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Paperback. The Umbanda religion summons the spirits of old slaves and Brazilian Indians to speak through the mouths of mediums in trance. This book describes its many aspects and explores its place within the lives of a variety of practitioners. It places Umbanda spiritual beliefs and practices within the broader context of Brazilian history and culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRQM2; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Edition
8/16/09
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826347336
ISBN
9780826347336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.69

paperback. Panama is an ethnically diverse country with a recent history of political conflict which makes the representation of historical memory an especially complex and important task for the country's museums. This book studies new museum projects in Panama with the aim of identifying the dominant narratives that are being formed.. Series: Museums and Diversity. Num Pages: 192 pages, 52 ills. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; GM; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452405
ISBN
9780857452405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.82

paperback. Drawing on decades of fieldwork in a high-emigration town in central Mexico, as well as nearly a thousand interviews, this title investigates who migrates, how people-smuggling operates, whether border enforcement affects decisions to migrate, and migration's impact on family, health, and hometown economy. Editor(s): Cornelius, Wayne A.; Fitzgerald, David; Borger, Scott. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Lynne Rienner United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780980056006
ISBN
9780980056006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.57

hardcover. A unique compilation of diverse sources, many in English translation for the first time, this book documents the Mexican Revolution, explains its popular and agrarian nature, and helps to clarify its often perplexing conflicts, alliances, and issues. Series: Fighting Words. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Greenwood United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846450372
ISBN
9781846450372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.69

paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSJ1; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816674671
ISBN
9780816674671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.13

hardcover. Brings together a broad community of scholars to explore the history of illicit and alternative sexualities in Latin America's colonial and early national periods. This title examines how "the unnatural" came to inscribe certain sexual acts and desires as criminal and sinful, and more. Editor(s): Tortorici, Zeb. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b/w, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
California University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288140
ISBN
9780520288140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.95
€ 54.12

paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252062889
ISBN
9780252062889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.22

paperback. Exploring the past, present, and future of ethnic Mexicans in California Editor(s): Gutierrez, Ramon A.; Zavella, Patricia. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 line drawings; 22 maps/graphs; 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCM; JFSL4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076077
ISBN
9780252076077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.22

Hardback. Editor(s): Foster, Derrick A. Num Pages: 103 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1KL; KNBT; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
103
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624175695
ISBN
9781624175695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.37
€ 136.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Joignant, Alfredo; Morales, Mauricio; Fuentes, Claudio. Num Pages: 343 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF; JFC; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137599872
ISBN
9781137599872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.63

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754830795
ISBN
9780754830795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.07

Paperback. Demonstrates how research has benefited rice growers and increased production. The book describes the life cycle of a rice crop and explains how research is conducted and how the results end up growing in a farmer's field. The text focuses on Asia and Latin America. Num Pages: 204 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KLC; 1KLS; GTF; KNAC; RNU; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228294
ISBN
9780807845936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. This ethnography focuses on Yanomami shamanism, especially in the context of cultural change. The author interweaves ethnographic material with theoretical components of a holographic principle, or the "part is equal to the whole." This book fills a gap in the study of Yanomami people and enriches understanding of this ancient phenomenon. Num Pages: 316 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 1KLSV; HRKP; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782388173
ISBN
9781782388173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.60

Paperback. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 435 pages, 187 color and 120 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 286 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1710.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477308042
ISBN
9781477308042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 53.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Montoya, Richard; Preciado, Selene. Num Pages: 81 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; ACBS; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 266 x 10. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Fowler Museum at UCLA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990762621
ISBN
9780990762621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JPSN; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477309407
ISBN
9781477309407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.27

Paperback. After decades of bloodshed and political terror, many lament the rise of the left in Latin America. With Guatemala as the case study, this title argues that the Latin American Cold War was a struggle not between political liberalism and Soviet communism but two visions of democracy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Second Edition, Updated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306902
ISBN
9780226306902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; HBJK; HBTQ; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608467129
ISBN
9781608467129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.18

Hardback. Editor(s): Gutierrez, Melody. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL4; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634858151
ISBN
9781634858151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.11
€ 153.68

Paperback. Threatened by violence, Chinese Mexicans strengthened their ties to China-both Nationalist and Communist - as a means of safeguarding their presence. This book tracks Chinese Mexican transnational political activities in the wake of the anti-Chinese campaigns that crossed Mexico in 1931. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 b/w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KLCM; HBJF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290204
ISBN
9780520290204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

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