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Andean Cocaine
Illuminating a hidden and fascinating chapter in the history of globalization, Paul Gootenberg chronicles the rise of one of the most spectacular and now illegal Latin American exports: cocaine. Gootenberg traces cocaine's history from its origins as a medical commodity in the nineteenth century to its repression during the early twentieth century and its dramatic reemergence as an illicit good after World War II. Connecting the story of the drug's transformations is a host of people, products, and processes: Sigmund Freud, Coca-Cola, and Pablo Escobar all make appearances, exemplifying the global influences that have shaped the history of cocaine. But Gootenberg decenters the familiar story...
Diccionario Akal de Historiadores españoles contemporáneos
Obra de referencia dedicada a las principales figuras de las distintas ramas de la investigación histórica en España, con mención de los aspectos biográficos, académicos y bibliográficos más importantes de su carrera.
Economic Effects of the European Expansion, 1492-1824
Papers from the international congress "Consequences of the discovery of America for different economies and for the development of economic thought" which took place in Valencia on the 16th-17th of September 1991.
Slavery and Slaving in World History: A Bibliography, 1900-91: v. 1
This bibliography of 20th century literature focuses on slavery and slave-trading from ancient times through the 19th century. It contains over 10,000 entries, with the principal sections organizing works by the political/geographical frameworks of the enslavers.
Religion Index One
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A la redécouverte des Amériques
Le XIXe siècle amérindien vu par des voyageurs dont les observations sont organisées en trois pôles : la construction d'un regard scientifique, les nouvelles représentations de l'espace américain (l'imaginaire des pays), les discours et les regards de voyageurs (l'industrie mexicaine vue par les voyageurs européens, Ferdinand Denis, observateur de la société brésilienne).
