Fidel Castro's Cuba. 2nd Edition (Dictatorships)
by Rita J Markel
Leading Lives Che Guevara (Leading Lives)
"Leading Lives" covers key leaders in history and explores their lives and achievements. Each book examines the person's early years, studies and interests, professional life, low points, and considers the links between that individual and the history and events of the time. An underlying teme is whether an individual can change the course of history.
An introduction to the geography, history, culture, and people of the largest country in South America.
Examines the many aspects of culture in the Aztec society, including their food, clothes, buildings, industry, transport, warfare, and technology.
Exploring the Life, Myth, and Art of South America (Civilizations of the World)
by Tony Allan
Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
by MS Margarita Engle
Food And Feasts With The Aztecs
Augusto Pinochet's Chile, 2nd Edition (Dictatorships)
by Diana Childress
Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask
by Anton Treuer
From the acclaimed Ojibwe author and professor Anton Treuer comes an essential book of questions and answers for Native and non-Native young readers alike. Ranging from "Why is there such a fuss about nonnative people wearing Indian costumes for Halloween?" to "Why is it called a 'traditional Indian fry bread taco'?" to "What's it like for natives who don't look native?" to "Why are Indians so often imagined rather than understood?", and beyond, Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But We...
Opening with a survey of the geography and climate of the region, this book looks at the pre-Inca cultures and the myths and historical reality of their rise to power. The complex and well-organized political and social structure of the Inca empire is examined in detail, followed by an examination of their ideas and religion, arts and sciences, and a window on to every-day life for an Inca family. The book concludes with a description of the Spanish conquest and the Inca legacy for Peru today. I...