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Paperback. Illuminating the dark side of economic globalization, this book gives an insider's view of the migrant farmworkers' binational circuit that stretches from the west central Mexico countryside to central California. Useful for all Americans, "The Farmworkers' Journey" traces the human consequences of our policy decisions. Num Pages: 361 pages, 38 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 6 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFSF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250734
ISBN
9780520250734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Popular Injustice focuses on the spread of highly punitive forms of social control (known locally as mano dura) in contemporary Latin America, with a particular focus on lynchings in postwar Guatemala. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753487
ISBN
9780804753487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.89

Paperback. Through an examination of the pharmaceutical industry and access to medicine in Central America, this book considers whether health is a human right or a commodity, and whether human rights advocacy is an antidote to the advance of neoliberal social policy or the very vehicle through which it now advances. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; JPVH; KCLT; LNR; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785617
ISBN
9780804785617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Paperback. Popular Injustice focuses on the spread of highly punitive forms of social control (known locally as mano dura) in contemporary Latin America, with a particular focus on lynchings in postwar Guatemala. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804753838
ISBN
9780804753838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.51

paperback. Num Pages: 438 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789055380107
ISBN
9789055380107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.62

Hardback. A collection of folk tales from the provinces of Mexico. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 223 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DQ; JFC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563087035
ISBN
9781563087035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.00

Hardback. This collection of 45 stories and legends embodies the culture, history and spirit of the Hispanic Southwest. The first chapter examines the origins and development of the stories. The book is illustrated with pictures of original paintings and sculpture by contemporary Latino artists. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563081941
ISBN
9781563081941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.29

Paperback. Winner of the 2012 Boardman Tasker Prize. Andy Kirkpatrick has achieved his life's ambition to become one of the world's leading climbers. Pushing himself to new extremes, he embarks on his toughest climbs yet in the depths of winter, but the savagery and danger of these encounters comes at huge personal cost. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; 1KLS; BGA; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Vertebrate Graphics Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906148461
ISBN
9781906148461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

paperback. Compounding history, investigation and travelogue, this outlines one of the bitterest political stories of our age. In 1973, Pinochet overthrew the Chilean democratic socialist government of Allende. In 1998, Spanish efforts to indict him for crimes against humanity revived the ideological divide. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DSE; 1KLSH; 3JJP; HBTV; JPS; JPVH; JPWQ; LBBD; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571215478
ISBN
9780571215478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Hardcover. Baker argues that a political economy of consumption has replaced a previously dominant politics of labor and class in Latin America. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 358 pages, 33 b/w illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521899680
ISBN
9780521899680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 200 colour illustrations, 225 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
New, Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493025794
ISBN
9781493025794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.52

Paperback. Spurred by the dramatic landscape transformation associated with European colonization of the Americas, this work creates a prototype theory to explain relationships between colonialism and landscape. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515604
ISBN
9780742515604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.56

hardcover. Spurred by the dramatic landscape transformation associated with European colonization of the Americas, this work creates a prototype theory to explain relationships between colonialism and landscape. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTP; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515598
ISBN
9780742515598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.70

Paperback. In this comprehensive new collection, intended for use in undergraduate courses, scholars examine recent political developments in Mexico--including its 2006 election and the breakdown in consensus that nearly resulted--in order to assess the progress of it Editor(s): Selee, Andrew D.; Peschard, Jacqueline. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804771627
ISBN
9780804771627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. The contributors, while recognizing the important differences and potential clashes between participatory and representative forms of democracy, ultimately favor participation, emphasizing its capacity to enhance and strengthen representative democracy. Editor(s): Selee, Andrew D.; Peruzzotti, Enrique. Num Pages: 184 pages, 11, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894077
ISBN
9780801894077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.12

Hardback. The contributors, while recognizing the important differences and potential clashes between participatory and representative forms of democracy, ultimately favor participation, emphasizing its capacity to enhance and strengthen representative democracy. Editor(s): Selee, Andrew D.; Peruzzotti, Enrique. Num Pages: 184 pages, 11, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894060
ISBN
9780801894060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.91

Hardback. This book reconsiders the so-called Western Hemisphere idea, showing that it can be conceived as an illuminating and flexible conceptual framework through which we can gain new and enriching insights into the history and politics of US-Latin American relations. Editor(s): Scarfi, Juan Pablo. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137510730
ISBN
9781137510730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.06

Hardback. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 324 pages, 19 color and 99 b&w photos, 104 figures, 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1191.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477300510
ISBN
9781477300510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.95

Paperback. Series: Global Pentecost Charismat Christianity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRCC96; HRCS; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190238995
ISBN
9780190238995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.80

Paperback. Examines the meaning of liberalism for a slave society, the tension between systems of patriarchy and patronage, and the link between language and power in a largely illiterate society. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ2; JFSP; JMJ; JNC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803278042
ISBN
9780803278042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Hardback. The Arakmbut are an indigenous people in the southeastern Peruvian rain forest who have survived with their culture intact despite encounters with missionaries since the 1950s and a gold rush into their territory over the past 15 years. This final volume of the series looks at the growing consciousn Series: Arakmbut of Amazonian Peru S. Num Pages: 9 tables, 5 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; 1KLSR; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571818751
ISBN
9781571818751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.58

Paperback. Winner of the 1999 Michael C Meyer Manuscript Prize, this book examines the social protests of popular groups in urban Mexico during and after the Mexican Revolution. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 239 pages, tables, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028806
ISBN
9780842028806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.74

Hardback. Winner of the 1999 Michael C Meyer Manuscript Prize, this book examines the social protests of popular groups in urban Mexico during and after the Mexican Revolution. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 239 pages, Ill.tabs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028790
ISBN
9780842028790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.72

Hardback. Including an exploration of mining and the rise of Tijuana, this book examines a number of aspects of the region's social and cultural history, including urban growth and housing, the mysterious underworld of border-town nightlife, a film noir treatment of the Peteet family suicides, borderlands cuisine, the life of squatters and popular religion. Editor(s): Wood, Andrew Grant. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 320 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842051729
ISBN
9780842051729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.23

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