Transborder Lives
by Lynn Stephen Lynn Stephen's innovative ethnography follows indigenous Mexicans from two towns in the state of Oaxaca—the Mixtec community of San Agustin Atenango and the Zapotec community of Teotitlan del Valle—who periodically leave their homes in Mexico for extended periods of work in California and Oregon. She assesses the impact migration has had on local systems of government in both Mexico and the United States as well as the abilities of states to police and affect transborder communities.

Hugo Chavez: Oil, Politics, and the Challenge to the U.S.
by Nikolas Kozloff Audacious, provocative, and bombastic, few world politicians are as colorful as Hugo Chavez, now making international news for his plans to nationalize U.S. owned businesses and his bold opposition to Washington's economic and trade policies. Includes a new afterword by the author, with insights into Chavez's reelection in relation to wider hemispheric politics.

Hard Line: Life and Death on the U.S.—Mexico Border
by Ken Ellingwood The Southwestern border is one of the most fascinating places in America, a region of rugged beauty and small communities that coexist across the international line. In the past decade, the area has also become deadly as illegal immigration has shifted into some of the harshest territory on the continent, reshaping life on both sides of the border.

¿de Veras?: Young Voices from the National Hispanic Cultural Center
by Ed. by Mikaela Jae Renz and Shelle VanEtten-Luaces For one month each year, the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque brings together New Mexico teens for a creative writing program that immerses them in a process of reflection and creativity while encouraging them to explore their identity as people, as a culture, as a region, and as a society. These students unite their varied experiences, backgrounds, and beliefs to form a supportive community of respect through conversation and writing.

Motorcycle Diaries
by Che Guevara These travel diaries capture the essence and exuberance of the young legend, Che Guevara. In January 1952, Che set out from Buenos Aires to explore South America on an ancient Norton motorcycle. He encounters an extraordinary range of people-from native Indians to copper miners, lepers and tourists-experiencing hardships and adventures that informed much of his later life.