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Paperback. This book explores the politics of race, censuses, and citizenship, drawing on the complex history of questions about race in the U.S. and Brazilian censuses. It reconstructs the history of racial categorization in American and Brazilian censuses from each country's first census in the 18th and 19th centuries up through the 2000 census. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHBC; JHBD; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740593
ISBN
9780804740593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. Editor(s): Gutierrez, Melody. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL4; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634858151
ISBN
9781634858151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 204.84
€ 154.21

Paperback. Since the early twentieth century, technological transfers from the United States to Latin American countries have involved technologies of violence for social control. This title includes essays that addresses the topic of state-sponsored terrorism in a variety of ways. Editor(s): Menjivar, Cecilia; Rodriguez, Nestor P. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1 graph, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JKV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292706798
ISBN
9780292706798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Nineteen stunning houses by Latin America's most innovative architects. Num Pages: 240 pages, 350. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; 3JM; AMKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 301 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1452.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780750002
ISBN
9781780750002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.98

Hardback. This book analyzes tango, specifically queer tango, and the role of musical practices and bodily expressions in social and cultural transformations in Buenos Aires. Translator(s): Vila, Pablo; Westwell, Peggy. Series: Music, Culture, and Identity in Latin America. Num Pages: 182 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; ASD; AVGP; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498538510
ISBN
9781498538510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.57
€ 67.23

Paperback. In the twelve essays in "Reflections on Memory and Democracy," an interdisciplinary group of contributors explores legacies of authoritarian political regimes noted for repression and injustice, questioning how collective experiences of violence shape memory and its relevance for contemporary social and political life in Latin America. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Edition
1/1 ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088290
ISBN
9780674088290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.70

Paperback. While past conflicts are not erased by reforms, in the new order there is often greater potential for more responsible, accountable, and democratic government. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801864216
ISBN
9780801864216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Presents interpretations of the causes of the revolution in Bolivia of 1952 and compares them to the great social transformations that occurred in France, Mexico, Russia, China and Cuba. The essays also examine the political, social and economic development of the country after the revolution. Series: David Rockefeller Centre on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 figures, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011410
ISBN
9780674011410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 200+ colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Dekel Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9789657178140
ISBN
9789657178140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.00

Hardcover. While Brazil declared war on Germany, in the First World War, the rest of South America held back. In the end no other South American nation joined the fighting. But four - Bolivia, Equador, Peru and Uruguay did break off diplomatic relations with Germany, in sympathy with US policy and with Allies in Europe. This title deals with this topic. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906598242
ISBN
9781906598242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Imray,Laurie,Norie & Wilson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846232015
ISBN
9781846232015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.85

paperback. This bold and comprehensive reassessment of democracy in Venezuela explains why one of the oldest and most admired democracies in Latin America became fragile after more than three decades of apparent stability. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5346 x 3564 x 15. Weight in Grams: 307.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804729611
ISBN
9780804729611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

paperback. This broad comparative survey focuses on five big case studies, starting with the English Revolutions in the Seventeenth century, and going on to the Mexican, Russian, Vietnamese and Iranian Revolutions. Series: Themes in World History. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1FBN; 1FMV; 1KLCM; HBG; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415224987
ISBN
9780415224987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.15

Hardback. Highlighting race as both an overt and underlying force that shaped life in and beyond the Zone, this title details how local traditions and colonial policies interacted and frequently clashed. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 photographs, 1 table, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822356660
ISBN
9780822356660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.81

Paperback. Makes use of the results of the latest excavations, historical documentation, and the author s first-hand knowledge to provide a vivid and comprehensive account of the origins, civilization, religion, art, and science of the Aztecs. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 414 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194976
ISBN
9781405194976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.24

Hardcover. In this story of one man's encounter with an indigenous people of Peru, Michael Brown guides his readers upriver into a contested zone of the Amazonian frontier, where more than 50,000 Awajun--renowned for pugnacity and fierce independence--use hard-won political savvy, literacy, and digital skills to live life on their own terms, against long odds. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 211 x 29. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368071
ISBN
9780674368071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.27

Paperback. The Latin American Church accounts for a substantial percentage of the world Catholic population and plays a major role in the social and political arena. However recent changes by the Vatican have reimposed a more hierarchical control. This text aims to determine the effect of this retrenching. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 379 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 1KLSR; HRCC7; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022525
ISBN
9780268022525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Paperback. From data on disparities between Brazilian whites and non-whites in areas of health, education, and welfare, it is clear that vast racial inequalities do exist in Brazil, contrary to earlier assertions in race relations scholarship that the country is a "racial democracy." This title explores the implications of this evident racial inequality. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002705
ISBN
9780691002705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Only one tribe of American Indians is known ever to have successfully revolted against the empire of Spain and to have thwarted all subsequent attempts by the Spaniards to reconquer them: the Jivaro (hee'-va-ro), the untsuri suarii of eastern Ecuador. This book is about their culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 49.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520050655
ISBN
9780520050655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216974
ISBN
9780300216974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.19

hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages, 24 colour/39 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1107.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271029832
ISBN
9780271029832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.88
€ 90.52

Paperback. Looks at the interaction between civilized and primitive people in Colombia, examines the role of the shaman, and discusses healing practices in the jungle. Num Pages: 538 pages, 104ill.3M. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
538
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226790138
ISBN
9780226790138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.35

Paperback. Michael Taussig uses a make-believe Cocaine Museum, which is a parody of the Gold Museum in Colombia's central bank, to illuminate the largely unacknowledged history of Indian and African Colombian miners, now being drawn into cocaine production in the rain forest of Colombia's Pacific coast. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226790091
ISBN
9780226790091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. Offers a penetrating insight into the nature of Colombia's peril. In a nuanced account of the human consequences of a disintegrating state, the author chronicles two weeks in a small town in Colombia's Cauca Valley taken over by paramilitaries that brazenly assassinate adolescent gang members. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226790145
ISBN
9780226790145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

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