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Hardcover. In film, the femme fatale has long been constructed as a beautiful heterosexual Caucasian woman. Da Silva shows the need to incorporate diverse ethnic groups and male homosexuals into the range of "femmes" fatales and examines how the Brazilian representations cross gender, race, and class and offer alternatives to the dominant Hollywood model. Num Pages: 222 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137399205
ISBN
9781137399205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.43

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354321
ISBN
9780822354321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.24

Paperback. Examining the relationship between Church and state in Latin America, this book explains why Catholic leaders in some countries opposed dictatorial rule, and why many did not. Using evidence from 12 countries, it reveals the connection between religious competition and progressive Catholicism. Num Pages: 278 pages, 2 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HRCC7; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293851
ISBN
9780226293851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 326 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLSX; HBJK; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884024033
ISBN
9780884024033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.28
€ 67.37

Paperback. Comparing the experience of East Asia and Latin America since the mid-1970s, Elson identifies the key internal factors common to each region which have allowed East Asia to take advantage of the trade, financial, and technological impact of a more globalized economy to support its development, while Latin America has not. Num Pages: 292 pages, 22 black & white tables, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KL; KCG; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137538543
ISBN
9781137538543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.28

hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLCM; ABA; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719056789
ISBN
9780719056789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.69

Paperback. Mema lives in a crowded urban space on the outskirts of Mexico City. Her house is a sanctuary for young homosexual men and transvestites. Mema is an AIDS educator and leader of the group. This study follows the transvestites in their daily activities, and analyzes their complicated relations. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 306 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSJ; JFSK2; JMU; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226682570
ISBN
9780226682570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

Hardback. Editor(s): Sanjurjo, Annick. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 illustration, indices. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; 3JJH; 3JJPG; ACX; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 222 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1539.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810832817
ISBN
9780810832817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.34

Paperback. Demonstrates that women are creators of and activists within the two principal political currents of twentieth-century Belize: colonial-middle class reform and popular labour-nationalism. This title examines the tensions of the 1910s that led to the 1919 anti-colonial riot; and the militant anti-colonial labour movement of the 1930s. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 14 photographs, 2 maps, 5 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLCM; HB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224926
ISBN
9780803224926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Examines how comic books played an important role in the development of a stable, legitimate state. This book investigates the complex dynamics of the politics of censorship occasioned by Mexican comic books. It is useful to those with an interest in Mexican history, Latin American studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; AKLC; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JPA; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822321415
ISBN
9780822321415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Jeppesen, Anne Marie Ejdesgaard. Num Pages: 133 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
133
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763505505
ISBN
9788763505505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 185 x 21. Weight in Grams: 871.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Gulf Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877192732
ISBN
9780877192732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. A grand overview of the New World's most recognizable but least understood ancient city--Teotihuacan, in the Valley of Mexico--which proposes a new model for the city's social and political structure. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 230 pages, 131 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 508. Weight in Grams: 936.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292723092
ISBN
9780292723092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.92

Hardcover. This book analyses the diffusion of norms concerning gender-based violence and gender mainstreaming of aid and trade between the EU, South America and Southern Africa. Norm diffusion is conceptualized as a truly multidirectional and polycentric process, shaped by regional governance and resulting in new geometries of transnational activism. Editor(s): Vleuten, Anna van der (Radbound University Nijmegen, The Netherlands); Van Eerdewijk, Anouka; Roggeband, Conny. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 1KLS; 1QFE; JFFJ; JFSJ; JPB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137301444
ISBN
9781137301444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.01

Paperback. Bursting with colour, history and fine colonial architecture, Cartagena is the emerald in Colombia's crown and Spain's finest legacy in the Americas. Sparkling coral islands, tropical beaches, snow capped mountains and dense jungle are all within easy reach, and this Handbook will help you make the most of this vibrant destination. Series: Footprint Handbook. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Footprint Travel Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910120811
ISBN
9781910120811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. Offers an introduction to the historical development and contemporary expressions of religious life in South and Central America, Mexico, and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767320
ISBN
9780814767320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Series: Munich Studies on Innovation and Competition. Num Pages: 477 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBTB; JHMC; JPVH; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
477
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662524831
ISBN
9783662524831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.27

Hardback. Series: Munich Studies on Innovation and Competition. Num Pages: 477 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JHMC; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 877.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
477
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662467695
ISBN
9783662467695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.39

paperback. First systematic medical history of Bolivia for the 20th century, viewing political change from the perspective of public health. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JFSJ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780822339168
ISBN
9780822339168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, illegitimate offspring of elite families in colonial Spanish America appealed to the Council of the Indies in Spain to purchase legitimations. This analysis provides a detailed picture of attitudes to illegitimacy in colonial Spanish America. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 tables 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3J; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731485
ISBN
9780804731485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Hardback. Using a wide variety of archaeological and archival evidence of indigenous clothing, jewelry, and hairstyles, scholars trace the history of costume in Ecuador from prehistory to the twentieth century. Series: Joe R. and Teresa Lozana Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture. Num Pages: 382 pages, 9 color and 194 b&w photos, 7 line drawings, 8 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292725911
ISBN
9780292725911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback. In most parts of highland Ecuador, people still identify themselves as indigenous and as belonging to a particular ethnic subgroup by the clothes and ornaments they wear. This book offers insight into the role of costume-clothing, jewelry, and bodily adornment - in a society changing from a subsistence economy to one based on wage income. Editor(s): Rowe, Ann Pollard. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 400 pages, 286 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; AKTA; JFCK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295977423
ISBN
9780295977423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.40

Paperback. During the 1980s and 1990s, Brazil struggled to rebuild its democracy after 20 years of military dictatorship, experiencing financial crises, political protest and electoral contention. This work argues that youth activists of various stripes played a vital role, contributing new forms of political talk and action to Brazil's emerging democracy. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 456 pages, 36 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JHMC; JPHV; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
454
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141046
ISBN
9780691141046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Edition Unstated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292701717
ISBN
9780292701717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

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