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Paperback. Explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. This book provides descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other religious practices. It analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCR; JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136891
ISBN
9780231136891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. This book provides descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other religious practices. It analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 42 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCR; JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136884
ISBN
9780231136884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.02
€ 82.00

Paperback. Highlights South and Central American approaches to wildlife conservation and documents the state and the historical development of a Latin American conservation and management strategy. This book addresses the threats to bio-diversity caused by ranching, fishing, and hunting and assesses the benefits and risks of continued human use of wildlife. Editor(s): Silvius, Kirsten M.; Bodmer, Richard E.; Fragoso, Jose M. V. Num Pages: 464 pages, 58 line drawings, 2 halftones, 3 color figs, 73 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127837
ISBN
9780231127837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Hardback. Arguing that critical reporting in South America can be better understood as watchdog journalism than as investigative reporting of the American or European variety, this text examines the country's historical absence of a critical press and discusses the evolution of journalistic culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSB; 1KLSC; 1KLSR; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119740
ISBN
9780231119740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 90.75

Hardback. Focusing on an impoverished city on the periphery of La Paz, the Bolivian capital, Gill examines the ways in which neoliberal policies reorder social relations among poor men and women-and between them and the state. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JFSC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118040
ISBN
9780231118040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 91.03

Paperback. Examines the sustainability of hunting as practiced by rural peoples. This book provides a viewpoint on the ecological and human aspects of this hunting. It examines the effects of hunting on wildlife in tropical forests. It looks at the importance of hunting to local communities and looks at institutional challenges of resource management. Editor(s): Robinson, John G.; Boundas, Professor Elizabeth; Bennett, E.L. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 1000 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 96 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLS; 1QMT; JFSF; RNF; RNKH; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 255 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1500th Edition
Number of pages
1000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109772
ISBN
9780231109772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Hardback. Examines the sustainability of hunting as practiced by rural peoples. This book provides a viewpoint on the ecological and human aspects of this hunting. It examines the effects of hunting on wildlife in tropical forests. It looks at the importance of hunting to local communities and looks at institutional challenges of resource management. Editor(s): Robinson, John G.; Boundas, Professor Elizabeth; Bennett, E.L. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 1000 pages, 44 photos, 96 illus. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLS; 1QMT; JFSF; RNF; RNKH; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 182. Weight in Grams: 1271.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
300th Edition
Number of pages
1000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109765
ISBN
9780231109765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.63
€ 112.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Posey, Darrell A.; Balick, Michael J. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 392 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTF; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231105897
ISBN
9780231105897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.45

Paperback. A well-informed portrait, part social critique, part memoir, of sexual mores and homosexuality in provincial Mexico. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFH2; JFSK; JHM; MBNS; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101912
ISBN
9780231101912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Focusing on the biodiversity of Costa Rica, the contributors to this book demonstrate the use of geographic information systems (GIS) to enhance conservation efforts. They give an overview of the spatial nature of conservation and management and the current status of digital mapping in Costa Rica. Editor(s): Savitsky, Basil G.; Lacher, Jr. Thomas E.; Lacher, T.E. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 278 pages, 73 illus, 28 photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; RGW; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100267
ISBN
9780231100267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 73.24

Hardback. A detailed description of sexual practices and bonds among Latino males in Guadalajara, Mexico using a combination of ethnographic techniques and participant observations. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFSK2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096928
ISBN
9780231096928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 90.75

Paperback. Focusing on popular huayno music and the ways it has been promoted to Peru's emerging middle class, the author tells a complex story of identity making and the marketing forces entangled with it, providing crucial insights into the dynamics among art, class, and ethnicity that reach far beyond the Andes. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923963
ISBN
9780226923963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardback. Focusing on popular huayno music and the ways it has been promoted to Peru's emerging middle class, the author tells a complex story of identity making and the marketing forces entangled with it, providing crucial insights into the dynamics among art, class, and ethnicity that reach far beyond the Andes. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923956
ISBN
9780226923956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.88
€ 83.43

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 311 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 1KLCM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226905006
ISBN
9780226905006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

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
€ 25.14

Paperback. Cholas and Pishtacos are two provocative characters from South American popular culture. In this book, these two figures become vehicles for an exploration of race, sex, and violence beginning with three forms of social and economic interaction: estrangement, exchange and accumulation. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 halftones, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFFE; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226891545
ISBN
9780226891545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. This volume explores the history of "musica tropical", analyzing its rise in the context of the development of the broadcast media, rapid urbanization, and regional struggles for power. Editor(s): Wade, Peter. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map, 2 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KL; AVGH; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226868455
ISBN
9780226868455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. On his return to the village of Chipaya, the author learned that a group of Uru Indians, believed to be sorcerers and vampires, was being incarcerated and tortured. This study examines relations between the Urus and the region's dominant ethnic groups. Translator(s): Volk, Carol. Num Pages: 164 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226867649
ISBN
9780226867649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Hardcover. In 1799, the authors set out to determine whether the Orinoco River connected with the Amazon. This title brings together drawings and detailed texts to achieve multifaceted views of cultures and landscapes across the Americas. Editor(s): Kutzinski, Vera M.; Ette, Ottmar. Series: Alexander von Humboldt in English. Num Pages: 576 pages, 30 colour plates, 41 halftones, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Critical
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226865065
ISBN
9780226865065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.29
€ 65.28

Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones, 2 maps, 5 tables, 18 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226817002
ISBN
9780226817002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. Crime rates in Latin America are among the highest in the world, creating climates of fear and lawlessness in several countries. This title addresses a variety of topics, including the impact of kidnappings on investment, mandatory arrest laws, education in prisons, and the relationship between poverty and crime. Editor(s): Tella, Rafael Di; Edwards, Sebastian; Schargrodsky, Ernesto. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 536 pages, 95 figures, 106 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; JKV; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226791852
ISBN
9780226791852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.88
€ 83.43

Paperback. Offers a penetrating insight into the nature of Colombia's peril. In a nuanced account of the human consequences of a disintegrating state, the author chronicles two weeks in a small town in Colombia's Cauca Valley taken over by paramilitaries that brazenly assassinate adolescent gang members. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226790145
ISBN
9780226790145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. Michael Taussig uses a make-believe Cocaine Museum, which is a parody of the Gold Museum in Colombia's central bank, to illuminate the largely unacknowledged history of Indian and African Colombian miners, now being drawn into cocaine production in the rain forest of Colombia's Pacific coast. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226790091
ISBN
9780226790091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.92

Paperback. A riotously colorful history of adventures, chronicling more than 400 years in the exploration of the world's most formidable and enigmatic river system. Photographs and maps. Num Pages: 344 pages, 30ill.15M. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226763378
ISBN
9780226763378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.00
€ 38.52

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