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Paperback. The history of the Aztecs has been haunted by the spectre of human sacrifice. Reinvesting the Aztecs with a humanity frequently denied to them, and exploring their spectacular religious violence as a comprehensible element of life, this book integrates a fresh interpretation of gender with an innovative study of the everyday life of the Aztecs. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230285644
ISBN
9780230285644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 52.77

Paperback. Argues that the imperial Inka understood stone as potentially animate, sentient, and sacred; building in stone was a way of ordering unordered nature, domesticating untamed spaces, and claiming new territories. Num Pages: 320 pages, 53 b&w illustrations, 15 color plates. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; ACBK; HDD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822348078
ISBN
9780822348078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

paperback. Offers an analysis of the culture and paintings of colonial Cuzco. Focusing on the era's paintings and its historical archives, this book explores how the festival celebrated the victory of the Christian God over sin and death, the triumph of Christian orthodoxy over the imperial Inka patron (the Sun), and Spain's conquest of Peruvian society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 51 illustrations, 8 in color. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJH; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822323679
ISBN
9780822323679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

hardcover. Lobbying for Inclusion shows that Latin American and Asian immigrant advocacy groups created in the wake of the 1965 immigration reforms were remarkably effective in influencing the formation of federal immigration law and policy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 1KL; JFFN; JPQB; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751759
ISBN
9780804751759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.77

Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271066967
ISBN
9780271066967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.76
€ 82.92

Paperback. A guide to more than one hundred tropical butterflies, moths, and other invertebrates of Costa Rica. It includes information on their natural history, ecology, identification, and behaviour, as well as details on where to see these remarkable and beautiful creatures. Illustrator(s): Adams, Steve. Series: The Corrie Herring Hooks Series. Num Pages: 193 color photos, 11 color figures, 104 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292719668
ISBN
9780292719668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts an astonishing array of plants and animals - over half a million species. This guide covers 310 birds with the accounts of the birds' natural history, identification, and behaviour gleaned from the author's years of travelling and birding in Costa Rica. Illustrator(s): Adams, Steve. Series: The Corrie Herring Hooks Series. Num Pages: 387 pages, 466 color photos, 11 color figures, 307 range maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
387
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292719651
ISBN
9780292719651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. A well-informed portrait, part social critique, part memoir, of sexual mores and homosexuality in provincial Mexico. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFH2; JFSK; JHM; MBNS; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101912
ISBN
9780231101912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardcover. Better than going out for Mexican food! Mexican food - by which most of us mean Tex-Mex - is a favourite from Los Angeles to New York and everywhere in between. In The Enchilada Queen Cookbook, Sylvia Casares gives you the best of the best, including tricks and simple techniques to turn any dish from appetizing to amazing. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 colour, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 262 x 21. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250082916
ISBN
9781250082916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.60

Hardcover. Editor(s): Porter, Casey. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; JPS; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633215078
ISBN
9781633215078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 263.87
€ 178.03

Paperback. 296 pages. The Ayahuasca diaries is a vine-entangled tale of shamans, jungles, psychedelic substances, a broken-hearted poker player, a few pretty girls (and a couple who aren't) and several dark temples where smoking and spitting are encouraged .. if only to ease access into the spirit world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLS; WTL. Dimension: 237 x 139 x 23. Weight: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770097612
ISBN
9781770097612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Hines, Cassandra. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JMG; JFC; WSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781536101225
ISBN
9781536101225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.87
€ 103.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 179 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JH; JP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604568479
ISBN
9781604568479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.02
€ 70.11

Hardback. This work of social and cultural history paints a comprehensive picture of indigenous society from the point of view of households throughout a large region of central Mexico, from the middle of the seventeenth century up through the end of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804781374
ISBN
9780804781374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 255 x 25. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477311004
ISBN
9781477311004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HBTB; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804757041
ISBN
9780804757041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Hardback. Recovers the neglected history of young Mexican American women zoot-suiters in wartime Los Angeles and explains their absence from Chicano movement narratives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822342861
ISBN
9780822342861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.87

Paperback. Urban Circus - Holiday reads and travel literature by Catriona Rainsford exploring the world of Mexican malabaristas or circus performers and her journeys with them. Also a discussion about hand-to-mouth travel, this narrative includes stories of the Mexican streets, its urban poor, indigenous culture and ancient wandering entertainer traditions. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 336. Travels with Mexico's Malabaristas. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). 296 pages, 1 map. A story that opens in Chihuahua, North Mexico, with a chance meeting with a group of itinerant Mexican street performers. Entranced by their stories and free-roaming lifestyle, the author decides to go with them on what becomes a two-year, hand-to-mouth journey across Mexico. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WTL. Dimension: 204 x 143 x 21. Weight: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bradt Travel Guides
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841624440
ISBN
9781841624440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.23

Paperback. Examines the politics of a 19th c. peasant revolt in Peru, looking at the organization and practice of government by the rebels to examine what a largely illiterate population understood by terms such as "nation" and showing the rebellion's significance in constructing the Peruvian State. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 b&w photos, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334415
ISBN
9780822334415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Investigates the role that violence plays in the lives of Ladina women in eastern Guatemala. This title provides a glimpse into the root causes of the feminicide in Guatemala, as well as in other Latin American countries, and offers observations relevant for understanding violence against women around the world. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267671
ISBN
9780520267671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

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