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1	News from Paraguay more books like this by L Tuck add to wishlist Ella Lynch is a gorgeous Irishwoman living in Paris when the Paraguayan prince regent, Franco, takes one look at her, falls instantly in love, takes her home, and sets her up in luxury as his mistress. Lily Tuck tells Ella's rich and colorful story by weaving together the tales of many others who come into her orbit, as Franco succeeds to power ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians more books like this by Pierre Clastres add to wishlist In the 1960s the anthropologist Pierre Clastres spent a year with a so-called "savage" tribe of Indians in Paraguay. This is his account of that experience, describing the tribe's daily life and habits, ritual and cosmology - and the anger which caused them to start murdering their own children. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £8.61! \| first editions
3	At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig: Travels Through Paraguay more books like this by John Gimlette add to wishlist John Gimlette delves into Paraguay's history, geography, flora and fauna, agriculture, dictatorships, and--most of all, his greatest interest--people, who tell him colorful stories about their country as he travels its length and breadth. A New York Times Notable Book for 2004. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £8.75! \| first editions
4	I the Supreme more books like this by Augusto Roa Bastos, Augusto Antonio Roa Bastos add to wishlist -- An amalgam of facts and fictions, dialogues and soliloquies, rants and declamations, I the Supreme details the history and mythology of Paraguay's first dictator, Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia, self-professed Dictator for Life. -- From 1947-1989 Roa Bastos lived in forced exile from Paraguay and was, during the rule of General Alfredo ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £9.59! \| first editions
5	Francisco Solano Lopez and the Ruination of Paraguay: Honor and Egocentrism more books like this by James Schofield Saeger add to wishlist This is the first serious biography of Francisco Solano L-pez in English for decades. This richly researched book tells the dramatic story of Paraguay's most notorious ruler. Despite the heroic stature he gained after his death, L-pez was a monumentally flawed leader who made the disastrous decisions in 1864 and 1865 to invade Brazil and Argentina ... see all copies from £8.98! new only from £23.59! \| first editions
6	Lonely Planet Arg Urug & Parag 4/E more books like this by Sandra Bao add to wishlist Venture from the streets of lively Buenos Aires to the beaches of Punta del Este, and the rainforest of Parque Nacional Ybycui without missing a step. This guide includes 96 detailed maps, including Buenos Aires city, lodgings and dining to cover all budgets, as well as a handy Spanish language guide. see all copies from £4.88! new only from £23.27!
7	Lonely Planet Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay: A Travel Survival Kit more books like this by Wayne Bernhardson, Maria Massolo add to wishlist The secrets of three of South America's lesser-known countries are revealed in this comprehensive new guide which replaces Argentina--Travel Survival Kit and which has been thoroughly researched and rewritten. Color photographs. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £50.16!
8	The Shadows of Elisa Lynch: How a Nineteenth Century Irish Courtesan Became the Most Powerful Woman in Paraguay more books like this by Sian Rees add to wishlist In 1854, an ambitious Irish courtesan met a South American General in Paris and returned with him to Paraguay. When he became President, she became his de facto first lady and together they changed the course of the country's history. Consumed by desire for Napoleonic glory, General President Lopez took Paraguay into a disastrous war against her ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.02! \| first editions
9	Political Parties and Generations in Paraguay's Liberal Era, 1869-1940 more books like this by Paul H Lewis add to wishlist see all copies from £5.94! new only from £5.94! \| first editions
10	The drunken forest more books like this by Gerald Malcolm Durrell add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.11! \| first editions
11	Lonely Planet Argentina, Uruguay & Paraguay more books like this by Wayne Bernhardson add to wishlist This guide contains information needed for a visit on any budget: getting there and around; history and culture; accommodation; local cuisine; places and times to visit; prices to pay; health and safety advice and maps. see all copies from £1.24!
12	Forgotten Fatherland: The Search for Elisabeth Nietzsche more books like this by Ben Macintyre add to wishlist The book is about the founding of a proto-Nazi colony in the Paraguayan jungle that still survives today. It is the remains of a colonial racial experiment carried out by Elizabeth Nietzsche, sister of the famous philosopher. Its inhabitants are German Lutherans, blond-haired, blue-eyed; its streets bear names lie Goebbelsstrasse. "Forgotten ... see all copies from £5.42! new only from £12.35! \| first editions
13 view cover	Anthropologist: Scientist of the People more books like this by Mary Batten, A Magdalena Hurtado (Photographer), Kim Hill (Photographer) add to wishlist Anthropologist Hurtado relates how she spent more than 15 years studying the Ache, hunter-gatherers living in Paraguay in South America, and how she spent years living with the Ache, learning their language and observing their history. Full-color photos. see all copies from £8.30! new only from £10.84!
14	Six Silver Moonbeams: The Life & Times of Agustin Barrios Mangore more books like this by Richard D. Stover add to wishlist Who was Agustin Barrios, also known as Mangore? The greatest virtuoso guitarist/composer of the early 20th century who died forgotten and unknown. Not until 1977, when world-renowned concert guitarist John Williams recorded an all-Barrios lp (which has since been re-released by Sony in CD), did this great genius of the guitar begin receiving the ... see all copies from £41.44! new only from £41.44!
15 view cover	Forest Dwellers, Forest Protectors: Indigenous Models for International Development more books like this by Richard Reed add to wishlist This ethnography focuses on the Guarani of Paraguay. It describes Guarani demographics, leadership, religion and kinship, and how these are adapted to Paraguay's subtropical forest ecosystem. The book gives special attention to Guarani agroforestry, which integrates subsistence hunting and gardening with commercial collection. Recently, developers ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £13.25! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Indians of the Paraguayan Chaco: Identity and Economy more books like this by John Renshaw add to wishlist In the vast Chaco region of western Paraguay live approximately 40,000 Native people who survived Spanish colonization and today are divided into five linguistic families and thirteen ethnic groups. Despite their differences, the Chaco Indians hold many things in common: most suffer from poverty, adhere to enduring values of reciprocity and ... see all copies from £6.19! new only from £7.42!
17 view cover	The Empress of South America more books like this by Random House, Nigel Cawthorne add to wishlist Born in Ireland in the 1840's, Eliza Lynch left the country as a young girl, fleeing the potato famine with her parents. As a young woman, she became one of Paris most celebrated courtesans, until she was persuaded by the son of the dictator of Paraguay, to leave Paris for South America, where he promised he would make her Empress of the entire ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
18 view cover	Danger to the State: A Historical Novel more books like this by Philip Trower add to wishlist Through a large cast of historical and fictional characters, A Danger to the State relates one of the outstanding though little known dramas of modern history. In 1773, surrendering at last to a 20 year long campaign of intrigue and calumny, Pope Clement XIV suppressed the famous Society of Jesus, founded 200 years earlier by St. Ignatius of ... see all copies from £10.53! new only from £119.73!
19	The Mission: A Film Journal more books like this by Daniel Berrigan add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! new only from £25.58! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Up from the Rubble more books like this by Peter Dyck, Elfrieda Dyck add to wishlist Here is the epic story that has charmed Mennonite audiences for many years. Peter and Elfrieda Dyck share their World War II experiences of helping Mennonite refugees escape from war-torn Europe and find new homes in South America and Canada. Many photos are included. see all copies from £5.69! new only from £8.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
21	Lost Cities of Paraguay: Art and Architecture of the Jesuit Reductions, 1607-1767 more books like this by C. J. McNaspy add to wishlist see all copies from £6.80! new only from £28.16! \| first editions
22 view cover	Paraguay more books like this by Byron Augustin add to wishlist - A comprehensive series designed to showcase particular features of a country. - Provides maps, charts, and vivid 4-color images that enhance students' research. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £18.07!
23 view cover	Paraguay more books like this by Roger E Hernandez add to wishlist A landlocked nation surrounded by its South American neighbors, the Republic of Paraguay has been isolated throughout much of its history. After achieving independence from Spain in 1811, the country suffered under decades of dictatorships and political strife before achieving democracy toward the end of the 20th century. Most of its approximately ... see all copies from £5.79! new only from £5.79!
24 view cover	Letters on Paraguay: Comprising an Account of a Four Years' Residence in That Republic, Under the Government of the Dictator Francia more books like this by John P and William P Robertson add to wishlist This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from £18.01! new only from £18.01! \| first editions
25 view cover	Power in the Southern Cone Borderlands: An Anthropology of Development Practice more books like this by Carmen Alicia Ferradas add to wishlist The author seeks to broaden the debate on development by exploring how different local, regional and national actors respond to the changing discourses and practices of development through examining the case of Yacyreta hydroelectric project built jointly by Argentina and Paraguay. see all copies from £18.08! new only from £61.27! \| first editions

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