Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2011 – Exploring Mexican Culture Near the Yucatan Peninsula
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Baseball in April and Other Stories $2.50 In this unique collection of short stories, the small events of daily life reveal big themes–love and friendship, youth and growing up, success and failure. Calling on his own experiences of growing up in California’s Central Valley, poet Gary Soto brings to life the joys and pains of young people everywhere. The smart, tough, vulnerable kids in these stories are Latino, but their dreams and desi… |
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Lucha Loco: The Free Wrestlers of Mexico $7.50 Malcolm Venville’s rare deluxe Mexican wrestling volume, now available in an accessible, popular format. Lucha Libre, or “free wrestling,” is a cultural phenomenon—renowned not only for the wrestler’s high-flying moves, but also for the mythology of their personas. These masked figures (a ritual dating back to Aztec culture) treat their masks—and the identities they embodyâ… |
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The World of Lucha Libre: Secrets, Revelations, and Mexican National Identity $6.38 The World of Lucha Libre is an insider’s account of lucha libre, the popular Mexican form of professional wrestling. Heather Levi spent more than a year immersed in the world of wrestling in Mexico City. Not only did she observe live events and interview wrestlers, referees, officials, promoters, and reporters; she also apprenticed with a retired luchador (wrestler). Drawing on her insider&r… |
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Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes of the Ring $5.99 Lucha Libre AAA: Héroes del Ring is an action sports game based on Mexican sport of ‘Lucha Libre’ style wrestling. The first video game to cover Mexican wrestling, Lucha Libre AAA: Héroes del Ring features dozens of real wrestlers from Mexico’s premiere wrestling federation. Each of these possesses the acrobatic, over-the-top action that Lucha Libre, and which inspired modern professional wres… |
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Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes of the Ring $7.94 Lucha Libre AAA Heroes del Ring Xbox 360… |
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A Companion to Mexican History and Culture $179.99 A Companion to Mexican History and Culture features 40 essays contributed by international scholars that incorporate ethnic, gender, environmental, and cultural studies to reveal a richer portrait of the Mexican experience, from the earliest peoples to the present. Features the latest scholarship on Mexican history and culture by an array of international scholars Essays are separated into sections on the four major chronological eras Discusses recent historical interpretations with critical historiographical sources, and is enriched by cultural analysis, ethnic and gender studies, and visual evidence The first volume to incorporate a discussion of popular music in political analysis |
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