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New Books in Latin American Studies
César Brioso, “Last Seasons in Havana: The Castro Revolution and the End of Professional Baseball In Cuba” (U Nebraska Press, 2019)
César Brioso
Last Seasons in Havana
The Castro Revolution and the End of Professional Baseball In Cuba
University of Nebraska Press, 2019

New Books in Caribbean StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Latin American StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in SportsNew Books Network March 15, 2019 Bob D’Angelo

Today we are joined by César Brioso, author of the book Last Seasons in Havana: The Castro Revolution and the End of Professional Baseball In Cuba (University of Nebraska Press, 2019). Blending the love for baseball fans in Cuba had during the 1950s with the political upheaval that led to... Read More
Alfredo Toro Hardy, “The Crossroads of Globalization: A Latin American View” (World Scientific Publishing, 2019)
Alfredo Toro Hardy
The Crossroads of Globalization
A Latin American View
World Scientific Publishing Co., 2019

New Books in EconomicsNew Books in Latin American StudiesNew Books in National SecurityNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Political ScienceNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network February 21, 2019 Pamela Fuentes

The Crossroads of Globalization: A Latin American View (World Scientific Publishing Co., 2019) explores the complex interaction of several forces shaping the current world economic situation. Alfredo Toro Hardy analyzes the leadership of China and the economic strength of Asia, transnational companies, and international organizations like the IMF as forces... Read More
Zeb Tortorici, “Sins Against Nature: Sex and Archives in Colonial New Spain” (Duke UP, 2018)
Zeb Tortorici
Sins Against Nature
Sex and Archives in Colonial New Spain
Duke University Press, 2018

New Books in Christian StudiesNew Books in European StudiesNew Books in Gender StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Latin American StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books Network February 1, 2019 Pamela Fuentes

In Sins Against Nature: Sex and Archives in Colonial New Spain (Duke University Press, 2018), Zeb Tortorici analyzes a vast corpus of documents in order to understand how sex acts that were considered out of the norm were understood for over three centuries of Spanish control. Men and women often... Read More
Daina Ramey Berry and Leslie Harris, “Sexuality and Slavery: Reclaiming Intimate Histories in the Americas” (U Georgia Press, 2018)
Daina Ramey Berry and Leslie Harris, eds.
Sexuality and Slavery
Reclaiming Intimate Histories in the Americas
University of Georgia Press, 2018

New Books in African American StudiesNew Books in Caribbean StudiesNew Books in Gender StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Latin American StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books Network January 24, 2019 Adam McNeil

Scholarly interest in the institution of American slavery is enjoying a kind of resurgence. Researchers are examining heretofore rarely (or never) studied aspects of slavery. One such new frontier is the history of sexuality and slavery. Two scholars at the forefront movement are Drs. Daina Ramey Berry and Leslie Harris.... Read More
Alexander S. Dawson, “The Peyote Effect: From the Inquisition to the War on Drugs” (U California Press, 2018)
Alexander S. Dawson
The Peyote Effect
From the Inquisition to the War on Drugs
University of California Press, 2018

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in Drugs, Addiction and RecoveryNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Latin American StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Public PolicyNew Books Network January 17, 2019 Mark Klobas

Peyote occupies a curious place in the United States and Mexico: though prohibited by law, its use remains permissible in both countries for ceremonial practices in certain religions. As Alexander S. Dawson reveals in The Peyote Effect: From the Inquisition to the War on Drugs (University of California Press, 2018),... Read More