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Cartas norteamericanas. (North-American Letters)
Reviewed by Carlos Carlos Rodríguez Martorell, East Elmhurst, NY - 05/01/2008
Burucúa, José Emilio.
Argentina: Adriana Hidalgo Editora. 2008. 176p. ISBN 978-987-1156-78-8. pap. ESSAYS More
Las fugaces horas. A lomo de letra impresa. (The Fleeting Hours: On the Back of the Printed Word)
Reviewed by Liliana Wendorff, Univ. of North Carolina at Pembroke - 05/01/2008
Díaz Castillo, Roberto.
Guatemala : F&G. 2007. 177p. biblio. ISBN 978-99922-61-65-1. pap. $16. MEMOIR More
Cuadernos del presente imperfecto. (Pamphlets of the Imperfect Present)
Reviewed by Mark L. Grover, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT - 05/01/2008
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Las Izquierdas, Rigoberta Menchú, la Historia. (The Different Lefts, Rigoberta Menchú, History)
Reviewed by Mark L. Grover, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT - 05/01/2008
Torres-Riva, Edelberto.
Guatemala: F&G Editores.2007. 74p. ISBN 978-99922-61-74-3. pap. $6. CURRENT AFFAIRS More
Mito y realidades sobre la criminalidad en América Latina. (Myths and Truths on Crime in Latin America)
Reviewed by Mark L. Grover, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT - 05/01/2008
Kliksberg, Bernardo
Guatemala: F&G Editores. 2007. 51p. ISBN 978-99922-61-73-6. pap. $6. CURRENT AFFAIRS More
Tiempo y emancipación. Mijaíl Bajtín y Walter Benjamin en la Selva Lacandona. (Time and Emancipation, Mijal Bajtin and Walter Benjamin in the Lancandona Jungle)
Reviewed by Mark L. Grover, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT - 05/01/2008
Visquerra Tischler, Serbio
Guatemala: F&G Editores. 2008. 80p. ISBN 978-99922-61-71-2. pap. $6. CURRENT AFFAIRS More
Genocidio: ¿La máxima expresión del racismo en Guatemala? (Genocide: The Greatest Expression of Racism in Guatemala?)
Reviewed by Mark L. Grover, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT - 05/01/2008
Casaús Arzú, Marta Elena
Guatemala: F&G Editores. 2008. 80p. ISBN 978-99922-61-63-7. pap. $6. CURRENT AFFAIRS More
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