Madrid: Iberoamericana Editorial Vervuert, (Colección Nexos y Diferencias. Estudios Culturales Latinoamericanos; 32), 2011. First Edition. Paperback. 198p., bibl., wrps. "La violencia y sus huellas" is a critical review of literary narratives on the violence that has plagued Colombia since the beginning of the twentieth century, particularly exploring works such as... More
San José: Eduvisión, 2014. First edition. Paperback. 468p., photos, illus., bibl., wrps., minor foxing on fore edge. A compilation of 130 texts on the trajectory of Costa Rican president Juan Rafael Mora Porras' carreer and legacy, spanning 164 years of legislation, articles, editorial commentary, essays, poetry and theater from 99... More
San José: EUNED, 2017. First edition. Paperback. 416p., bibl., wrps. An interdisiplinary collection of studies on aborignal populations in Costa Rica. Features essays on their environment, wedding traditions, the contemporary state of indigenous communities, religious worldviews, and much more. More
Buenos Aires: Fundación CICCUS, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 222p., wrps. "Laudato Sí" is an interdisciplinary analysis of the encyclical Laudato Sí, specifically examining how it relates issues of poverty and the environment, the language utilized within it to describe a socio-environmental crisis, and its impact on different areas of society... More
La Plata: Malisia Editorial (Biblioteca de arte y comunicación), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 159p., photos, facsimiles, wrps. "Álbum Puig" is an album of works by Argentine writer Juan Manuel Puig, featuring photos of his writings in their original forms and providing a glimpse into the structure of his novels, first... More
Lima: Universidad Ricardo Palma, Caja Negra, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 4 vols., wrps. "Escritos (1977-2017)" is a four-volume collection of work by Peruvian journalist and writer José María "Chema" Salcedo, written between 1977 and 2017. The selection presents his memoirs, stories and journalistic coverage of events that defined Peru's contemporary... More
San José: EUNED, 2015. First edition. Paperback. 384p., tables, bibl., wrps. This work serves as a spirtual successor to the authors' previous publication "la anexión de Nicoya", augmenting its content through newly available sources. Features chapters on colonial rule in the region, slavery, Costa Rican annexation of the province, wars... More
San José: Editorial Juricentro, 2015. First edition. Paperback. 104p., maps, illus., wrps. An investigation into the diplomcy between Costa Rica and Brazil during the Filibuster war of 1856 and 1857, criticizing the lack of Brazil's support/interest in the Central American conflict. More
San José: EUNED, (V Centenario del IV Viaje de Cristóbal Colón), 2006. First edition. Paperback. 168p., maps, illus., bibl., wrps. A historical analysis on how Christopher Columbus' fourth trip to the Americas as well as Spanish colonial politics influenced the province and territory of Costa Rica. Authored by noted Costa... More
San José: [the author], 2018. First edition. Paperback. [216p.], maps, photos, illus., wrps., printed on coated stock, oblong. An illustrated history of Costa Rica, organized chronologically from pre-history to the 21st century. No copies on World Cat. Signed and dedicated by the author. More
San José: Editorial Costa Rica, 2015. Second edition. Paperback. 112p., illus., wrps. A study which explores finacial contracts between the government of Juan Rafael Mora with the seldom studied Englishman William Webster. Expanded second edition. More
San José: Vicerrectoria de Investigación: Centro de Investigaciones Históricas de América Central, (Colección Nueva Historia Contemporánea de Centroamérica), [2016]. First edition. Paperback. 654p., photos, illus., tables, graphics, wrps. Through various imagininative approaches, this book explores the construction of inequalities in Central America from the 17th to the 21st centuries, a.... More
San José: Editorial UCR, (Colección Nueva Historia), 2014. First edition. Hardcover. 227p., maps, photos, illus., tables, graphics, bibl., wrps. A collection of essays originally presented at a symposium titled "Espacios, poder, economía y relaciones sociales en Centro América y el Caribe". Features essays on Central American historiography, economic exploitation in... More
San José: Editorial Maya & Pz (Colección Nicaragua Nicaragüita), 2009. First edition. Paperback. 118p., photos, wrps., printed on heavy coated stock. Photo-jounalism which investigates child labor in Nicaragua. Photography, prologue and concept by Camilo Rodríguez Chaverri. More
La Habana: Instituto Cubano del Libro, 2017. [First Edition]. Paperback. 473p., photos, illus., bibl., wrps. An exhaustive and meticulous investigation of the role played by Costa Rican president Juan Rafael Mora in the war against United States filibuster and proponent of slavery William Walker. Features chapters on military actions (including... More
Costa Rica: EUNED, 2012. First edition. Paperback. 208p., bibl., wrps. Chronicles the filming of the Filibuster War documentary directed by Samuel Rovinski. The narrative links two events: the invasion of hte filibusters in 1856 and the 1979 triumph of the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua. More
San José: Editorial UCR, (Serie Cuadernos de Historia de las Instituciones de Costa Rica ; 24), 2018. Fourth Reprint. Paperback. 66p., illus., graphs, bibl., wrps. Analyzes the institutions established by Spain which not only facilitated colonial rule but asserted political dominance over Costa Rica. Features chapters on cabildos, churches, exploitation... More
Alajuela: Museo Histórico Cultural Juan Santamaría, 2006. First edition. Paperback. 300p., maps, tables, bibl., annex, fold-outs, wrps. An investigative study of border relations between Nicaragua and Costa Rica immediately following the Filibuster War, which was largely affected by economic interest in an interoceanic canal via the San Juan river. The... More
Santo Domingo de Heredia: Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INbio), 2009. First edition. Paperback. 128p., photos, illus., wrps., printed on coated stock. A practical manual for identifying various weeds endemic to Leon, Nicaragua. Each entry features a photograph of the plant, a detailed description, and an observation by the authors. More
Guayaquil: Biblioteca Municipal de Guayaquil, 2016. First edition. Hardcover. 134p., photos, illus., bibl., boards. A historical compilation of the most outstanding events of women sports leaders and sports journalists in Ecuador, spanning the 20th century. More
México, D.F. [Gallito Marginal], 2018. First edition. Slipcased. 3vols., photos, illus., minimally stringbound, slipcased in cardboard sealed by brass fastener. A colleciton of three chronicles of a specific day, spanning the death of Mexican songwriter Juan Gabriel, the 2018 Mexican presidential election results, and the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre, respectively. Slipcase... More
São Paulo: Vibrant, 2016. First edition. Paperback. 40p., illus., wrps. "Motobaik" features a series of portraits of Vietnamese women riding motorcycles. At first glance, they look like studio photographs, but the pictures were actually taken in the chaotic Hanoi traffic. Their colorful, printed clothing conceals a complex social reality: what... More
Bogotá: Alfaguara, 2006. First edition. Paperback. 265p., wrps. "Cantata del mal" centers around Giacomo Iriarte, who achieved early but flimsy fame as a singer and toured young America to find his destiny in a sanatorium. In a hallucinatory dialogue, he remembers the journey of his life, touching upon his triumphs... More
Bogotá: Grupo Editorial Norma, 2005. First edition. Paperback. 273p., glossary. Col. la Otra Orilla. [Novel. Winner of the Premio Norma de Novela (2005). Prior to this work Schwartz had published the novel, “Vulgata caribe” (2000). He has also written an essay, “Los amores en la Biblia,” as well as short... More
Bogotá: Ediciones B Colombia, 2006. Paperback. 143p., wrps. "Las orejas del lobo" is a novel told through the eyes of the precocious young narrator in contemporary Colombia. From his perspective, everything is inverted -- a party is nightmarish and school recess is a battleground, but blood causes laughter and abuse... More
