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Product Description: In Prophetic Visions of the Past: Pan-Caribbean Representations of the Haitian Revolution, Víctor Figueroa examines how the Haitian Revolution has been represented in twentieth-century literary works from across the Caribbean. Building on the scholarship of key thinkers of the Latin American “decolonial turn” such as Enrique Dussel, Aníbal Quijano, Walter Mignolo, and Nelson Maldonado-Torres, Figueroa argues that examining how Haiti’s neighbors tell the story of the Revolution illuminates its role as a fundamental turning point in both the development and radical questioning of the modern/colonial world system...read more

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9780814212776 | Ohio State Univ Pr, March 30, 2015, cover price $69.95 | About this edition: In Prophetic Visions of the Past: Pan-Caribbean Representations of the Haitian Revolution, Víctor Figueroa examines how the Haitian Revolution has been represented in twentieth-century literary works from across the Caribbean.

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9780814252048 | Reprint edition (Ohio State Univ Pr, March 4, 2016), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: In Prophetic Visions of the Past: Pan-Caribbean Representations of the Haitian Revolution, Víctor Figueroa examines how the Haitian Revolution has been represented in twentieth-century literary works from across the Caribbean.
9780395657737, titled "Insight Guides Namibia" | Houghton Mifflin, March 1, 1993, cover price $22.95 | also contains Insight Guides Namibia | About this edition: Traces the history of Namibia, describes its wildlife and natural beauty, and looks at the peoples and cultures of each region

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By Edwidge Danticat (foreword by)

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9780300195590 | Bilingual edition (Yale Univ Pr, May 26, 2015), cover price $40.00

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Product Description: Roberto Bolaño is considered one of the most influential Latin American writers of his generation. The first English-language volume on the Chilean author, essays address such topics as Borges's influence, social memory, allegory, and neoliberalism and discuss works like 2666 , The Savage Detectives , and Distant Star ...read more

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9781137495174, titled "Roberto Bolaño, a Less Distant Star: Critical Essays" | Palgrave Macmillan, March 3, 2015, cover price $90.00 | About this edition: Roberto Bolaño is considered one of the most influential Latin American writers of his generation.

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Product Description: "This book is an essential reference for scholars and students from a wide array of fields represented by Latin American and cultural studies. It provides highly authoritative entries on most of the major topics of the day."--Ignacio M...read more
By Monica Szurmuk (editor)

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9780813037585 | Univ Pr of Florida, February 26, 2012, cover price $75.00

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9780813060873 | Reprint edition (Univ Pr of Florida, November 18, 2014), cover price $31.95 | About this edition: "This book is an essential reference for scholars and students from a wide array of fields represented by Latin American and cultural studies.

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Product Description: Patrick Chamoiseau: A Critical Introduction examines the career, oeuvre, and literary theories of one of the most important Caribbean writers living today. Chamoiseau’s work sheds light on the dynamic processes of creolization that have shaped Caribbean history and culture...read more

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9781617031540 | Univ Pr of Mississippi, January 9, 2012, cover price $55.00

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9781617039508 | Univ Pr of Mississippi, September 1, 2013, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: Patrick Chamoiseau: A Critical Introduction examines the career, oeuvre, and literary theories of one of the most important Caribbean writers living today.
9780312366018, titled "The Heart of Psychotherapy: A Journey into the Mind and Office of the Therapist at Work" | St Martins Pr, cover price $10.95 | also contains The Heart of Psychotherapy: A Journey into the Mind and Office of the Therapist at Work | About this edition: A revealing and candid look at the work of the psychotherapist defines the methods, applications, limits, and ethics of therapy and discusses the important interrelationship between patient and therapist

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Product Description: Borges and Mathematics is a short book of essays that explores the scientific thinking of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986). Around half of the book consists of two “lectures” focused on mathematics. The rest of the book reflects on the relationship between literature, artistic creation, physics, and mathematics more generally...read more

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9781557536327 | Italian edition edition (Purdue Univ Pr, October 28, 2012), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Borges and Mathematics is a short book of essays that explores the scientific thinking of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986).

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Product Description: The Cambridge Introduction to Gabriel Garcia Marquez [ THE CAMBRIDGE INTRODUCTION TO GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ BY Martin, Gerald ( Author ) May-21-2012[ THE CAMBRIDGE INTRODUCTION TO GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ [ THE CAMBRIDGE INTRODUCTION TO GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ BY MARTIN, GERALD ( AUTHOR ) MAY-21-2012 ] By Martin, Gerald ( Author )May-21-2012 Paperbac...read more

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9780521895613 | Cambridge Univ Pr, May 21, 2012, cover price $84.99 | About this edition: The Colombian Nobel Prize winner, Gabriel García Márquez (b.

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9780521719926 | Cambridge Univ Pr, May 21, 2012, cover price $21.99 | About this edition: The Cambridge Introduction to Gabriel Garcia Marquez [ THE CAMBRIDGE INTRODUCTION TO GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ BY Martin, Gerald ( Author ) May-21-2012[ THE CAMBRIDGE INTRODUCTION TO GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ [ THE CAMBRIDGE INTRODUCTION TO GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ BY MARTIN, GERALD ( AUTHOR ) MAY-21-2012 ] By Martin, Gerald ( Author )May-21-2012 Paperback

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Product Description: One of the major novelists in world literature over the last five decades, Mario Vargas Llosa (b. 1936) is also one of Latin America's most engaging public intellectuals, a critic of art and culture, and a playwright of distinction...read more
By John King (editor)

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9780521864244 | Cambridge Univ Pr, January 31, 2012, cover price $84.99

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9780521682855 | Cambridge Univ Pr, February 29, 2012, cover price $29.99 | About this edition: One of the major novelists in world literature over the last five decades, Mario Vargas Llosa (b.

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Product Description: Severo Sarduy never enjoyed the same level of notoriety as did other Latin American writers. On the other hand, he never lacked for excellent critical interpretations of his work from critics like Roberto González Echevarría, René Prieto, Gustavo Guerrero, and other reputable scholars...read more

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9781557536044 | Purdue Univ Pr, October 15, 2011, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: Severo Sarduy never enjoyed the same level of notoriety as did other Latin American writers.

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Traces the history of Namibia, describes its wildlife and natural beauty, and looks at the peoples and cultures of each region
By Johannes Haape (editor)

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9780395657737 | Houghton Mifflin, March 1, 1993, cover price $22.95 | also contains Prophetic Visions of the Past: Pan-caribbean Representations of the Haitian Revolution | About this edition: Traces the history of Namibia, describes its wildlife and natural beauty, and looks at the peoples and cultures of each region

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