He imagined a world without
leaders and states, and stoked a revolutionary firestorm, but
Ricardo Flores Magón’s dreams
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Forbidden love across the castes

Ángeles del abismo by Enrique Serna transports the reader into a labyrinth of power and deception in colonial New Spain Continue reading

Flushed with devotion

El Baño del Papa is a charming excursion into the role of religion in the Latin American countryside that explores what true wealth is Continue reading

Poet’s corner: Jaime Valdivieso

The radical poet and activist talks about an identity crisis in his native Chile, condemns racism against the Mapuche, and calls for Latin American unity

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The other philosopher

Enrique Dussel has developed a distinctively Latin American political philosophy that puts liberation of the “Other” at the heart of the pursuit of power Continue reading

No longer left out

An eloquent and accessible overview of leftwing politics in Latin America will fill the gaps in knowledge of armchair scholars Continue reading

When political will is mixed with oil

A key lesson of the Venezuelan experience has been the way it transcends the limiting notion of a difference between reform and revolution, argues Iain Bruce Continue reading

Never judge a book by its author

If you are new to Vargas Llosa - you won’t be short of choices. But keep The Bad Girl for later Continue reading

Macario

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The Quality of Home Runs

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Domination Without Dominance

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Essays on the Literary Baroque in Spain and Spanish America

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