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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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 26.99
€ 21.55