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Hardback. Since the 1980s, Mexico has alternately served as a model of structural economic reform and as a cautionary example of the limitations associated with market-led development. This book provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary assessment of the principal economic and social policies adopted by Mexico during the 1980s and 1990s. Editor(s): Middlebrook, Kevin; Zepeda, Eduardo. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFS; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 40. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745895
ISBN
9780804745895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.61

Hardback. An examination of the formation of Argentina's formidable nation-state in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. It studies three political movements: "Mitrismo", led by Bartolome Mitre; "Roquismo", under General Julio A. Roca; and "Radicalismo", led by Leandro N. Alem and Hipolito Irogoyen. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744669
ISBN
9780804744669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.73

Hardback. The Ends of Literature analyzes the part played by literature within contemporary Latin American thought and politics, above all the politics of neoliberalism. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADSL; DSA; DSB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804743457
ISBN
9780804743457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.43

Hardback. This volume follows the Mexican financial system from the assumption of power by Porfirio Diaz in 1876 to the recovery of the domestic banking system in the 1920s, despite ongoing violence and political instability. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742856
ISBN
9780804742856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.72

Hardback. Focusing on the military institutions of Bahia, Brazil, this book analyzes the region's transition from Portuguese colony to province of the Brazilian Empire. It examines the social, racial and cultural dimensions of post-independence state-building in the principal slave region of the Americas. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742481
ISBN
9780804742481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.80

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

€ 138.97

Hardback. Studying the interaction of political and economic institutions in Mexico during the period of 1870-1930, this book shows how institutional change can foment economic growth. Editor(s): Bortz, Jeffrey; Haber, Stephen H. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742078
ISBN
9780804742078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.43

Hardback. This is the classic account of one of the most dramatic episodes in Mexican history-the revolt of the Maya Indians of Yucatan against their white and mestizo oppressors that began in 1847. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740005
ISBN
9780804740005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.66

Hardback. This work situates the patrimonial rights of illegitimate offspring in Brazil within a system of Luso-Brazilian heirship that operated in the final half century of Portugese colonial rule. The book offers an explanation of how the rules of inheritance applied to people born outside of wedlock. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JHBK; LNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738811
ISBN
9780804738811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.44

hardcover. This volume offers an illuminating overview of the work of a pioneering and highly distinguished scholar of Latin American social and cultural history and philology. The "old and new" of the subtitle is meant literally; the first piece was written in 1968, the last in 1998. Four of the twelve essays are published here for the first time. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 line diagrams 1 table 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3J; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 695.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804738095
ISBN
9780804738095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.34

Hardback. Examining Latin American security in the post-Cold War era, policymakers and analysts from across the Americas assess the security threats and agendas of different sub-regions--such as the Caribbean Basin, the Andean nations, and the Southern Cone--and evaluate the potential for wider hemispheric cooperation. Editor(s): Tulchin, Joseph S.; Aravena, Francisco; Espach, Ralph H. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 515.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736077
ISBN
9780804736077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736015
ISBN
9780804736015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.46

Hardback. This book is about ending guerrilla conflicts in Latin America through political means. It discusses peace processes aimed at ending military conflicts in the context of agreements that touch on some of the principal political, economic, social, and ethnic imbalances that led to conflict in the first place. Editor(s): Arnson, Cynthia. Num Pages: 508 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 1KLCM; 1KLCN; 1KLCS; 1KLSC; 1KLSR; GTJ; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 985.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
508
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735889
ISBN
9780804735889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.77

hardcover. Based on the policy-making structures of the Venezuelan government, this book examines the constitutionally allocated powers of the executive and legislature, and shows how the powers of each branch are exercised given the incentives established by the electoral system and changing partisan strengths. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JPHV; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735704
ISBN
9780804735704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.30

Hardback. The Technical Imagination explores how technology entered the popular imagination in the Argentina of the 1920s and 1930s and how its products helped to shape modern thinking at all levels of Argentine society. Translator(s): Callahan, Xavier. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735421
ISBN
9780804735421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.75

Hardback. The devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe has been an important element in the development of a specifically Mexican tradition of religion and nationality over the centuries. This volume presents an English translation of the original Nahuatl on which the legend is based. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 2ADS; HBJK; HBLH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734820
ISBN
9780804734820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 292 pages, 7 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734530
ISBN
9780804734530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.32

hardcover. Unprecedented in the historiography of post-independence Mexico for its combination of rich archival detail and chronological scope, this book focuses on the wealthy men and women of the state of Michoacan from the last decades of colonial rule to the 1930 Revolution. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrationsmaps,ports. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734288
ISBN
9780804734288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.49

Hardback. This title tells the story of how small farmers responded to a free-market onslaught that devastated one of the Western Hemisphere's most advanced social-democratic welfare states. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734011
ISBN
9780804734011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.73

Hardback. This is a political history of economic life. Through a description of the convulsions of long-term change from colony to republic in Buenos Aires, this book explores Atlantic world transformations in the 18th and 19th centuries. Num Pages: 392 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 675.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804733793
ISBN
9780804733793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.88

Hardback. Focusing on the period between 1920 and 1950, the author looks beyond ideologies to reveal how middle-class men and women strained to wrest order from the ordeal of change. Num Pages: 348 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 2. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804733601
ISBN
9780804733601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.29

hardcover. An account of the conquest of the Itzas which details the layers of political intrigue and action that characterised every aspect of the conquest and its aftermath. Jones offers a comprehensive reconstruction of an independent Maya kingdom which reveals much about neighbouring lowland Maya groups with whom the Itzas interacted, often violently. Num Pages: 596 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
596
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804733175
ISBN
9780804733175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.64

Hardback. As economic crises struck the Third World in the 1970s and 1980s, large segments of the population turned to the informal economy to survive. This book looks at street vending as a political process in the largest city in the world. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730600
ISBN
9780804730600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.36

Hardback. Based on an in-depth examination of the Brazillian case, this book argues that we need to rethink important theoretical issues and empirical realities of party systems in the third wave of democratization. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 33. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730570
ISBN
9780804730570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.40

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