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Gabriel García Moreno and Conservative State Formation in the Andes

University of Texas Press

A new political history that addresses five major themes of nineteenth-century Latin American history through the life and times of Ecuador’s most controversial politician.

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The Miskitu People of Awastara

University of Texas Press

Utilizing ideas from recent interpretive anthropology and a vivid writing style, Dennis describes food habits, language, health practices, religious beliefs, and storytelling, inviting the reader to experience life in Awastara along with him.

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The Birth of the Penitentiary in Latin America

Essays on Criminology, Prison Reform, and Social Control, 1830-1940

University of Texas Press

Historical outlooks on prison reform and criminology in the Latin American context.

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Literature and Politics in the Central American Revolutions

University of Texas Press

How literature affected political revolutions in three Central American countries.

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