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Latin America

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Latin America

Paperback. A general text on Mexican history, combining political, economic, and historical information. Translator(s): Klatt, Andy. Num Pages: 411 pages, 22 line illustrations, 58 maps, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244917
ISBN
9780520244917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Examines the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on those who labor in the agricultural fields and maquiladora factories on the border. This title describes harsh conditions of child labor in the Mexicali Valley, the deplorable housing outside factories in cities such as Tijuana, and corporate retaliation faced by union organizers. Num Pages: 348 pages, 24 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; KCF; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244726
ISBN
9780520244726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.09

Paperback. Deals with the idea of a family level society, discussed and disputed by anthropologists for nearly half a century. This work states that the Matsigenka people of southeastern Peru cannot be understood or appreciated except as a family level society; the family level of sociocultural integration is for them a lived reality. Num Pages: 275 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations, 29 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHBK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232426
ISBN
9780520232426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Takes us to the remote indigenous villages on the shore of Lake Titicaca, high in the Peruvian Andes. This title describes the landscapes and rhythms of life in the Andean highlands, considering the intrusions of modern technology and economic demands in the region. Num Pages: 314 pages, 36 b/w photographs & drawings, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHMC; JHMP; PDR; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229594
ISBN
9780520229594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.63

Paperback. Illuminates the various ways in which sex and gender are elaborated, obsessed over, and internalized, shaping subjective experiences common to entire cultural regions, and beyond. Through comparison of the life ways of Melanesia and Amazonia, this work expands the study of gender and the comparative method in anthropology. Editor(s): Gregor, Thomas; Tuzin, Donald F. Num Pages: 402 pages, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; 1MKL; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228528
ISBN
9780520228528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. This work examines how the exercise of power and the strategies of social movements transformed with the transition from a military to an elected-civilian regime in Chile. Num Pages: 273 pages, 17 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPR; GTB; JHMC; JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227682
ISBN
9780520227682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. Traces the rich legacy of stories and images of the Amazon that reflects the influence of different groups of people - conquistadors, corporate executives, subsistence farmers - over the centuries. This book argues that we cannot defend the Amazon's array of plants and animals without comprehending its astonishing human and cultural diversity. Num Pages: 332 pages, 41 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; DSB; GTB; HBJK; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520226425
ISBN
9780520226425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. In a comprehensive treatment of Salvadoran immigration, this text gives a detailed account of the inner workings of the networks by which immigrants leave their homes in Central America to start new lives in the Mission District of of San Francisco. Num Pages: 319 pages, 1 map, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCS; JFFN; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st ed
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520222113
ISBN
9780520222113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.39

Paperback. This work compares paintings by Edward Hopper with photographs of the subjects of paintings done in New York, Maine, Gloucester, Cape Cod, Charleston, Mexico and Paris. It demonstrates how Hopper made art of everyday scenes and how he sometimes made intentional changes from what he observed. Num Pages: 145 pages, 90 color photos and 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
145
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520216761
ISBN
9780520216761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.55

Paperback. Explores the ways in which political actors deal with the contradictory pressures and asks the question: when will leaders support reforms that increase state capacity and that establish a more meritocratic and technically competent bureaucracy? Series: California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JPA; JPQ; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520207622
ISBN
9780520207622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

Paperback. Jean de Lery had undertaken his arduous voyage to the land of Brazil in 1556, as a youthful member of the first Protestant mission to the New World. This title presents a translation of an early European account of life in the New World. Translator(s): Whatley, Janet. Series: Latin American Literature & Culture S. Num Pages: 340 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082748
ISBN
9780520082748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

Paperback. This book on Latin American social and cultural developments, as well as politics and economics is revised and brought up to date with chapters on the great upheavals of the 1980s. The book received the Gold Medal of the Commonwealth Club of California for outstanding literary achievement. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; JFC; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
4th
Number of pages
992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077232
ISBN
9780520077232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.84

Paperback. An assessment of the impact of Spain on the Americas. It presents a picture of the conquests of Cortes and Pizarro and of the economic and social consequences in Spain of the effort to maintain control of vast holdings. It probes the complex administration of the empire, its economy, social structure, the influence of the Church, and more. Num Pages: 417 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
417
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520071407
ISBN
9780520071407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.14

Paperback. Only one tribe of American Indians is known ever to have successfully revolted against the empire of Spain and to have thwarted all subsequent attempts by the Spaniards to reconquer them: the Jivaro (hee'-va-ro), the untsuri suarii of eastern Ecuador. This book is about their culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 49.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520050655
ISBN
9780520050655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. At the end of WWII, several Latin American countries seemed to be ready for industrialization. Instead, they found that they had exchanged old forms of economic dependence for a new kind of dependency on the international capitalism of multinational corporations. This book offers an analysis of the economic development of Latin America. Translator(s): Urquidi, Marjory Mattingly. Num Pages: 227 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520035270
ISBN
9780520035270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. This study examines the ethnic dimension of development issues within a theoretical framework. Case histories are included from Africa, Latin America and Asia, which illustrate the role of ethnicity in the development process. Editor(s): Dwyer, Denis; Drakakis-Smith, David W. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; GTF; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471963547
ISBN
9780471963547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 377.74

Hardcover. In a secluded valley high in the Andes Mountains, long before the time of the Incas and the Aztecs, the empire of the Aymara rose from the shores of Lake Titicaca and flourished for nearly a thousand years. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBTB; HD; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471575078
ISBN
9780471575078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.57

Paperback. A love story and a journey across the continents of marriage. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393324471
ISBN
9780393324471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.19

Hardback. Editor(s): Ramirez, Mari Carmen. Num Pages: 224 pages, 180 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 254. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214819
ISBN
9780300214819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.44

Paperback. Textile production and consumption has played a central role in the economy of the Andes region of South America since the Inca Empire (AD 1400-1532). This book traces 1500 years of textile arts in the Andes, with a focus on chuspas, small bags originally designed to hold coca leaves. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; AFTB; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300200720
ISBN
9780300200720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

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