Literanista
October 27, 2010
It’s not often one sees a catalog and wants every title in there. That was my experience on browsing through the Markuswiener.com site.
Here’s just a sprinkling of their most intriguing books (in no particular order):
Culture, and Politics in the Hispanic Caribbean, 1800-1945 by Luis
Martinez-Fernandez
attempts by historians striving to view and analyze Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the
Dominican Republic as a region … More Details
Early historical works portrayed women, especially
those of African descent, in a sexist and racist manner. Women in Caribbean
History embodies the progress of research … More Details
America by Hernan Horna
Among the few historical documents by or about early
Native American history are pre-Columbia Mayan manuscripts and stone glyphs, and
documents written in Spanish by … More Details
Cuba by Robert S. Levine
“This unique, well-documented social history invites
the reader to explore Cuban Jewry as a fascinating chronicle and to ‘capture the
flavor of their lives.’ This … More Details
This pioneering book, a founding text of African
diaspora studies, continues to hold a prominent place in any bibliography of its
field and remains the … More Details
On May 30, 1961, a hail of bullets ended the life of
Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, known to his countrymen as “The Goat”
for his … More Details
Lachatañere, Jorge Castellanos, Siegfried Kaden, Christine Ayorinde
A moving collection of myths and tales, AFRO-CUBAN
MYTHS was first published in 1938 under the title Oh, Mío Yemayá!, These stories
lead readers into … More Details
The history of the Caribbean is a history of
migrations. The peoples of the region came as conquerors and planters, slaves
and indentured laborers from … More Details
Wow what a great resource. Thanks for sharing this.
I've read the Trujillo book. It's very factual and clinical but still endlessly fascinating.