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Latin America
Paperback. An historical ethnography of the banana industry in Ecuador that demonstrates how capitalist transitions have shaped the 20th century. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328636
- ISBN
- 9780822328636
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Paperback. Examines how self-identified middle class Brazilians in Sao Paulo redefined their class during Brazil's economic crisis of 1981-1994. Illuminating the intricate relation between identity and local and global consumption, this work is suitable for students and scholars in anthropology and Latin American studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 b&w photos, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFCA; JFFT; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328940
- ISBN
- 9780822328940
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Paperback. Bartra offers commentary on connections between popular culture, national ideology, and the state, assessing socio-cultural events and processes in Mexico and analyzing Mexico's cultural and political relationship to the US. Translator(s): Healy, Mark Alan. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
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- New
- SKU
- V9780822329237
- ISBN
- 9780822329237
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paperback. Focusing on the close relationship between complex cultural shifts and the development of the neoliberal nation-state, this title argues that the modern Latin American nation was built upon the idea of 'the people', a citizenry with common interests transcending demographic and cultural differences. Num Pages: 392 pages, 13 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329411
- ISBN
- 9780822329411
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€ 32.99€ 29.82
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Paperback. Posits an underlying religious impetus for modernity in Mexico, claiming that the Catholic Church nursed a reform movement that ultimately affected many of the same changes as the Protestant Reformation. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCC7; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329435
- ISBN
- 9780822329435
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Paperback. Testimonial text by a Mapuche woman, with commentary and other ethnographic interventions by a US historian. Editor(s): Mallon, Florencia E. Num Pages: 392 pages, 36 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; BG; JFSJ1; JFSL9; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822329626
- ISBN
- 9780822329626
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Paperback. In Brazil, the country with the largest population of African descent in the Americas, the idea of race underwent a dramatic shift in the first half of the twentieth century. This title explores the significance of this transition by looking at the history of the Rio de Janeiro school system between 1917 and 1945. Num Pages: 312 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
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- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822330707
- ISBN
- 9780822330707
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Paperback. Examines the ways popular protests are experienced and remembered by those who participate in them. This book focuses on the roles of two young women, Nana and Laura, in uprisings in Argentina. It offers discussions of resistance and the combined effects of globalization, neoliberal economic policies, and political corruption in Argentina. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 248 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFC; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3810 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
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- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822331155
- ISBN
- 9780822331155
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Paperback. Explores the changing forms of colonial domination and peasant politics in the Andean highlands from the 1740s (the starting point of large political and economic transformations) through the early 1780s, when a massive insurrection of the highland communities shook the foundations of Spanish rule. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331469
- ISBN
- 9780822331469
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Paperback. During the first half of the twentieth century, Japanese immigrants entered Brazil by the tens of thousands. Examining these significant but rarely studied transnational movements and the experiences of Japanese-Brazilians, this book includes essays that rethink complex issues of ethnicity and national identity. Editor(s): Lesser, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KLSB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
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- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822331483
- ISBN
- 9780822331483
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Paperback. Initiates a gender-based framework for analyzing Latin American and Caribbean folk art. Exploring the roles of women as artists and consumers in specific cultural contexts, this title looks at a range of artistic forms from across Latin America, including Colombian molas (textiles), Andean weavings, Mexican ceramics, Mayan hipiles (dresses). Editor(s): Bartra, Eli. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; AFTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5665 x 3963 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
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- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822331704
- ISBN
- 9780822331704
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€ 27.99€ 26.35
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Paperback. Insisting on the critical value of Latin American histories for recasting theories of postcolonialism, this title features essays that give insights of postcolonial studies in diverse Latin American contexts, ranging from the narratives of 18th century travelers and clerics in the region to the status of indigenous intellectuals in Colombia. Editor(s): Thurner, Mark; Guerrero, Andres G. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 376 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331940
- ISBN
- 9780822331940
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paperback. Presents translations of texts by Latin American women playwrights, and performance artists, together with essays about their work. Editor(s): Taylor, Diana; Constantino, Roselyn. Num Pages: 464 pages, 58 b&w photos, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ABM; DD; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
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- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822332404
- ISBN
- 9780822332404
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€ 34.99€ 32.04
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Paperback. An ethnographic study of indigenous opposition to processes of economic globalization, arguing that neoliberal economic reforms both provoked a crisis of governance and created the conditions for a disruptive indigenous movement in Ecuador Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 312 pages, 28 b&w photos, 6 maps, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFSL9; JPW; KJVG; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
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- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822332725
- ISBN
- 9780822332725
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Paperback. A study of the foundation of Brazilian popular music and its effect on the formation of national identity and cultural expression Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVG; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
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- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822332732
- ISBN
- 9780822332732
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Paperback. Nelly Richard is one of the most prominent cultural theorists writing in Latin America. Richard helped to organize the 1987 International Conference on Latin American Women's Literature in Santiago. This work develops some of the key issues brought to the fore during that landmark meeting. Translator(s): Nelson, Alice A.; Tandeciarz, Silvia R. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3556 x 6. Weight in Grams: 159.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333142
- ISBN
- 9780822333142
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Paperback. An interdisciplinary anthology that includes many primary resources never before published in English. Editor(s): Palmer, Steven. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 400 pages, 38 b&w photographs, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572. History, Culture, Politics. Series: The Latin America Readers. 392 pages, 38 b&w photographs, 5 illustrations. Editor(s): Palmer, Steven. An interdisciplinary anthology that includes many primary resources never before published in English. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; HBJK; JFC. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333722
- ISBN
- 9780822333722
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€ 32.99€ 29.78
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Paperback. Analyzes spatial history of 19th and early 20th century Mexico, particularly political uses of mapping and surveying, to demonstrate multiple ways that space can be negotiated in the service of local or national agendas. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334163
- ISBN
- 9780822334163
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€ 31.99€ 28.71
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Paperback. Explores the profound cultural transformations triggered by Spain's efforts to colonize the Andean region, and demonstrates the continuing influence of the Inquisition to the present day. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HRC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334170
- ISBN
- 9780822334170
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Paperback. An exploration of how cultural agency can be used by different organizations and artists to rethink and challenge the notion of a globalized society Editor(s): Sommer, Doris. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 b&w photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
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- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822334996
- ISBN
- 9780822334996
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Paperback. How grassroots organizations tap into global networks and how gender plays into transnational political practices, addressing these issues through extended ethnographic research Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; JFC; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
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- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822335658
- ISBN
- 9780822335658
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Paperback. Asks how a virulent anti-Americanism developed in a Nicaraguan society that also seemed to embrace Americanization fervently and explores the historical roots of this paradox Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 26 illus., 3 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
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- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822336471
- ISBN
- 9780822336471
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Paperback. Provides a history of daily life on coffee plantations in central Nicaragua between 1870 and 1950 and uses that history to argue that the coffee boom impeded rather than expedited the country's transition to capitalism Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; JFC; JFSJ1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
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- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822336747
- ISBN
- 9780822336747
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Paperback. This comparative frontier history explores the role that natural environments played in shaping the contours of European-indigenous encounters and processes of colonization Num Pages: 456 pages, 28 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JHMC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 653.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
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- New
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- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822336891
- ISBN
- 9780822336891
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€ 33.99€ 30.61
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