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Paperback. Presents an ethnographic account of Pan-Maya cultural activism. This book shows that Pan-Mayanism reflects diverse local, national, and international influences. It explores the movement's attempts to interweave these varied strands into political programs to promote human and cultural rights for Guatemala's indigenous majority. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 table 2 maps 19 line illus. 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSL9; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058825
ISBN
9780691058825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.21

Paperback. Features case studies of movements in Colombia, Guatemala, and Brazil that weigh the degree of success achieved by indigenous leaders in influencing national agendas when governments display ambivalent attitudes about strengthening ethnic diversity. This book addresses the double binds of indigenous organizing and 'working within the system'. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL9; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292791411
ISBN
9780292791411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Deals with the power of stories to educate and heal the heart, mind, body, and spirit. This book demonstrates how an indigenous knowledge system facilitates a valuable meaning-making process through storywork. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTD; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814027
ISBN
9780774814027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.90

Hardback. Editor(s): Nichols, Betty; Weaver, Jeff. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
159
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622574414
ISBN
9781622574414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 235.20
€ 158.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 80 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wings Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916727857
ISBN
9780916727857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 139 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606924068
ISBN
9781606924068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.95
€ 69.24

Hardback. In the spirit of recent works such as Habits of the Heart and The Closing of the American Mind, Ralph Ketcham's Individualism and Public Life asks whether the individualism which has made possible so many of the material advances we enjoy may also be the cause of the shortcomings troubling our society today. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631157731
ISBN
9780631157731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNS; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590339572
ISBN
9781590339572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.90
€ 70.71

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNS; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594547102
ISBN
9781594547102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.78
€ 55.24

Hardcover. Editor(s): Corrigan, Joshua J. Num Pages: 202 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617282720
ISBN
9781617282720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 239.90
€ 161.77

Paperback. Indonesian Notebook contains myriad documents by Indonesian writers, intellectuals, and reporters that provide the largely absent Indonesian perspectives of the 1955 Bandung Conference and of Richard Wright's activities there, adding new depths to the understandings of the conference. It also includes a newly discovered lecture by Wright. Editor(s): Roberts, Brian Russell; Foulcher, Keith. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; DS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 255 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360667
ISBN
9780822360667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.19

Hardback. Industrial Development in a Frontier Economy is pioneering microanalysis of 59 Argentinean corporations between 1890 and 1930 that explains Argentina's failure to develop an efficient manufacturing sector, even as countries in similar circumstances successfully modernized. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804759830
ISBN
9780804759830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.52

hardcover. This book highlights the conceptual utility of relying on macropolitical consensus and lateral autonomy for understanding industrial policy, international bargaining, and technological development, via an unprecedented systematic and multidisciplinary comparison of the Brazilian and Argentine nuclear industries. Num Pages: 332 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; KCP; KNBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 665.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726016
ISBN
9780804726016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.53

Paperback. Series: Literature of American Labor. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; FHP; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
ILR Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875461830
ISBN
9780875461830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

paperback. Series: Thela Latin American S. Num Pages: 301 pages, 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTF; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Thela Thesis
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789055380084
ISBN
9789055380084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.25

Hardback. Industrial workers, not just peasants, played an essential role in the Mexican Revolution. Tracing the introduction of mechanized industry into the Orizaba Valley, Aurora Gomez-Galvarriato argues convincingly that the revolution cannot be understood apart from the Industrial Revolution, and thus provides a fresh perspective on both transformations. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, 4 halftones, 2 maps, 15 graphs, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; KCF; KCM; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072725
ISBN
9780674072725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.92
€ 54.40

paperback. The ten essays in this richly illustrated volume detail Nova Scotia's industrial history. Covering coal, steel, iron, ropeworks, and railways, this work presents a rich and diverse industrial heritage that includes a discussion of the impact of industrialization on humans, the role of external capital, and the involvement of unions. Editor(s): Candow, James E. Num Pages: 225 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBCV; HBTB; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 183 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552660607
ISBN
9781552660607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.30

Paperback. This is a study of the economic, political, and technological forces that have thwarted Mexican efforts to become a competitive member of the international economic community. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725866
ISBN
9780804725866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. In a nation that worships the automobile for the freedom, style, and status that it confers, the Indianapolis 500, run on or near Memorial Day eighty-seven times, is an annual rite of passage celebrating Americans' love affair with speed. Num Pages: 258 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 177 x 15. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574889079
ISBN
9781574889079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.63

Paperback. The difficulties college-educated black women face when trying to date, marry, and have children Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36 tables, 17 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350088
ISBN
9780822350088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive perspective on health and sickness among African Americans. It shows how living in a highly racialized society affects health through multiple social contexts, including neighborhoods, personal and family relationships, and the medical system. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447322825
ISBN
9781447322825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.59

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 81. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JP; KCP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368. Social Europe vs. Liberal America. 248 pages, 46 tables, 35 charts/graphs. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JP; KCP. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489709
ISBN
9780801489709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.47

hardcover. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 81. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801443510
ISBN
9780801443510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 377.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253020604
ISBN
9780253020604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.82

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