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Paperback. Cuba has long been a social policy pioneer, with ambitious policies to address health care, education, employment, the environment, and social inequalities. Yet facing severe economic challenges, the government may look to learn from its Latin American neighbors. Social Policies and Decentralization in Cuba analyzes these issues in depth. Editor(s): Dominguez, Jorge I.; Arguelle, Maria del Carmen Zabala; Prieto, Mayra Espina. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; GTB; HBJK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
- Publisher
- David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975309
- ISBN
- 9780674975309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.82
€ 27.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. The transformation of the Cuban economy over the last decade is only likely to accelerate. In this edited volume, prominent Cuban economists and sociologists present a clear analysis of Cuba's economic and social circumstances and suggest steps for Cuba to reactivate economic growth and improve the welfare of its citizens. Editor(s): Dominguez, Jorge I.; Villanueva, Omar Everleny Perez; Espina Prieto, Mayra; Barberia, Lorena. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 338 pages, 25 black and white illustrations, 45 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJC; GTF; JPQB; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062436
- ISBN
- 9780674062436
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.54
€ 27.99
€ 24.54
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
€ 54.17€ 50.21
€ 54.17
€ 50.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 382 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674893252
- ISBN
- 9780674893252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.37€ 86.90
€ 96.37
€ 86.90
Hardcover. Here, the author looks at the history and culture of Hispanics in Utah and examines the impact of their widespread conversion from Catholicism to Mormonism. His study examines Hispanic assimilation and acculturation in a setting vastly different from other states. Series: Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 b&w photographs, 5 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890969335
- ISBN
- 9780890969335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896729087
- ISBN
- 9780896729087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.27
€ 43.99
€ 37.27
Hardback. In this important new book Jorge Larrain examines the trajectories of modernity and identity in Latin America and their reciprocal relationships. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3J; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745626239
- ISBN
- 9780745626239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.50
€ 79.50
Paperback. Takes readers inside the war room of the Cuban revolution. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BT; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594030482
- ISBN
- 9781594030482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.61
€ 18.99
€ 17.61
Hardback. Takes the reader inside the war room of the Cuban revolution. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BG; JPS; YQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893554429
- ISBN
- 9781893554429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.69
€ 26.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. Jorge Olivares connects the personal, political, and artistic trajectories of the Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990) to Arenas's insights into the Cuban Revolution, the struggles of exiles, and the politics of sexuality. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353966
- ISBN
- 9780822353966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.85
€ 33.99
€ 30.85
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ehrlich, Jorge S. Num Pages: 163 pages, tables, graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 258 x 16. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 163
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607412311
- ISBN
- 9781607412311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.37€ 88.12
€ 127.37
€ 88.12
Paperback. Offers an introduction that is tailored for a one or two term undergraduate course on North American English pronunciation. This book guides the reader step-by-step through the main concepts and methods of a phonetic and phonological analysis of a representative North American English variety. Num Pages: 311 pages, b/w illus, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2ABM; CJCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776744762
- ISBN
- 9788776744762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.15
€ 43.99
€ 31.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807077870
- ISBN
- 9780807077870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.00
€ 19.99
€ 18.00
Paperback. Offers a collection of academic essays on Canadian literature and culture. This title features essays that are intended to constitute a useful introduction to Anglo-Canadian culture. Editor(s): Carlsen, Jorn. Series: Dolphin S. Num Pages: 219 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772883762
- ISBN
- 9788772883762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.20
€ 15.20
Paperback. Garcilaso Inca de la Vega, a Peruvian mestizo and historian, envisioned Latin America as a multiethnic continent and advanced a humanist interpretation of New World history. In this collection of articles, central aspects of Garcilaso's life and work are reviewed. Editor(s): Anadon, Jose. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 2ADS; BGH; DSBD; HBAH; HBJK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268010379
- ISBN
- 9780268010379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.33
€ 37.99
€ 34.33
Hardback. A day after 'N' first crossed the US border from Mexico, he was caught and then released onto the streets of Tijuana. Undeterred, he crawled back through a tunnel to San Diego, where he entered the United States forever. In this book, he details the constraints, deceptions, and humiliations that characterize alien life "amid the shadows." Series: Latinos in Chicago and the Midwest. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252038310
- ISBN
- 9780252038310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.78
€ 118.78
Paperback. Path Beyond Technology. 224 pages, 20ill. Examines various aspects of the history of the ancient Mayan Indians. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1K; JFHF. Dimension: 227 x 180 x 8. Weight: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Bear & Company
- Edition
- Original ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939680382
- ISBN
- 9780939680382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.68
€ 19.99
€ 19.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608464111
- ISBN
- 9781608464111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.54
€ 39.54
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816669721
- ISBN
- 9780816669721
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. Locates the study of Chicano culture in a social context. This title examines issues of representation and expression in a diverse, exciting assortment of texts - corridos, novels, poems, short stories, punk and hip-hop music, ethnography, paintings, performance, art, and essays. It provides a model for a kind of US cultural studies. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 298 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DQ; DSB; JFC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206823
- ISBN
- 9780520206823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.80
€ 36.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. Entering the debate on American literary history, this study offers a perspective on what constitutes not only the canon of American literature, but also the notion of America itself. The author argues for a conception of American culture which is more responsive to trans-national ideologies. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3658 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822311690
- ISBN
- 9780822311690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
paperback. Saldivar is one of the founders of border studies and one of the most respected senior scholars in American Studies. In this work he introduces the term trans-Americanity as a frame for thinking more hemispherically within a global, world-systems frame. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350835
- ISBN
- 9780822350835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.82
€ 37.82
Paperback. A comprehensive investigation of the New World. It describes the region's natural resources, flora, animals, and terrain, as well as the Amerindians and their religious and political practices. It offers a significant contribution to Renaissance Europe's thinking about the New World. Editor(s): Mangan, Jane E.; Lopez-Morillas, Frances M. Series: Chronicles of a New World Encounter - Latin America in Translation S. Num Pages: 568 pages, 10 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 806. Series: Chronicles of a New World Encounter - Latin America in Translation S. 568 pages, 10 figures,. 3 maps. Editor(s): Mangan, Jane E.; Lopez-Morillas, Frances M. A comprehensive investigation of the New World. It describes the region's natural resources, flora, animals, and terrain, as well as the Amerindians and their religious and political practices. It offers a significant contribution to Renaissance Europe's thinking about the New World. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLH. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 35. Weight: 806.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328452
- ISBN
- 9780822328452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.33
€ 37.99
€ 34.33
Paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 b&w photographs, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AS; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 179 x 252 x 13. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816630158
- ISBN
- 9780816630158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.19
€ 24.99
€ 23.19