Prompted by the events of 9/11 in New York, Argentine journalist Jorge Timossi revisits the coup in Chile on the same date three decades earlier. Timossi was himself an eyewitness to the military take
What should be the cultural objectives of a revolution? What is the role of the intellectual? What have been the experiences in socialist revolutions? What is the function of poetry? These questions a
This book about the Polish revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg includes an introduction by Argentine intellectual Nestor Kohan, a brief tribute by Clara Zetkin, and a poignant short piece by Luxemb
Competitively priced, this book is the perfect companion to the more than thirty travel guides on Cuba available today.Beginning with the pre-Hispanic period, through to Cuba's struggle to maintain th
Roque Dalton was El Salvador's most prominent poet and intellectual and an authority on the history and politics of Central America. In this unpublished book, he reviews the 1932 popular insurrection
The French Revolution and the ideas of liberty, equality, and fraternity remain the philosophical foundation of modern society. This short history of the 1789 French Revolution presents for a young au
Che’s original, never-before-published diaries from the guerrilla war in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra.Unpublished for over fifty years, these dozen notebooks were the source material for
"Within the revolution, everything; against the revolution, nothing." This was the catchphrase of the historic 1961 meeting of Cuban artists and intellectuals when Fidel Castro made his famous address
The 1910 Mexican Revolution led by Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa was one of the great social uprisings when peasants and oppressed classes engaged in an unprecedented struggle for their rights. Wit
This is the authoritative history of the fifty-year conflict between the United States and Cuba, written by the former senior Cuban diplomat in Washington. Showing how the Cuban revolution had an impa
The story of one of history's great intelligence operations, as told by the former head of Cuba's counterintelligence body. Written by Latin America's foremost authority on the CIA, this book tells of
A brief biography of underground activist, guerrilla fighter, leader of the Cuban revolution, and founder of the Cuban women's movement, written by a close friend and confidant. Vilma Espin was the wi
Philosopher, political organizer, German economist, and founder of scientific socialism and the first international workers' movement, Friedrich Engels' relationship with Karl Marx was one of the grea
An anthology presenting the intellectual ferment of the 1960s for a new generation facing some similar and some new political debates.With four themes?political economy, philosophy, third world Strugg
This never-before-published prose manuscript is Roque Dalton’s analysis of US domination in Central America—from the exploits of William Walker in the 1800s to 1972—where
A major contribution by a leading Mexican anthropologist to the debate about the role of ethnomarxism in anthropological research. Using the examples of Iraq, Afghanistan, and several Latin American
Roque Dalton (19351975), the international prize-winning Salvadoran poet, uses five different voices to express his passion, humor, exuberance, tenderness, and courage, brilliantly fusing his p
This is the classic history of a troubled Central American nation, El Salvador, written by one of its most famous literary figures. With poetic illumination, Roque Dalton describes his homeland's nat
This is a selection of articles, interviews, and speeches by a leading voice of the Latin American Left, famous for his interview with Colombian guerrillas. Here, Patricio Echegaray discusses recent p
This new Vidas Rebeldes title is a concise anthology of the key writings of Karl Marx on philosophy, history, and economics, offering a fresh perspective beyond the dogmatism in which Marxism has bee
Presents the political reflections of the Cuban leader grouped into thematic sections on such topics as the environment, world economic inequality, the U.S. government, Latin America, and the Cuban re
A comprehensive history of a continent in turmoil and struggling for unity, this is an inspiring journey through centuries of Latin American revolutions, insurrections, rebellions, and armed resistanc
Essays examine the question of whether revolution is still necessary in Latin America even when governments professing left-wing views are in power, and discuss how different countries approach the is
Presents a collection of writings that illustrate the views of the Cuban student rebel turned Communist Party leader who was murdered in exile in Mexico in 1929.
Published in the series Historia desde abajo (History from Below), this is the inspiring story of the armed rebellion in Haiti (1791–1804), when black slaves, led by Toussaint Louverture, ad
“Che was the most complete human being of our age.”—Jean-Paul SartreHow would the Vidas Rebeldes (Rebel Lives) series be complete without including the quintessential rebel: Che Guevara? Along with so
A “little red book” for Lenin by a Salvadoran poet. Written between 1970 and 1973 in Cuba and later in Vietnam, this provocative mixture of prose and poetry shows Roque Dalton&
In this selection of Fidel Castro’s speeches over four decades, one of the most consistent voices for the peoples of the continent argues that Latin America needs a “second indepen
Chile y Allende is Fidel Castro’s analysis of the Chilean road to socialism in the 1970s. In 1971, Castro spent a month in Chile, addressing public meetings and discussing with President Salvador Alle
This book presents two key and prophetic speeches in which Fidel Castro addresses the urgent issues of the environmental crisis and climate change: his interventions at the UN Conference on the Enviro
Lorena Pena achieved the rank of FMLN comandante during the civil war against the US-sponsored military regime in the 1980s. These “fragments from her life,” as she describes this book, are offered as
Salvador Sanchez Ceren, better known by his nom de guerre Comandante Leonel Gonzalez, was elected El Salvador’s vice president for the FMLN (Frente Farabundo Marti de Liberacion Nacional) in the close
Part of the "pink tide" sweeping Latin America, Ollanta Humala is one of the new leaders arguing for a politically sovereign and economically integrated continent. Like Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, Humala
In this extended interview, the vice president of Bolivia, Alvaro Garcia Linera, outlines his country’s attempt to chart a new, independent course that prioritizes social justice, sovereignty, and the
This book explains events in Bolivia today since the 2006 election of Evo Morales, the first indigenous president in the history of Latin America, as his government attempts to set itself a new, indep
Well-known liberation theologian Fr. Miguel D’Escoto seeks to recover Christianity’s tradition of nonviolence while considering imperialism’s impact on Nicaragua. Referencing Gandhi, Martin Luther Kin
“In times of war, write like it’s a weapon, and in times of peace do the same. . . . Live to exalt the pure values of the people.”—Miguel HernandezYoung Argentine human rights activist Mariano Garrido
In a timely review of fifty years of the Cuban Revolution, this special issue of Contexto Latinoamericano includes a range of Cuban and international commentaries that examine the history of the revol
