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Latin America
Paperback. Provides a fresh interpretation of Latin American history and the region's place in the changing global political economy, from the discovery of America into the twenty-first century. This title shows how the Iberian populations and cultures - both European and American - merged and evolved. Translator(s): Giammanco Frongia, Rosanna M. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267497
- ISBN
- 9780520267497
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267671
- ISBN
- 9780520267671
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Over the years, migration from Mexico to the United States has moved beyond the borderlands to diverse communities across the country, with the most striking transformations in American suburbs and small towns. This title explores the challenges encountered by Mexican families as they endeavor to find their place in the US. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269590
- ISBN
- 9780520269590
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.68
€ 33.99
€ 24.68
Paperback. What leads to national progress? The growing consensus in the social sciences is that neither capital flows, nor the savings rate, nor diffuse values are the key, but that it lies in the quality of a nation's institutions. This book shows how real institutions affect national development. Editor(s): Portes, Alejandro; Smith, Lori D. Num Pages: 220 pages, 17 line illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306. Their Role and Significance in Latin American Development. 220 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Portes, Alejandro; Smith, Lori D. What leads to national progress? The growing consensus in the social sciences is that neither capital flows, nor the savings rate, nor diffuse values are the key, but that it lies in the quality of a nation's institutions. This book shows how real institutions affect national development. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight: 306.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273542
- ISBN
- 9780520273542
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. Examines the formation of self among the Urarina, an Amazonian people of lowland Peru. Based on detailed ethnography, this title highlights the role of intimate but asymmetrical attachments and dependencies which begin in the womb, but can extend beyond human society to include a variety of animals, plants, spirits and material objects. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 252 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388. Self, Power, and Intimacy in Amazonia. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. 252 pages, illustrations. Examines the formation of self among the Urarina, an Amazonian people of lowland Peru. Based on detailed ethnography, this title highlights the role of intimate but asymmetrical attachments and dependencies which begin in the womb, but can extend beyond human society to include a variety of animals, plants, spirits and material objects. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHMC. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight: 388.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273603
- ISBN
- 9780520273603
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.98
€ 40.99
€ 28.98
Hardback. Links health inequalities and worker struggles as it charts how people excluded from workplace and legal protections have found ways to challenge power structures and seek justice from states and transnational corporations alike. Num Pages: 360 pages, 11 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFH; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278981
- ISBN
- 9780520278981
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Condition: New
€ 95.10€ 72.62
€ 95.10
€ 72.62
Hardback. Circa 1960, artists working at the margins of the international art world breached the frame of canvas painting and ruptured the institutional frame of art. This title shows how artists and critics in Brazil and Japan brought modern painting to a point of crisis that paved the way for the radical experiments of the 1960s generation. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 b/w scattered, 24 color on 16 page insert. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KLSB; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282438
- ISBN
- 9780520282438
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Condition: New
€ 65.38€ 50.50
€ 65.38
€ 50.50
Paperback. Offers an account of how Peruvian emigrants raise and remit money and what that activity means for themselves and for their home communities. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284746
- ISBN
- 9780520284746
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.98
€ 40.99
€ 28.98
Paperback. Drawing on three detailed case studies the sewing machine, a glass bottle blowing factory, and the cyanide process for gold and silver refining, this book explores a central paradox of economic growth in nineteenth-century Mexico. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 line drawings, 18 b/w images, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284906
- ISBN
- 9780520284906
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.98
€ 40.99
€ 28.98
Paperback. The landscape of the Sonoran Desert Region varies dramatically from parched desert lowlands to semiarid tropical forests and frigid subalpine meadows. This book looks at the relationships of plants and animals with the land and people, through time and across landscapes. Editor(s): Phillips, Steven John; Comus, Patricia Wentworth; Dimmitt, Mark Alan; Brewer, Linda M. Num Pages: 590 pages, 432 b/w line illustrations and photos, 24-page color insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KLCM; RGBA; RNC; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 590
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287471
- ISBN
- 9780520287471
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.58
€ 45.99
€ 32.58
Hardback. The region of Mesoamerica, extending from central Mexico through Honduras and El Salvador, was home to a variety of advanced civilizations in ancient times. This reader contains 25 chapters written by scholars that explore the nature of these ancient Mesoamerican civilizations. Editor(s): Smith, Michael Ernest; Masson, Marilyn A. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1QDA; 3D; 3F; HBJK; HBLC; HDD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1004.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631211150
- ISBN
- 9780631211150
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Condition: New
€ 171.76
€ 171.76
Paperback. Presents contemporary theorizing and empirical research that demonstrates the limits neatly demarcating, for example, the regions of "Latin America" and the "United States". Collectively, the readings examine the historical, cultural, economic and political integration of the Americas. Editor(s): Gutmann, Matthew C.; Rodriguez, Felix V.; Stephen, Lynn M.; Zavella, Patricia. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 480 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; HBJK; JFC; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 794.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631222965
- ISBN
- 9780631222965
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Condition: New
€ 69.80
€ 69.80
Paperback. This text tells the story of the true provenance of rice in the Americas. It establishes, through agricultural and historical evidence, the vital significance of rice in West African society for a millennium before Europeans arrived and the slave trade began. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1K; KNAC; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008342
- ISBN
- 9780674008342
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.66
€ 36.99
€ 30.66
Paperback. The indigenous people of the Americas have resisted a 500-year assault. During this time, authorities insisted that the toleration of indigenous societies would undermine the states. However, they have started to reverse themselves. This work offers the history behind these times of transition. Series: David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 340 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFSL9; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press Massachusetts
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009646
- ISBN
- 9780674009646
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.60
€ 27.99
€ 24.60
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
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.60
€ 27.99
€ 24.60
Paperback. "Passing Lines" seeks to stimulate dialogue on the role of sexuality and sexual orientation in immigration to the U.S. from Latin America and the Caribbean. The book looks at the complexities, inconsistencies, and paradoxes of immigration from the point of view of both academics and practitioners in the field. Editor(s): Epps, Brad; Valens, Keja; Gonzalez, Bill Johnson. Series: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFFN; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press Massachusetts
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018853
- ISBN
- 9780674018853
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.47
€ 27.99
€ 24.47
Paperback. Latin America is a profoundly philanthropic region with deeply rooted traditions of solidarity with the less fortunate. This volume brings together groundbreaking perspectives on such diverse themes as corporate philanthropy, immigrant networks, and new grant-making and operating foundations with corporate, family, and community origins. Editor(s): Portocarrero, Felipe. Series: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 390 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHM; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press Massachusetts
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019652
- ISBN
- 9780674019652
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.60
€ 27.99
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Paperback. Translator(s): Legnani, Nicole Delia. Series: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019737
- ISBN
- 9780674019737
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.60
€ 27.99
€ 24.60
Paperback. Examines novel and emerging patterns of United States giving to Mexico and its impact on equitable development. This bilingual volume asks: What are these new patterns of diaspora giving and how do they affect equitable development in Mexico? Editor(s): Merz, Barbara J. Series: Studies in Global Equity S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 180 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Global Equity Initiative, Harvard University
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019751
- ISBN
- 9780674019751
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.41
€ 23.99
€ 20.41
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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.76
€ 33.99
€ 28.76
Paperback. Latin America's widespread poverty and multi-dimensioned inequalities have long perplexed and provoked observers. This title brings together some of the most important results of this work to measure and explain changes in Latin American living standards as far back as the colonial era. Editor(s): Salvatore, Ricardo; Coatsworth, John H.; Challu, Amilcar E. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFSC; KCB; KCM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055858
- ISBN
- 9780674055858
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.68
€ 33.99
€ 28.68
Hardback. The French Revolution invented the notion of the citizen, but it also invented the noncitizen--the person whose rights were nonexistent. The South American outpost of Guiana became a depository for these outcasts of the new French citizenry, and an experimental space for the exercise of new kinds of power and violence against marginal groups. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057548
- ISBN
- 9780674057548
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Condition: New
€ 60.57€ 55.00
€ 60.57
€ 55.00
Paperback. Explores the daily lives and shifting racial boundaries between groups as disparate as Apache resistance fighters, Chinese merchants, Mexican-American homesteaders, Midwestern dry farmers, Mormon polygamists, Serbian miners, New York mine managers, and Anglo women reformers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060531
- ISBN
- 9780674060531
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.73
€ 36.99
€ 30.73
Paperback. Is Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution under Hugo Chavez truly revolutionary? Some see the president as a shining knight of socialism, while others see him as an avenging Stalinist strongman. But the Chavez government does not fall easily into a seamless fable of emancipatory or authoritarian history, as these distinguished essays make clear. Editor(s): Eastwood, Jonathan; Ponniah, Thomas. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061385
- ISBN
- 9780674061385
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.60
€ 27.99
€ 24.60