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    The best books on The Day of The Dead, recommended by Regina Marchi

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    The best books on The Day of The Dead - The Skeleton at the Feast by Elizabeth Carmichael and Chloë Sayer

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    The Skeleton at the Feast
    by Elizabeth Carmichael and Chloë Sayer

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    The best books on The Day of The Dead - The Days of the Dead by John Greenleigh and Rosalind Beimler

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    The Days of the Dead
    by John Greenleigh and Rosalind Beimler

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    The best books on The Day of The Dead - Chicanos en Mictlan by Tere Romo

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    Chicanos en Mictlan
    by Tere Romo

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    The best books on The Day of The Dead - Day of the Dead in Mexico by Mary J Andrade

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    Day of the Dead in Mexico
    by Mary J Andrade

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    The best books on The Day of The Dead - El Corazon de la Muerte by Oakland Museum of California

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    El Corazon de la Muerte
    by Oakland Museum of California

The best books on The Day of The Dead, recommended by Regina Marchi

The Latin American holiday commemorating dead relatives is characterised by altars decorated with skulls and marigolds, explains the author of a book on how the festival has now migrated to the American mainstream

    The best books on Mexico, recommended by Hugh Thomson

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    The best books on Mexico - Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry

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    Under the Volcano
    by Malcolm Lowry

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    The best books on Mexico - The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela

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    The Underdogs
    by Mariano Azuela

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    The best books on Mexico - The Conquest of Mexico by Hugh Thomas

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    The Conquest of Mexico
    by Hugh Thomas

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    The best books on Mexico - Robbery Under Law by Evelyn Waugh

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    Robbery Under Law
    by Evelyn Waugh

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    The best books on Mexico - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre by B Traven

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    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
    by B Traven

The best books on Mexico, recommended by Hugh Thomson

Explorer, film-maker and writer, Hugh Thomson, picks the best books on Mexico, from the revolution in 1910, to the conquistadors, to gold mines, to the fatalism of Mexico and more.

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