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Paperback. Winner of the 2011 Thomas E. Skidmore Prize, this new translation of Paulo Fontes's Migration and the Making of Industrial Sao Paulo is a detailed social history of the millions who migrated from Brazil's Northeast to Sao Paulo. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361343
ISBN
9780822361343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Since 1983, photographer Miguel Bergasa (born 1951) has made 27 trips to Latin America, undertaking an in-depth exploration of the various cultures of each country in which he chooses to work. This "PHotoBolsillo" volume introduces his work. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
La Fábrica
Condition
New
SKU
V9788416248360
ISBN
9788416248360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.74

This book examines the politics, culture, and day-to-day activities of Porto Alegre's citizens. It argues that the Brazilian town's importance may lie not just with its effective governance, but with its political logic, namely a greater access to government functions and government officials for traditionally disenfranchised citizens. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 tables, 5 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751223
ISBN
9780804751223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 118.65

Paperback. This book examines the politics, culture, and day-to-day activities of Porto Alegre's citizens. It argues that the Brazilian town's importance may lie not just with its effective governance, but with its political logic, namely a greater access to government functions and government officials for traditionally disenfranchised citizens. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 tables, 5 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751230
ISBN
9780804751230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. This work provides a study of Chile from 1990 onwards. It explains how the Chilean military has maintained a high level of political influence in the tumultuous aftermath of dictatorial rule by Army General Augusto Pinochet, thus confounding a smooth transition to civilian authority. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; JP; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817312329
ISBN
9780817312329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.72

Jaskoski looks briefly at this theory's implications for military responsiveness to government orders in democratic Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela, and in newly formed democracies more broadly. Num Pages: 322 pages, 8, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; JP; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409078
ISBN
9781421409078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.90

Paperback. Argentina's established democracy endured the trauma of four major military uprisings between 1987 and 1990, continuing even after the rebels' original motivations faded. Exploring the causes of the rebellions and the rebel movement's development, this title underlines the inherently undefined nature of the democracies. Num Pages: 240 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJPN; HBTS; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803283695
ISBN
9780803283695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 215 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3810 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822311676
ISBN
9780822311676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.66

Paperback. Previously published in Chile by the Gobierno Regional de Magallanes y Antartica Chilena, 2006 (from Biblioteca Nacional de Chile catalog). Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KLSH; PST; WN; WTHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574414486
ISBN
9781574414486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.50

Paperback. An analysis of the messages about history, culture, and politics that Latin American nations have encoded in the design and text of their postage stamps. Num Pages: 272 pages, 154 color images. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JPVN; WCG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 6147 x 4039 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341994
ISBN
9780822341994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.52

Paperback. An issue facing transitional democracies around the world has been what to do with the security apparatuses left over from the old regime. This text explores this using true stories of torture victims in Brazil and Uruguay who, faced with the paralysis of the new regime, settled their own accounts. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 1KLSU; BG; JHM; JPH; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226893945
ISBN
9780226893945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.13

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tilman
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909461161
ISBN
9781909461161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.55

Paperback. Deepens our understanding of the issues involved in international adoptions and the desire of birth families to find their disappeared sons and daughters Series: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; BM; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292729087
ISBN
9780292729087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.76

Relates the development of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, or SIL, from its close association with official Mexico in the early 1930s to the late 1970s, when a growing anti-SIL alliance led by a new generation of Mexican anthropologists induced the Mexican government to curtail its support for the SIL. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; HRCX7; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817315153
ISBN
9780817315153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.09

Paperback. Series: Century Foundation Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474194
ISBN
9780801474194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.09

Hardcover. This original and thought-provoking collection of case studies examines some of the ways in which migration, and the concomitant processes of ecological and social change, have shaped and continue to shape human-environment relations in Amazonia. Editor(s): Alexiades, Miguel N. Series: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology. Num Pages: 310 pages, 16 ills. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFFN; JHMP; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455637
ISBN
9781845455637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.54

Paperback. Written in clear, accessible prose, this book will be invaluable for students and scholars in the fields of political science, social movements, anthropology, Latin American studies, and labor studies. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421414096
ISBN
9781421414096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.13

Hardback. Written in clear, accessible prose, this book will be invaluable for students and scholars in the fields of political science, social movements, anthropology, Latin American studies, and labor studies. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781421414089
ISBN
9781421414089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.31
€ 56.42

Paperback. Moche civilisation flourished on the north coast of Peru from AD 200 to 800. Although the Moche had no writing system, they left an artistic record of their beliefs and activities on painted ceramic vessels. Illustrating more than 200 painted vessels from San Jose de Moro, this book provides insights about a community of ancient Peruvian potters. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 210 pages, 240 col illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; ACG; ACK; AFPC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 889.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931745383
ISBN
9781931745383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.79

Moche civilisation flourished on the north coast of Peru from AD 200 to 800. Although the Moche had no writing system, they left an artistic record of their beliefs and activities on painted ceramic vessels. Illustrating more than 200 painted vessels from San Jose de Moro, this book provides insights about a community of ancient Peruvian potters. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 210 pages, 240 col illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; ACG; ACK; AFPC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216. .
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931745390
ISBN
9781931745390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.34

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