A Fresno poet takes Chicana poetry in a new direction. Review: Kadupul Flower, poems by Kimberly Vargas Agnese, 2025, Green Writers Press
Categories: Mexico, United States
Category: North America
Reviews from the North American countries
Narco-narrative imperialism
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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
No blood for oil
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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
Pilgrims and progress
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An ancient Oaxacan icon sheds light on the modern meaning of pilgrimage. Review: Devotion in Motion: Pilgrimage in Modern Mexico, Edward Wright-Ríos, 2025, University of Chicago Press
Categories: Mexico
Smoke and mirrors in the Caribbean
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Rocket men
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Cuba’s nuclear brinkmanship contains lessons about imperialism and internationalism. Review: The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War, Renata Keller, 2025, University of North Carolina Press
Categories: China, Cuba, International, North America, Russia, United States, Venezuela
