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Hardcover. This book demonstrates how human rights instruments and values have brought different movements together in the struggle against free trade. Estevez employs a specifically Latin American definition of human rights, thus challenging Eurocentric and Western discourses. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPVH; KCLT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606555
- ISBN
- 9780230606555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Respected film critic Gonzalo Aguilar offers a lucid and sophisticated analysis of Argentine films of the last decade. This is the most complete and up-to-date work in English to examine the 'new Argentine cinema' phenomenon. Aguilar looks at highly relevant films, including those by Lucrecia Martel and Sergio Rejtman. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606593
- ISBN
- 9780230606593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Hardcover. This is the first book-length analysis of the rise in power of the Bolivian party Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and its leader, President Evo Morales. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JPFF; JPHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608191
- ISBN
- 9780230608191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. This book looks at Cuban and Argentine theater of the late 1960s and early 1970s to see how the idea of spectacle as violence was used to comment on and question the social and political violence that was unfolding offstage. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 1KLSA; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230613140
- ISBN
- 9780230613140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. Spanning the whole of Latin America, including Brazil, from its beginnings in 1492 up to the present time, Rivera-Barnes and Hoeg analyze the relationship between literature and the environment in both literary and testimonial texts, asking questions that contribute to the on-going dialogue between the arts and the sciences. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230615199
- ISBN
- 9780230615199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 46.92
€ 53.46
€ 46.92
The City of Translation: Poetry and Ideology in Nineteenth-Century Col...
José María Rodríguez García
Hardcover. A sweeping intellectual history of the relationship between literary translation, authoritarian politics, linguistic ideologies, juristic philology, religion, and poetry in late nineteenth-century Colombia. Num Pages: 261 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 2ADS; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430. Poetry and Ideology in Nineteenth-century Colombia. 292 pages, Illustrations. A sweeping intellectual history of the relationship between literary translation, authoritarian politics, linguistic ideologies, juristic philology, religion, and poetry in late nineteenth-century Colombia. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 2ADS; DSBF; DSC. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230615335
- ISBN
- 9780230615335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Hardcover. Reimagining the Immigrant examines integrative practices by residents towards Mexican immigrants in a small farm town in America. This groundbreaking book sheds light on the coexisting practices of discrimination and accommodation and the ways in which immigrants and established residents reimagine ethnic identity in a more positive light. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230616028
- ISBN
- 9780230616028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. This book considers neopopulism as a central issue to understand patterns of women's citizenship construction in many countries of contemporary Latin America. It also explains the paradoxes entailed for women's participation and citizenship rights. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618152
- ISBN
- 9780230618152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 46.95
€ 53.46
€ 46.95
Hardcover. This book presents some in-depth cases regarding specific informal economic activities in Brazil. Using an ethnographic approach, the author shows the social and economic processes that allow the informal economy to be reproduced, revealing the complex and heterogeneous relations between the formal and the informal parts of economy. Num Pages: 270 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBTB; JH; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618176
- ISBN
- 9780230618176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
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
€ 53.46€ 47.43
€ 53.46
€ 47.43
Hardcover. Constructing Mexico City: Colonial Conflicts over Culture, Space, and Authority examines the spatial, material, and cultural dimensions of life in eighteenth-century Mexico City, through programs that colonial leaders created to renovate and reshape urban environments. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTB; JFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619579
- ISBN
- 9780230619579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 46.85
€ 53.46
€ 46.85
Paperback. The overwhelming impact of Europe followed by precocious independence produced an exceptional outward orientation, which has prompted successive waves of reform. This book explores the resulting patterns that can be observed in multiple domains, through the optic of a 'mausoleum of modernity.' Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619968
- ISBN
- 9780230619968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. This book is an analysis of twentieth-century historical fiction from Central America, tracing the active interplay between language, space, and memory. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620360
- ISBN
- 9780230620360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.35
€ 67.35
Paperback. This study offers a comparative analysis of Latin American and Middle Eastern corporatism, by looking at Egypt and Mexico's differing experiences with privatization, showing that how the working class was attached to the regime during the period of state-building shapes leaders' institutional options and capabilities for market reform. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1KLCM; JPFK; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621374
- ISBN
- 9780230621374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardback. The Upper Mantaro Archaeological Research Project, a multiyear program undertaken from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, is a benchmark for a level of quality in Andean archaeological research. This volume continues the UMARP tradition of developing innovative approaches to understanding prehistoric Andean economy and polity. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 406 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; 3B; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464089
- ISBN
- 9780306464089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.06
€ 202.06
Hardcover. This text examines the industrialization of Belo Horizonte, Brazil's second largest industrial centre, as a representation of an extreme form of Brazilian industrialization, a variation of capitalism characterized by state intervention, clientelism, and family networks. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312223069
- ISBN
- 9780312223069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 46.92
€ 53.46
€ 46.92
Region and Nation: Politics, Economy, and Society in Twentieth-Century...
Brennan, James, Pianetto, Ofelia
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312231446
- ISBN
- 9780312231446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 47.09
€ 53.46
€ 47.09
Hardback. A banking system emerged in Brazil during the early 20th century that was efficiently and productively supported by economic development. However, it also contained the seeds of its future limitations. This text looks at the strengths and limitations of this banking system and its development. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; KCM; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312233990
- ISBN
- 9780312233990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.56
€ 128.56
Fronteras No Mas: Toward Social Justice at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Staudt, Kathleen, Coronado, Irasema
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239398
- ISBN
- 9780312239398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. Fascinated by the idea of Western civilization as being a sequence of numerous misinterpretations and misrepresentations, these 19 essays, of Ilan Stavans, cover a broad range of topics with the unifying theme being the crossroads where politics and the imagination meet. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADSL; DSB; GTB; JFCX; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312240318
- ISBN
- 9780312240318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.07
€ 33.99
€ 28.07