Music was a tool of survival for victims of Chile’s dictatorship. Review: Music and Political Imprisonment in Pinochet’s Chile, Katia Chornik, 2025, Oxford University Press
Categories: Chile
Melodies of resistance
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Licensed to kill
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A history of police violence against Mexican Americans is timely in the era of Trump. Review: Brown and Blue: Mexican Americans, Law Enforcement, and Civil Rights in the Southwest, 1935–2025, Brian D Behnken, 2025, University of North Carolina Press
Categories: Mexico, United States
The bigot’s deceit
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Historical fact is an antidote to the racist fictions about violent Mexicans used by Trump to justify US aggression. Review: A Brief History of Violence in Mexico, Pablo Piccato, translated by Quentin Pope, 2025, University of North Carolina Press
Categories: Mexico, United States
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The territorial turn
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The US attack on Venezuela confirms that imperialism is all about space. Review: The Invention of Order: On the Coloniality of Space, Don Thomas Deere, 2025, Duke University Press
Pawns in print
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Press ‘freedom’ in Mexico has been shaped by elite ambitions. Review: Mexican Watchdogs: The Rise of a Critical Press since 1980, Andrew Paxman, 2025, University of North Carolina Press
Categories: Mexico
Chile’s nightmare returns
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Kast’s election open the country’s sores. Review: Tales from the Sharp End: A Portrait of Chile, Natascha Scott-Stokes, 2024, University of New Mexico Press
Categories: Chile
