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Review: Kanaval – Vodou, Politics and Revolution on the Streets of Haïti – by Leah Gordon
Leah Gordon, a former punk artist and photographer, chronicles her experiences of Kanaval in Jacmel, Haiti, from 1995 to 2010. Through powerful black and white images and oral histories, she captures the vibrant street theater that blends Vodou and political commentary. The book includes critical essays reflecting on the significance of her work. Continue reading
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Wez G – Narcocorridos – Volumen 1
Los narcocorridos son baladas populares mexicanas y latinoamericanas que cuentan historias de los bandidos que trabajan en la industria del narcotráfico. De los contrabandistas a los capos, estas aventuras llenas de diversión se retractan, en un estilo fluido, vibrante y son muy populares en las partes del mundo de las que salen. Aquí, yo, un… Continue reading
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Review: Spain 1812-2004 – by Christopher J Ross
I have read this book as I am doing a university course next year on Spanish History in the Modern Period. The book is devised for language students and at the end of each chapter excerpts in Spanish are provided, with translations, which are really useful. The book has some great side notes, detailing often… Continue reading
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Review: Cartels At War – by Paul Rexton Can
The author is a military expert and the phrase he coins to determine Mexico’s narcotics problem is a ‘mosaic cartel war’. This book analyses in detail the various cartels that are present in Mexico that operate in a highly competitive, highly profitable, highly illegal, immensely violent global industry. The Mexican cartels mainly provide a distribution… Continue reading
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Review: Women and the Second World War in France, 1939-1948: Choices and Constraints – by Hanna Diamond
This book focuses on the role of French women during World War 2 and the immediate aftermath. It is clear that the women of France bore the brunt of dealing with the occupier, very often their men away, detained as prisoners of war or, for example, sequestered to work abroad in the Fatherland, Germany. Women… Continue reading
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Review: Hidden Dangers – Mexico on the Brink of Disaster – by Robert Joe Stout
Stout’s book is a detailed study of the status quo in Mexico and its relationship with its uber-powerful Northern neighbour. Based in Oaxaca, Robert Joe Stout’s writing often reflects detailed local knowledge and overall, his grip on Mexican and Mexican-USA affairs is profound. The book falls into 5 main chapters where various ‘landmines’ awaiting explosion… Continue reading
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Review: Santa Muerte – Mexico’s Mysterious Saint Of Death – by Tony Kail
This book documents the rapidly growing Mexican folk faith that is ‘Santa Muerte’ or ‘Saint Death’. The iconic image of the skulled woman with a scythe gives hope to many discomforted souls on the fringes of Mexican and indeed global society. From the origins of death cults across the world, to the exploration of the… Continue reading
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Review: In Other Words – A Coursebook On Translation – by Mona Baker
This Mona Baker book is a core text on my Translation (MA) at Cardiff University. We use the text to accompany the Translation Methods Course. The early chapter of equivalence at word level and how to translate non equivalence is particularly interesting, useful and a strong section of the well-written precise coursebook. On occasion there… Continue reading
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Review: Franco and The Spanish Civil War – by Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses
This book is a nice, concise look at the Spanish Civil War. I used it for revision purposes, to remind myself of some of the details of heavier tomes that I have encountered on this subject. The author’s analysis of the causes of the War are precise and factual, without noticeable bias. The account of… Continue reading
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Review : Chávez: Venezuela and the New Latin America – by Aleida Guevara
This book is based on a series of interviews given by Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chavez, to the daughter of Che Guevara, Aleida. Although the book doesn’t cover the entire period of Chavez’ rule up until his demise, it presents a wonderful tale and grasps fundamental insight into the way the mind works of one of… Continue reading
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