InterAmerican Perspectives

Kipu-Verlag publishes books and learning materials about the American double continent. The focus is on the humanities and social sciences.

Producing collectively transregional knowledge

Kipu-Books

The programme provides opportunities for theoretical and empirical approaches that contribute to transcultural dialogues, and critically examine power and domination relationships.

Moderated and interdisciplinary

Kipu-Series

The editor series are Kipu's central publication formats. Thematic orientations and decisions on publications are made by the respective editors. Author support is primarily provided by the respective series with the support of the editorial board.

About Kipu

Kipu-Verlag facilitates connections between different disciplines, regions, ideas and people, aiming to stimulate dialogue and generate collective, transregional knowledge. This concept is encapsulated by the term "Kipu". The Quechua word "kipu" or "khipu" is the source of this term. The term 'knot' is a reference to a more than thousand-year-old knot writing that was used in the Inca Empire as a medium for the circulation of knowledge.

  • New series on multiple environmental crises

    New series on multiple environmental crises

    At the beginning of 2025, Kipu-Verlag started a new Spanish-language series. The authors wrote long essays as part of the...

  • Website Launch July 2025

    Website Launch July 2025

    The new Kipu-Verlag website will go live in July 2025. After many years as part of the Center for InterAmerican Studies at...

  • New release

    New release

    A new photo book by Wilfried Raussert was published in spring 2025. With Walking Colour City, he concludes his trilogy of...

InterAmerican Studies