Author: Alma Guillermoprieto
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 030742667X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
From the esteemed New Yorker correspondent comes an incisive volume of essays and reportage that vividly illuminates Latin America’s recent history. Only Alma Guillermoprieto, the most highly regarded writer on the region, could unravel the complex threads of Colombia’s cocaine wars or assess the combination of despotism, charm, and political jiu-jitsu that has kept Fidel Castro in power for more than 40 years. And no one else can write with such acumen and sympathy about statesmen and campesinos, leftist revolutionaries and right-wing militias, and political figures from Evita Peron to Mexico’s irrepressible president, Vicente Fox. Whether she is following the historic papal visit to Havana or staying awake for a pre-dawn interview with an insomniac Subcomandante Marcos, Guillermoprieto displays both the passion and knowledge of an insider and the perspective of a seasoned analyst. Looking for History is journalism in the finest traditions of Joan Didion, V. S. Naipaul, and Ryszard Kapucinski: observant, empathetic, and beautifully written.
Looking for History
Author: Alma Guillermoprieto
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 030742667X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
From the esteemed New Yorker correspondent comes an incisive volume of essays and reportage that vividly illuminates Latin America’s recent history. Only Alma Guillermoprieto, the most highly regarded writer on the region, could unravel the complex threads of Colombia’s cocaine wars or assess the combination of despotism, charm, and political jiu-jitsu that has kept Fidel Castro in power for more than 40 years. And no one else can write with such acumen and sympathy about statesmen and campesinos, leftist revolutionaries and right-wing militias, and political figures from Evita Peron to Mexico’s irrepressible president, Vicente Fox. Whether she is following the historic papal visit to Havana or staying awake for a pre-dawn interview with an insomniac Subcomandante Marcos, Guillermoprieto displays both the passion and knowledge of an insider and the perspective of a seasoned analyst. Looking for History is journalism in the finest traditions of Joan Didion, V. S. Naipaul, and Ryszard Kapucinski: observant, empathetic, and beautifully written.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 030742667X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
From the esteemed New Yorker correspondent comes an incisive volume of essays and reportage that vividly illuminates Latin America’s recent history. Only Alma Guillermoprieto, the most highly regarded writer on the region, could unravel the complex threads of Colombia’s cocaine wars or assess the combination of despotism, charm, and political jiu-jitsu that has kept Fidel Castro in power for more than 40 years. And no one else can write with such acumen and sympathy about statesmen and campesinos, leftist revolutionaries and right-wing militias, and political figures from Evita Peron to Mexico’s irrepressible president, Vicente Fox. Whether she is following the historic papal visit to Havana or staying awake for a pre-dawn interview with an insomniac Subcomandante Marcos, Guillermoprieto displays both the passion and knowledge of an insider and the perspective of a seasoned analyst. Looking for History is journalism in the finest traditions of Joan Didion, V. S. Naipaul, and Ryszard Kapucinski: observant, empathetic, and beautifully written.
Looking at Animals in Human History
Author: Linda Kalof
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 9781861893345
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Taking in a wide range of visual and textual materials, Linda Kalof in Looking at Animals in Human History unearths many surprising and revealing examples of our depictions of animals.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 9781861893345
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Taking in a wide range of visual and textual materials, Linda Kalof in Looking at Animals in Human History unearths many surprising and revealing examples of our depictions of animals.
Looking at History Through Mathematics
Author: Nicolas Rashevsky
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
History in the Making
Author: Kyle Ward
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458729923
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
In this thought-provoking study (Library Journal ), historian Kyle Ward-the widely acclaimed co-author of History Lessons-gives us another fascinating look at the biases inherent in the way we learn about our history. Juxtaposing passages from...
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458729923
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
In this thought-provoking study (Library Journal ), historian Kyle Ward-the widely acclaimed co-author of History Lessons-gives us another fascinating look at the biases inherent in the way we learn about our history. Juxtaposing passages from...
Looking at History. [With Illustrations.].
Author: R. J. Unstead
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Lynchburg 150
Author: News & Advance (Newspaper: Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597256803
Category : Lynchburg (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597256803
Category : Lynchburg (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Looking at History
Author: R. J. Unstead
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Looking Back, Midland County
Author: Midland Daily News (Firm).
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597251662
Category : Midland (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
"When the Midland Sentinel, a predecessor to the Midland Daily News, opened its door 150 years ago, Midland County had a booming lumber industry. But soon that lumber industry would fade and the city's future and growth would become dependent on a new industry that today is known as The Dow Chemical Co. As you open the pages of this book, you will see pictures from the those early days of Midland County. And you will see local history unfold as our book progresses through the decades right up to the present . We hope you are reminded that today is just another part of that history, a part you have a role in. Enjoy the moment." - back cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781597251662
Category : Midland (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
"When the Midland Sentinel, a predecessor to the Midland Daily News, opened its door 150 years ago, Midland County had a booming lumber industry. But soon that lumber industry would fade and the city's future and growth would become dependent on a new industry that today is known as The Dow Chemical Co. As you open the pages of this book, you will see pictures from the those early days of Midland County. And you will see local history unfold as our book progresses through the decades right up to the present . We hope you are reminded that today is just another part of that history, a part you have a role in. Enjoy the moment." - back cover.
The Great History Search
Author: Kamini Khanduri
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780746067185
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Now in a new format, and better value than ever before, these classic searches are sure to keep children entertained for hours on end. Each beautifully illustrated double-page features a brain-teasing picture puzzle. As well as providing hours of puzzle-solving fun, each book is packed with fascinating facts presented in short, easy-to-read captions.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780746067185
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Now in a new format, and better value than ever before, these classic searches are sure to keep children entertained for hours on end. Each beautifully illustrated double-page features a brain-teasing picture puzzle. As well as providing hours of puzzle-solving fun, each book is packed with fascinating facts presented in short, easy-to-read captions.
Looking at Ancient History
Author: R. J. Unstead
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description