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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
€ 28.51

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

€ 18.99
€ 17.39

Hardcover. Since the 1980's, Marilena Chaui's writing has had a profound impact in Brazil, contributing to the academic conversation and resonating in popular culture. Here, in English for the first time, are ten of Chaui's most important essays, with an introduction by Maite Conde which situates the scholarship in the global context. Translator(s): Conde, Maite. Series: Theory in the World. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTE; HBTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Ed.
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230109001
ISBN
9780230109001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.14

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

€ 31.99
€ 28.18

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
€ 25.94

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
€ 23.51

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

€ 81.31

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
€ 25.12

Paperback. A nuanced exploration of one of the largest and least understood indigenous peoples Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 b&w photographs, 2 line drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078231
ISBN
9780252078231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. This work argues that the formation of the Campesino as both a political category and a cultural identity in Mexico was one of the most enduring legacies of the great revolutionary upheavals that began in 1910. It provides information through oral histories, archival documents, and newspapers. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804743563
ISBN
9780804743563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

hardcover. This work argues that the formation of the Campesino as both a political category and a cultural identity in Mexico was one of the most enduring legacies of the great revolutionary upheavals that began in 1910. It provides information through oral histories, archival documents, and newspapers. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804743525
ISBN
9780804743525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.96

Paperback. Explores the individual psychology, family dynamics, and societal messages behind bicultural development Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSL4; JHMC; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740903
ISBN
9780814740903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. This study uses the participation of free-colored men, whether mulatos, pardos, or morenos (i.e., Afro-Spaniards, Afro-Indians, or "pure blacks"), in New Spain's militia as a prism for examining race relations, racial identity, racial categorization, and issues of social mobility for racially stigmatized groups in colonial Mexico. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742290
ISBN
9780804742290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.35

Paperback. Playing in the storied Mexican League (an AAA affiliate of major league baseball), the "Tecos" had home parks on both sides of the US-Mexico border, in Laredo, Texas and in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. This book tells the story of the rise and demise of this team. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 halftones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691007441
ISBN
9780691007441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.10
€ 42.15

Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KLCM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 185 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375760976
ISBN
9780375760976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.21

Paperback. Based on years of archival and ethnographic research in Venezuela's largest public housing community, this book offers an in-depth history of urban popular politics before the Bolivarian Revolution. It also provides context for understanding the democracy that emerged during the presidency of Hugo Chavez. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 black and white, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283329
ISBN
9780520283329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. In this book, Gilberto Rosas draws on his in-depth ethnographic research among the members of Barrio Libre to understand why they have embraced criminality and how neoliberalism and security policies on both sides of the border have affected the youths' descent into Barrio Libre. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFC; JFSL9; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822352372
ISBN
9780822352372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Paperback. Traces the changing nature of Baroque representation across European and Latin American cultures, from an imperial aesthetic encoding Catholic ideologies, into a means of resistance to colonialism, into a mode of postcolonial self-definition. Editor(s): Zamora, Lois Parkinson; Kaup, Monika. Num Pages: 688 pages, 52 illustrations, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3J; ACQB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346425
ISBN
9780822346425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

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

€ 122.76

Paperback. When James Miles and his best friend Paul Loseby were caught smuggling ten kilos of cocaine out of Caracas, Venezuela, they couldn't deny their guilt. This title tells the true-life story of how two men endured untold savagery in the most appalling conditions. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; BTP; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091946791
ISBN
9780091946791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

hardcover. In April 2002, the US and EU announced the end of a trade dispute over the sale of bananas into the EU market. This book examines the issues surrounding the dispute and provides an insight into this story. Editor(s): Josling, T. E.; Taylor, T.G. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; KCLT; LBBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cabi United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851996370
ISBN
9780851996370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.34

Paperback. Examines the history of banana-producing areas of Latin America and the Caribbean in comparative perspective, asking why different regions developed distinct patterns of property and labor mobilization. This collection also reveals how the banana industry marshaled workers of differing nationalities, ethnicities, and languages. Editor(s): Striffler, Steve; Moberg, Mark. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 illustrations, 16 tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; KCLT; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822331964
ISBN
9780822331964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Hardback. This book integrates research on the production and marketing of basic foodstuffs for local needs into an investigation of slavery and export agriculture. It opens new perspectives for understanding how, during more than three centuries, slavery, plantations, and export agriculture shaped social and economic life in Brazil. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 maps,bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726320
ISBN
9780804726320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.05

Paperback. Bahia Travel Guide - Expert travel advice featuring Salvador nightlife and restaurants, hotels and resorts, Mardi gras festival, Itacare beaches and activities. This guide also includes northern Brazil highlights such as Discovery Coast rainforest, Porto Seguro, Trancoso, Boipeba, music and culture, capoeira, Bahian cuisine, hiking and diving. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Regional Guides). Num Pages: 272 pages, 16pp colour photos & 30 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380. The Heart of Brazil's NorthEast. Series: Bradt Travel Guides. 272 pages, 16pp colour photos & 30 maps. Shows the way to the World Heritage sites of Salvador and the Discovery Coast rainforests; to the best of the beaches around the resorts of Itacare, Porto Seguro and Trancoso; and beyond to the unspoilt island of Boipeba; the northern Linha Verde near Mangue Seco; and, the coast of Sergipe and Alagoas states to Bahia's north. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLSB; WTH. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 17. Weight: 378.
Publisher
Bradt Travel Guides
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841623290
ISBN
9781841623290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.55

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