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Hardcover. William Edmundson examines the spectacular life story of 'Colonel' John Thomas North, also known as 'The Nitrate King,' a mechanic in Leeds who became one of the best-known and richest men of his time. Forgotten in Britain and vilified in Chile and Peru, this is the first biography of a controversial but compelling figure. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 217 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 1KLSH; 3JH; BGB; BGH; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230112803
- ISBN
- 9780230112803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Paperback. This book sets out to narrate the contributions to and influence on the history of Chile that British visitors and immigrants have had, not as bystanders but as key players, starting in 1554 with the English Queen 'Bloody Mary' becoming Queen of Chile, and ending with the decline of British influence following the Second World War Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KLSH; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114838
- ISBN
- 9780230114838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.61€ 44.61
€ 50.61
€ 44.61
Hardcover. This book sets out to narrate the contributions to and influence on the history of Chile that British visitors and immigrants have had, not as bystanders but as key players, starting in 1554 with the English Queen 'Bloody Mary' becoming Queen of Chile, and ending with the decline of British influence following the Second World War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HBJK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618497
- ISBN
- 9780230618497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.61€ 45.38
€ 50.61
€ 45.38
Hardback. This collection, comprised of chapters focused on the intellectual histories and present circumstances of curriculum studies in Brazil, is Pinar's summary of exchanges (occurring over a two-year period) between the authors and members of an International Panel (scholars working in Finland, South Africa, the United States). Editor(s): Pinar, William F. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 252 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JNF; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104105
- ISBN
- 9780230104105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.61€ 45.09
€ 50.61
€ 45.09
Paperback. Documents the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest - how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native writers to become the language of indigenous literature, and how it ultimately became the language of rebellion against the system that produced it. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 484 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 17 maps, 25 tables, 41 examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2JNM; 3JB; CBX; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257719
- ISBN
- 9780520257719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Hardback. Documents the crucial role played by language in cultural conquest: how colonial Mayan emerged in the age of the cross, how it was taken up by native writers to become the language of indigenous literature, and how it ultimately became the language of rebellion against the system that produced it. Series: The Anthropology of Christianity. Num Pages: 484 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 17 maps, 25 tables, 41 examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2JNM; 3JB; CBX; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257702
- ISBN
- 9780520257702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.34€ 57.93
€ 74.34
€ 57.93
Hardcover. Of interest to scholars both within and outside the U.S., this volume reports how curriculum studies scholars in Mexico understand their field's intellectual history, its present circumstances, and the relations among these intersecting domains with globalization. Series: International and Development Education. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JNF; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114807
- ISBN
- 9780230114807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.61€ 45.22
€ 50.61
€ 45.22
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSX; HRCX7; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636016
- ISBN
- 9780691636016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.24
€ 256.24
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSX; HDDA; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691607429
- ISBN
- 9780691607429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.50€ 68.29
€ 88.50
€ 68.29
Paperback. On November 20, 1910, Mexicans initiated the world's first popular social revolution. This accessible and gripping account guides the reader through the intricacies of the revolution, focusing on the revolutionaries as a group and the implementation of social and political changes. Series: The Mexican Experience. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7 illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLC; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803224476
- ISBN
- 9780803224476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.61
€ 20.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. Beginning with the Mayan and Aztec civilizations and their brutal defeat at the hands of the Conquistadors, Beezley discusses Spain's three-hundred-year colonial rule, foreign invasions and huge territorial losses at the hands of the United States, and conditions in Mexico today. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 maps & 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJ; HBTB; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195337907
- ISBN
- 9780195337907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.34
€ 50.34
Paperback. Examines the Independence holiday, exploring how this most important public festival in the civic calendar has given Mexicans a rich tradition of national celebration that is part creation myth, part official pomp, and part popular merrymaking. This work looks at how Independence Day festivities have provided a medium for informal education. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; Lorey, David E. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 261 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ASZP; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029155
- ISBN
- 9780842029155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 49.96
€ 52.99
€ 49.96
Paperback. Available in one volume, these two works represent both a triumph over personal adversity and an unsparing saga of religious imperialism. Num Pages: 1328 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSR; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 218 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 1328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815410041
- ISBN
- 9780815410041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.65€ 56.78
€ 59.65
€ 56.78
Hardback. Based on years of fieldwork and empirical research, this study elucidates the tensions that globalization has created and shows why Latin America is a battleground for those seeking to shape the twenty-first century's world order. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Globalization. Num Pages: 444 pages, 12, 11 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890390
- ISBN
- 9780801890390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.28
€ 72.28
Hardcover. A bilingual (English - Portuguese) edition of William James's diaries and letters. It also includes reproductions of his drawings. The material belongs to the Houghton Archives at Harvard University and is of interest to both William James scholars and Brazilian studies experts. Series: David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 264 x 25. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021334
- ISBN
- 9780674021334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.80
€ 33.99
€ 28.80
Paperback. Guidebook to hiking and biking Inca trails in the Sacred Valley of Peru, including 7 routes to Machu Picchu. A range of mountain bike and trekking routes: half-day, full-day and multi-day. All routes graded for difficulty, and the guidebook includes many previously unpublished routes away from the tourist trails. Num Pages: 288 pages, Over 100 colour photos and 60 custom-drawn maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; WSQ; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Cicerone Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852846312
- ISBN
- 9781852846312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.64
€ 25.99
€ 22.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Fash, William L.; Lujan, Leonardo Lopez. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 488 pages, 7 color photos, 6 color illustrations, 56 black and white photos, 187 black and white ill. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 187 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023784
- ISBN
- 9780884023784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
€ 40.99
€ 33.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSA; JPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451966
- ISBN
- 9780801451966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.75
€ 138.75
Paperback. Looks behind the generalities of debates about globalization to explore the personal impact of global forces on the Peruvian poor. This ethnography offers insight into how the people have coped with extreme poverty and rapid population growth - and their creation of lives and customs in the process. Num Pages: 280 pages, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292713000
- ISBN
- 9780292713000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.40
€ 29.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. This book is a history about the development of labor law in Mexico between 1875 and 1931. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775519
- ISBN
- 9780804775519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.05
€ 88.05
Hardcover. Editor(s): Chambers, Willis; Hale, Rickey. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFE; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619423800
- ISBN
- 9781619423800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.60€ 129.19
€ 188.60
€ 129.19
Hardback. Why do courts hold political power-holders accountable in some democratic and democratizing countries, but not in others? And, why do some courts remain very timid while others - under seemingly similar circumstances - become 'hyper-active'? This is valuable contribution to the ongoing debate over the issue of democratic accountability. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KL; JPZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621008
- ISBN
- 9780230621008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.61€ 45.26
€ 50.61
€ 45.26
Hardback. Plant-animal interactions have become a focus of ecological research, with the process of herbivory playing a critical role. This volume examines leaf-cutting ant activity and their interactions with the rainforest vegetation on Barro Colorado Island in Central America. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 68 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 32 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; PST; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540438960
- ISBN
- 9783540438960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.83
€ 185.83
Paperback. Since its early beginnings peace and conflict research has focused on causes of phenomena such as civil war, terrorism, and state failure. The author merges this approach with a peace causes perspective and asks why civil war happened in Peru (1980-1995) though not in Bolivia, Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSR; GTJ; JPB; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 147. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Verlag Barbara Budrich
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783863887360
- ISBN
- 9783863887360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.85
€ 48.99
€ 40.85