The grotesque violence unleashed against Guatemala's indigenous people during its civil war was as much a legacy of imperialism as the subsequent invisibility of this crime against humanity ––– ||| The Origins and Dynamics of Genocide, by Roddy Brett (2015, Palgrave Macmillan)
The story of child soldier Lurgio Gavilán Sánchez takes us to the dark heart of Peru's civil war ––– ||| When Rains Became Floods, by Lurgio Gavilán Sánchez (2015, Duke)
Original scholarship sheds new light on the 650,000 indigenous people enslaved in the 16th century Iberian world ––– ||| Global Indios, by Nancy E van Deusen (2015, Duke)
A vivid account of Victoriano Huerta's dictatorship confirms the enduring appeal to scholars of Mexico's revolution ––– ||| Murder and Counterrevolution in Mexico, ed Friedrich E Schuler (2015, Nebraska)
Residents of Rio's favelas played a heroic role in democratization, but are yet to win full citizenship ––– ||| Hard Times in the Marvelous City, by Bryan McCann (2014, Duke)
Move over Hunter Thompson, Daniel Goldstein is here ... and cultural anthropology will never be the same again ––– ||| Owners of the Sidewalk, by Daniel M Goldstein (2016, Duke)
A well informed history of radio broadcasting explores key cultural and political questions ––– ||| Isles of Noise, by Alejandra Bronfman (2016, North Carolina)
A valuable study of the culture of urban risk in Latin America's troubled mega cities ––– ||| Endangered City, by Austin Zeiderman (2016, Duke)
The first complete historical overview of the writing of Mario Vargas Llosa ––– ||| Mario Vargas Llosa, by Raymond Leslie Williams (2014, Texas)
Back from the brink
Comment: Deforestation is emblematic of the high cost Latin America has paid for development, but there is encouraging evidence that the region is nurturing forests back to life
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