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Forgotten colonies
Britain’s footprint in South America is still visible. Review: Small Earthquakes: A Journey Through Lost British History in South America, Shafik…
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Knowledge is power
Imperialism aims to erase indigenous wisdom. Review: Translation and Epistemicide: Racialization of Languages in the Americas, Joshua M Price, by Gavin…
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Sex and class
Working-class morality is shaped by material conditions. Review: Sex and Love in Porfirian Mexico City, Michael Matthews, by Gavin O'Toole
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Latine rebellions and why they matter
Llana Barber explores a history of uprisings in the US against a backdrop of systemic racism, reminding us as we observe Los Angeles that the weak never…
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Burial rights
Even grief is contested in postwar Central America. Review: Specters of War: The Battle of Mourning in Postconflict Central America, Ignacio Sarmiento…
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Men with guns
Coups can tell us all about democracy. Review: Coups d'État in Cold War Latin America, 1964–1982, eds Sebastián Carassai and Kevin Coleman, by Gavin…
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May 2025

The elusive revolution
Did the MAS storm Bolivia’s winter palace? Review: Visions of Transformation: Hegemony, Plurinationality, and Revolution in Bolivia, Aaron Augsburger…
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Toiling for the invader
US imperialism has been built on local labour. Review: The Work of Empire, Justin F Jackson, by Gavin O'Toole
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Down but never out
Pity the poor? Then give them power. Review: Squatter Life: Persistence at the Urban Margins of Buenos Aires, Javier Auyero and Sofía Servián, by Gavin…
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The radical rite
Liberation theology did not die on the cross and has new martyrs to revere. Review: Liberation Theology and Praxis in Contemporary Latin America, P…
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April 2025

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