I’m delighted to announce that my book is out. It’s available in the usual places: Amazon; barnes and noble; seminary co-op; and your local book store. A Kindle version will be available in April. Published by Harvard University Press, The … Continue reading
The Tupac Amaru Rebellion ya está finalmente disponible. Ha sido publicado por Harvard University Press y está dividido en una Introducción, doce capítulos, una conclusión. además de una cronología. Tiene diversos mapas para ubicar geográficamente al lector mientras sigue la … Continue reading
Luis Rodríguez Toledo, del blog utopia235, acaba de publicar una reseña de mi libro Colonialismo en ruinas (IEP/IFEA 2012). Luis sintetiza bien los principales puntos del libro. Capta mi interés en la microhistoria y a la vez la búsqueda de … Continue reading
Tupac Shakur y Tupac Amaru “Yo quería que tuviese el nombre de un revolucionario, de gente indígena en el mundo. Quería que supiese que él era parte de una cultura mundial y no solo de un vecindario…” Afeni Shakur, http://www.thetalkingdrum.com/afeni.html … Continue reading
“I wanted him to have the name of revolutionary, indigenous people in the world. I wanted him to know he was part of a world culture and not just from a neighborhood…” — Afeni Shakur At virtually any presentation, I get … Continue reading
The History of the Andean Region, a summer course offered through UC Davis Study Abroad, is hosting an information session on Thursday. From 12pm – 1pm in the Study Abroad office, come learn what you need to do to spend … Continue reading
El nombre puede sonar familiar. Si son de los que siguen las noticias sobre política latinoamericana, habrán escuchado de los Tupamaros en Uruguay y el Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) en Perú. Ambos recibieron el nombre por Túpac Amaru II. … Continue reading
The name might ring a bell. If you follow Latin American politics, you will have heard of the Tupamaros in Uruguay and the Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru in Peru. They were named after him. If you know your history of … Continue reading
I’m excited to launch this new blog, my first. While focused on my new book, The Tupac Amaru Rebellion, I’ll also ruminate about socer/fútbol/Alianza Lima, bikes, Peruvian food, Lima and Cusco, books, Tupac Amaru-Tupac Shakur, and other obsessions. I hope … Continue reading
I’m happy to report that the section of Smoldering Ashes/De Túpac Amaru a Gamarra on the Tupac Amaru Rebellion has been translated into French. Thanks to Rédaction Dial and Nicolas Pinet. See http://www.alterinfos.org/spip.php?article6237 … Continue reading
