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Paperback. Semco is one of Latin America's fastest-growing companies, acknowledged to be the best in Brazil to work for, and with a waiting list of thousands of applicants waiting to join it. Here, the author shares his secrets, and tells how he tore up the rule books. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBTB; KJMD; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Random House Business Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712678865
ISBN
9780712678865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Paperback. Presents a thesis about the origins and development of the calendrical system. This title shows how time became materialized - transformed into status objects such as monuments that encoded calendrical or temporal concerns - as well as politicized, becoming the foundation for societal order, political legitimization, and wealth. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 280 pages, 74 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 852.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292716926
ISBN
9780292716926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Hardcover. Using the Maya city of Itzmal as a case study, this book explores how indigenous conceptions of space and landscape both aided and subverted the Franciscan evangelical effort in Colonial Yucatan Num Pages: 244 pages, 70 b&w illustrations, 19 colour photographs, 4 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292744943
ISBN
9780292744943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292709393
ISBN
9780292709393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.46

Paperback. As cultural mediators, Chamelco's market women offer a model of contemporary Q'eqchi' identity grounded in the strength of the Maya historical legacy. This book describes how market women gain social standing as mediators of sometimes conflicting realities, harnessing the forces of global capitalism to revitalize Chamelco's indigenous identity. Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 black and white photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252079887
ISBN
9780252079887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.03

Paperback. Despite more than a century of archaeological investigation and glyphic decipherment, the nature of Maya political organization has remained an open question. This title integrates ethnohistoric and ethnographic knowledge of the Colonial-period and modern Maya with archaeological, epigraphic, and iconographic data from the ancient Maya. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 82 b&w figures, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292705692
ISBN
9780292705692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.80

Hardback. This collaboration brings together recognized authorities who have worked in Chiapas for decades, many linking scholarship with social and political activism. Their combined perspectives make this an authoritative, detailed, and authentic work on the people behind the Zapatista movement. Editor(s): Rus, Jan; Castillo, Rosalva Aida Hernandez; Mattiace, Shannan L. Series: Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW3; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511477
ISBN
9780742511477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 208.08

Paperback. Presents an ethnographic study of Maya handicraft vendors in the international marketplace. Num Pages: 332 pages, 13 b&w illus., 4 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFC; JFFS; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 246 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292705678
ISBN
9780292705678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Examining the transatlantic flow of knowledge from West to East, this book explores how the social and cultural worlds of South America contributed to the production of European scientific knowledge during the Enlightenment. Num Pages: 428 pages, 79 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLS; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226733623
ISBN
9780226733623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.08

Hardcover. Using ephemeral monuments and geographical maps, from the Andes to the Amazon River, this book explores how the social and cultural worlds of South America contributed to the production of European scientific knowledge during the Enlightenment. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 colour plates, 59 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JF; PDX; RGV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 33. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226733555
ISBN
9780226733555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.81
€ 78.06

Hardback. Measuring Up uses new research tools and an interdisciplinary approach to provide the most in-depth analysis to date of role that governmental policies played in shaping levels of poverty, malnutrition, and inequality in Mexico between 1850 and 1950. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804773164
ISBN
9780804773164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.52

Paperback. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783604623
ISBN
9781783604623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.19

Hardback. Media Systems and Communication Policies in Latin America proposes, tests and analyses the liberal captured model. It explores to what extent to which globalisation, marketization, commercialism, regional bodies and the nation State redefine the media's role in Latin American societies. Editor(s): Guerrero, Manuel; Marquez-Ramirez, Mireya. Series: Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137409041
ISBN
9781137409041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.52
€ 38.41

Hardback. Considers really big animals and how they lived Illustrator(s): Tambusso, Sebastian. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 448 pages, 11 color illus., 237 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253002303
ISBN
9780253002303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.87

Paperback. Mema lives in a crowded urban space on the outskirts of Mexico City. Her house is a sanctuary for young homosexual men and transvestites. Mema is an AIDS educator and leader of the group. This study follows the transvestites in their daily activities, and analyzes their complicated relations. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 306 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSJ; JFSK2; JMU; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226682570
ISBN
9780226682570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. This book is an intimate look at how diasporic Chinese in Panama construct notions of home and create a sense of belonging as they inhabit the interstices of several cultural-national formations-Panama, China/Taiwan, and the United States. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 figures, 1 illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804758468
ISBN
9780804758468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hirth, Kenneth G.; Pillsbury, Joanne. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 472 pages, 52 color photos, 17 color illustrations; 15 halftones; 96 line illustrations, 2 maps; 26. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1592.
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Number of pages
472
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023869
ISBN
9780884023869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.13
€ 62.46

Hardcover. Editor(s): Vaughne, Isabella A. Num Pages: 170 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JP; JW; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617285103
ISBN
9781617285103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.85
€ 137.67

Hardcover. Offering an alternative to traditional textbooks, Mesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice places the reader in the middle of contemporary debates by top archaeologists actively exploring the major prehispanic societies of Central America. Editor(s): Hendon, Julia A. (Gettysburg College, USA); Joyce, Rosemary A. Series: Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology. Num Pages: 368 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230519
ISBN
9780631230519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.12

Paperback. This work traces the subversive and innovative ways in which Catholic theologians have turned the Mestizaje concept into a powerful framework for articulating the experiences of faith of Latina/o communities. Series: Studies in Catholic Latino/a Catholicism. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orbis Books (USA) United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570758348
ISBN
9781570758348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.45

Hardback. Based on ethnographic research in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, this title explores how the concepts of race, ethnicity, nation, and gender enter into and are affected by genomic research. It involves relations between European men and indigenous or African women, gender is a key factor in Latin American genomics and the analyses in this book. Editor(s): Wade, Peter; Lopez Beltran, Carlos; Restrepo, Eduardo; Santos, Ricardo Ventura. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 photos, 2 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHMC; MFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356486
ISBN
9780822356486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816656370
ISBN
9780816656370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.14

Paperback. An investigation of Latin American culture in the US in a cross section of three generations of Latin American immigrants Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; HBJK; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814788295
ISBN
9780814788295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.43

Paperback. Up to 750,000 Mexican American men served in World War II, earning more Medals of Honor and other decorations in proportion to their numbers than any other ethnic group. This book features eleven essays that explore the Mexican American experience in World War II from a variety of personal and scholarly perspectives. Editor(s): Rivas-Rodriguez, Maggie. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292706811
ISBN
9780292706811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.47

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