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Paperback. In ancient Colombia, people did not use gold as currency or desire it for its economic value. Gold was revered instead for its symbolic association and transformative properties. This book features over 100 masterpieces fashioned exquisitely in gold and its alloy tumbaga, including small votive figures, decorative nose rings and earrings. Num Pages: 192 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBJK; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 247 x 15. Weight in Grams: 926.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714125411
ISBN
9780714125411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. Illustrates how despite the hyper-visibility of Latinos in recent political debates, the daily lives of America's new "majority minority" remain largely invisible and mischaracterized Editor(s): Perez, Gina M. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFC; JFSL4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814791295
ISBN
9780814791295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. This cultural history of male homosexuality in Brazil shatters the exotic myths and replaces them with a complex picture of the social obstacles that confront Brazilian homosexuals. The study focuses on male homosexual subcultures in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 408 pages, 24 halftones, 6 maps, 10 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306391
ISBN
9780226306391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States details the origins and evolution of the movement of people from Mexico into the United States from the first significant flow across the border at the turn of the twentieth century up to the present day. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194303
ISBN
9781405194303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.31

Hardback. Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States details the origins and evolution of the movement of people from Mexico into the United States from the first significant flow across the border at the turn of the twentieth century up to the present day. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194297
ISBN
9781405194297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.38

Paperback. Series: Literature Now. Num Pages: 296 pages, 27 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADP; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168434
ISBN
9780231168434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Between Tyranny and Anarchy provides a unique comprehensive history and interpretation of efforts to establish democracies over two centuries in the major Latin American countries. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760010
ISBN
9780804760010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.31

Hardback. Although immigrants enter the United States from virtually every nation, Mexico has long been identified in the public imagination as one of the primary sources of the economic, social, and political problems associated with mass migration. This work explores the controversial issues surrounding the influx of Mexicans to America. Editor(s): Gutierrez, David G. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 271 pages, biographical references. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTB; JFFN; JHM; JPQB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024730
ISBN
9780842024730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.61

Hardback. Challenging the views of human rights activists, Stoll argues that the Ixils who supported Guatemalan rebels in the early 1980's did so because they were caught in the crossfire between the guerillas and the army, not because revolutionary violence expressed community aspirations. Num Pages: 383 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081825
ISBN
9780231081825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.00

Paperback. Challenging the views of human rights activists, Stoll argues that the Ixils who supported Guatemalan rebels in the early 1980's did so because they were caught in the crossfire between the guerillas and the army, not because revolutionary violence expressed community aspirations. Num Pages: 383 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081832
ISBN
9780231081832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 274 x 22. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607856
ISBN
9780691607856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JPQB; KCLT; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636375
ISBN
9780691636375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.81

Hardback. This is the story of one of the most ambitious agrarian reforms in Latin American history. The book argues that the economic, political, and cultural dynamics set in motion by the reforms are central to understanding the brutal civil war that ensued in Peru between the state and the Maoist-Leninist Shining Path guerilla movement. Num Pages: 284 pages, 36 half-tones 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724425
ISBN
9780804724425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.03

Paperback. Presents a history of Colombia's "long twentieth century," from the civil wars of the late nineteenth century to the drug wars of the late twentieth. This book explains Colombia's political history, discussing key leaders, laws, parties, and ideologies; corruption and inefficiency; and the paradoxical nature of government institutions. Translator(s): Stoller, Richard. Series: Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337676
ISBN
9780822337676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.67

Hardback. Translator(s): Kuster, Ted. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; GTF; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853459033
ISBN
9780853459033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.90

Paperback. Editor(s): America's Test Kitchen; America's Test Kitchen. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 188 x 26. Weight in Grams: 876.
Publisher
America's Test Kitchen
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936493975
ISBN
9781936493975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Helps you chronicle of the journey of the small group of Ayoreo people, the terrifying new world they now face, and the precarious lives they are piecing together against the backdrop of soul - collecting missionaries, humanitarian NGOs, late liberal economic policies, and the highest deforestation rate in the world. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226175577
ISBN
9780226175577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Features the shift between the explosive and experimental moment in the Argentine art scene of the 1960s. This exhibition catalogue brings together a historical section as well as information of performance-based actions and sound and video works by Argentine contemporary artists. Editor(s): Noorthoorn, Victoria. Series: David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies, Art Catalogs. Num Pages: 150 pages, 50 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; ACX; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 204 x 8. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879128347
ISBN
9781879128347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.82

Hardback. This book examines the vibrant twentieth-century political history of rural Ayacucho, the region where Shining Path militants launched a bloody armed struggle in 1980. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804770941
ISBN
9780804770941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Paperback. The 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City were remarkable for the convergence of trends in world history. Mexican leaders were hoping to showcase a newly modernized Mexico, both modern and cosmopolitan, cultured and imbued with tradition. This book narrates the engaging tale, from the initial aspirations of the Mexicans to the end of the games. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806969
ISBN
9780875806969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

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