American History: Postwar, From C 1945 -
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See also: American History
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Comandante: Inside Hugo Chávez's Venezuela
£8.49
- Paperback - Canongate
Hugo Chávez was a phenomenon. He has been compared to Napoleon, Nasser, Perón and Castro but the truth is there has never been a leader like him. He was democratically elected, reigned like a monarch from a mobile television throne, and provoked adoration and revulsion in equal measure. Journalist Rory Carroll breaches the walls of Miraflores Palace to tell the inside story of Chávez's life and his political court in Caracas. -
Add to BasketComandante: Inside Hugo Chávez's Venezuela
£17.00
- Hardback - Canongate
Hugo Chávez is a phenomenon. He has been compared to Napoleon, Nasser, Perón and Castro but the truth is there has never been a leader like him. He is democratically elected, reigns like a monarch from a mobile television throne, and provokes adoration and revulsion in equal measure. Journalist Rory Carroll breaches the walls of Miraflores Palace to tell the inside story of Chávez's life and his political court in Caracas. -
Add to BasketTerritories In Resistance: A Cartography Of Latin American Social Movements
£11.90
- Paperback - AK
This volume explores the 'other worlds' being created in the wreckage of colonialism and capitalism in Latin America. From Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia to Argentina and Brazil, no living author digs as deep and presents theoretical challenges quite like Raúl Zibechi. -
Add to BasketA Colossal Wreck: American Diaries, From The Time Of Clinton To Obama
£15.95
- Paperback - AK
In these stunning diaries, political journalist Alexander Cockburn paints the vast and tragic-comic canvas of America's descent to what Percy Shelley in his poem 'Ozymandias' invoked as 'that colossal wreck' of empire. -
Add to BasketHopeless: Barack Obama And The Politics Of Illusion
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Add to BasketDancing With Dynamite: Social Movements And States In Latin America
£10.20
- Paperback - AK
Grassroots social movements played a major role in electing new left-leaning governments throughout Latin America, but subsequent relations between the streets and the states remain uneasy. 'Dancing With Dynamite' explores the complex ways these movements have worked with, against, and independently of national governments. -
Add to BasketAmerican Culture In The 1990s
£21.99
- Paperback - Edinburgh University Press
This is a clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1990s America: fiction and poetry; music and performance; film and television; art and photography; digital and 'post-human' cultures, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade. -
Add to BasketChange We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan To Renew America's Promise
£7.64
- Paperback - Canongate
The election of Barack Obama as President of the USA is a defining moment for all of us. After years of failed policies and a failed politics from Washington, change has arrived. Barack Obama now has the chance to reclaim the American dream. 'Change We Can Believe In' outlines his vision for America and its standing in the world. -
Add to BasketChange We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan To Renew America's Promise
£12.99
- Hardback - Canongate
The election of Barack Obama as President of the USA is a defining moment for all of us. After years of failed policies and a failed politics from Washington, change has arrived. Barack Obama now has the chance to reclaim the American dream. 'Change We Can Believe In' outlines his vision for America and its standing in the world. -
Add to BasketRed State Rebels: Tales Of Grassroots Resistance In The Heartland
£11.05
- Paperback - AK
This title offers just a few snapshots of grassroots resistance that is taking place in the forgotten heartland of America. These are tales of rebellion and courage. Out there activism isn't for the faint of heart.
