In this update of the 2006 edition, researcher Green (Oxfam, an international relief and development organization) and Branford (Latin American Bureau, BBC) trace the history of Latin America from pre
Faces of Latin America celebrates the vibrant culture of Latin America's people and looks at some of the key actors in the region's turbulent politics - the military, Indians, grassroots protest group
In 2002, after a long political struggle, Lula was elected Brazil’s first working class President amid huge expectations that he and the Workers’ Party would bring much-needed reform. A great deal was
While the US wages the 'War on Terror' in the Middle East, it is conducting a terror campaign of its own closer to home. Chemical spraying is being used in Colombia as a deterrent and to destroy "illi
K is the story of a father who searches for his daughter, disappeared during the millitary dictatorship in Brazil. The first Brazillian edition sold out in a few weeks, and was shortlisted for many li
A history of the Workers Party in Brazil recounts their origins and four successive tries for power before Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 2002 election as the first democratically elected socialist leade
