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Hardcover. The definitive bible on Mexican home-cooking by Mexico's leading culinary authority, Margarita Carrillo Arronte. Translator(s): Heining, Anne. Num Pages: 704 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 276 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1962.
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
y First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714867526
ISBN
9780714867526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 39.05

Paperback. Focusing on the malaise of underdevelopment that has shaped the country since the Spanish conquest, the author offers a panoramic interpretation of Mexican history and culture from the pre-Hispanic and colonial eras through the twentieth century. He helps us understand where the country has come, why it is where it is today, and where it might go. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262362
ISBN
9780520262362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Editor(s): Becker, Neil. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNBG; KNBP; PHDY. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634838467
ISBN
9781634838467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.88
€ 145.21

Paperback. A "bottom-up" perspective on democratization, correcting analyses that view the process in Mexico as flowing down from the President. The author challenges existing theories by stressing the importance of strong social institutions for the development of democracy. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268034597
ISBN
9780268034597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.84

Paperback. In this comprehensive new collection, intended for use in undergraduate courses, scholars examine recent political developments in Mexico--including its 2006 election and the breakdown in consensus that nearly resulted--in order to assess the progress of it Editor(s): Selee, Andrew D.; Peschard, Jacqueline. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPA; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804771627
ISBN
9780804771627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Hardback. Parts one and two offer an excellent recap of the "state of play" in 2012; part three analyzes why Mexicans voted as they did; and part four considers the election's implications for Mexico's political system more broadly. Editor(s): Dominguez, Jorge I.; Greene, Kenneth F.; Lawson, Chappell H.; Moreno, Alejandro. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19, 3 black & white halftones, 15 black & white line drawings, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 239 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415543
ISBN
9781421415543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.07
€ 49.91

Paperback. Timely and authoritative, Mexico's Illicit Drug Networks and the State Reaction provides crucial insight into why Mexico targets some drug networks over others, reassesses the impact of the war on drugs, and proposes new solutions for weak states in their battles with drug networks. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 figures, 1 tables, 7 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JKVG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626162952
ISBN
9781626162952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 207.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583672242
ISBN
9781583672242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. The 2000 Mexican presidential race culminated in the end of seven decades of one-party rule. This book, which traces public opinion and voter preferences over the course of the race, represents a comprehensive treatment of campaigning and voting behaviour in an emerging democracy. Editor(s): Dominguez, Jorge I.; Lawson, Chappell H. Num Pages: 392 pages, 76 tables, 31 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPR; 3JM; JPHF; JPVK; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804749749
ISBN
9780804749749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Paperback. V. S. Naipaul's first travel book takes us on a rich and emotional journey to a place of the greatest interest -- his birthplace. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 1KJWWM; 1KJWWT; 1KLSG; 1KLSS; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522953
ISBN
9780330522953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Hardback. Covering a forty-year period, this comparative and longitudinal study traces the medicalization of birth in Guatemala and its effects on women's lives and their economic and social status. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JHMC; KNAC; MJT; PSXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 661. Weight in Grams: 587.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781477311387
ISBN
9781477311387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.27

Paperback. Places migrants at the centre of pressing concerns, contending that border crossers have long been vital to social change Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716496
ISBN
9780814716496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. This collection of twenty essays provides an integrated view of migration in North America-within and between Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the United States-during the past two centuries. Editor(s): Hoerder, Dirk; Faires, Nora. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1 photo, 6 tables, 20 maps, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KJ; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; JFFN; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822350514
ISBN
9780822350514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. 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: 296 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBTB; HBTK; JFFN; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361152
ISBN
9780822361152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.11

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

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

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

€ 22.93

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
€ 27.40

Hardback. Series: Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development. Num Pages: 231 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPB; JPP; JWT; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137592699
ISBN
9781137592699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.71

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.94

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

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009364
ISBN
9780253009364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. Over the past five hundred years, North Americans have increasingly turned to mining to produce much of their basic social and cultural objects. Drawing on the work of scholars from Mexico, the United States, and Canada, this book explores how mining has shaped North America over the last half millennium. Editor(s): McNeill, John R. Num Pages: 420 pages, 6 b/w photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; HBJK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279179
ISBN
9780520279179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

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
€ 24.82

Paperback. An examination of Latin American populism and its relationship to neoliberalism, this book covers a set of countries in South and Central America to track the political paths of each in terms of how they have adapted to free markets, privatisation, unemployment and increasing inequality. Editor(s): Demmers, J.; Jilberto, A.E.Fernandez; Hogenboom, Barbara. Num Pages: 224 pages, figures, notes, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLCN; 1KLCS; 1KLSA; 1KLSB; 1KLSE; 1KLSH; 1KLSR; GTB; JPH; KCM; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781856498876
ISBN
9781856498876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.20

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