A long-forgotten Mexican film enriched the internationalism that distinguished Tito’s Yugoslavia
Categories: Europe, International, Mexico, North America, Yugoslavia (the former)
Carpe diem
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Category: International
Reviews from countries outside Latin America, sub-divided into Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, and Africa
Forgotten colonies
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Britain’s footprint in South America is still visible. Small Earthquakes: A Journey Through Lost British History in South America, Shafik Meghji, 2025, Hurst & Co
Categories: Argentina, Brazil, Europe, International, South America, United Kingdom, Uruguay
Tyranny’s rehearsal
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The Iran-Contra affair was a dry run for Trump’s extremism. The Breach: Iran-Contra and the Assault on American Democracy, Alan McPherson, 2025, University of North Carolina Press
Categories: Central America, International, Iran, Middle East & North Africa, Nicaragua, North America, United States
Cry freedom
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Comment: Ireland knows a thing or two about anti-imperialism. Sinn Féin’s Chris Hazzard MP told the ¡Adelante! conference why its solidarity with Latin America is unshakeable
Categories: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Europe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, International, Ireland, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
Emilia (Pérez) in Paris
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A French director has committed a cultural crime against Mexico, writes Georgina Jiménez
Categories: Europe, France, International, Mexico, North America, United States
Boris versus Bolívar
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Writing China back into history
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Understanding piracy in the Philippines opens up an alternative history of Latin America. Piracy and the Making of the Spanish Pacific World, Kristie Patricia Flannery, 2024, University of Pennsylvania Press
Categories: Asia Pacific, China, Europe, International, Mexico, North America, Spain, United States
Two books on Nicaragua
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Surviving the onslaught
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How did a tiny Central American country besieged by the US get the better of the empire? Nicaragua Must Survive: Sandinista Revolutionary Diplomacy in the Global Cold War, Eline van Ommen, 2024, University of California Press
Categories: Central America, Europe, International, Nicaragua, North America, United States
