chávez has sought to bring socialist reform to Venezuela through what he calls the Bolivarian Revolution. His goal has been to shift power from the nation's traditional oligarchy to the neglected poor.

Sumérgete en el místico y cautivador mundo de la mitología y el folclore latinoamericano con nuestra última colección. "Mitología y folklore de América Latina" transporta a los lectores a un reino donde espíritus antiguos, criaturas míticas y héroes legendarios cobran vida a través de cuentos eternos transmitidos de generación en generación.

Las leyendas son el espejo del alma de cada cultura que las creó, reflejan los miedos, las esperanzas, los sueños y las pesadillas de la gente. Se dice que se puede entender mejor a un pueblo a través de su folclore. Audiolibros Colección presenta una selección de leyendas de nuestra querida América Latina. Desde México hasta Argentina, pasando por leyendas mapuches e incas y muchas otras más.