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Hardback. Between 1848 and 1851, Lopez tried five times to dislodge Cuba's Spanish government. This text recounts Lopez's daring invasions of Cuba and reveals how he was assisted by New York steam ship magnates, penny press editors, Cuban industrialists and northern democratic urban bosses. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 803.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916736
ISBN
9780813916736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.84

hardcover. Novelists and poets from Ireland and the anglophone Caribbean have long been separated by literary histories. This title recognizes an integral history shared by these two poetic and political traditions, arising from their common transatlantic history in relation to the British empire and their common spaces of migration in New York and London. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927794
ISBN
9780813927794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.46

hardcover. Combining research, political philosophy, and intellectual history, this book explores the invention of universal emancipation - both in the context of the Age of Enlightenment and in relation to certain key figures and trends in contemporary political philosophy. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928029
ISBN
9780813928029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.61

Hardback. Taking up the challenge of redefining modernity from a Caribbean perspective instead of assuming that the North Atlantic view of modernity is universal, this book shows how the Caribbean's contributions to the modern world not only provide an accurate account of the past but also have the potential to change the way in which we imagine the future. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; AB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928579
ISBN
9780813928579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.51

hardcover. Shows how the modern Caribbean authors deploy their historical imagination in order to assess and re-evaluate the elusive and often conflicted origins of their own modernity like the Enlightenment and the Age of Revolution in the Caribbean. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; 2ADF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813929798
ISBN
9780813929798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.13

Hardback. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935058
ISBN
9780813935058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.54

Hardback. Series: Early American Histories. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps, 14 charts, 176 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938318
ISBN
9780813938318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.95

Hardback. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 graph, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KJH; DSK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938936
ISBN
9780813938936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.05

Hardcover. Provides an overview of the historical events that have taken place and shaped the islands of the Caribbean Sea. This volume contains information on topics such as women pirates, meals eaten by slaves, and the cultural preference for strong leaders in the region. Series: A Brief History of... Num Pages: 320 pages, black-&-white photographs & illustrations, maps, index, bibliography, suggested reading,. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Facts on File
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816070213
ISBN
9780816070213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.57

Hardcover. Studying cultural memory of the Grenada Revolution as it surfaces in literature, music, the visual arts, law, landscape, and everyday life, this book approaches the 1979-1983 Grenada Revolution as a pan-Caribbean event. Puri reveals the deep consequences for Caribbean politics and culture even today. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 51 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KJWWG; 3JJPL; DSBH5; HBTV; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230120327
ISBN
9780230120327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.29

Hardback. What is 'authoritarian rule' and is it best studied? Using the Dominican Republic, this book investigates new methods of analysis, arguing that it should be imperative to approach authoritarian histories -- like other histories -- on the basis of detailed investigations of power relationships, everyday practices and meanings. Num Pages: 261 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJD; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230609532
ISBN
9780230609532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.81

Hardback. Fifty years after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution and the establishment of a Marxist-Leninist regime in Cuba, the two fundamental dimensions of this historical phenomenon are the survival of the system created by Fidel Castro and the policy of the United States to terminate it. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230619265
ISBN
9780230619265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.82
€ 45.12

Hardcover. This journal, originally kept as part of a study of race and ethnic relations in Trinidad, records daily field experiences where the observers/researchers were engaged in participant observation. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230622005
ISBN
9780230622005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.89

Hardback. Age of Productivity offers a look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the developed world. The authors look beyond the traditional macro explanations and dig all the way down to the industry and firm level to uncover the causes. Editor(s): Pages, Carmen. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 713.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230623507
ISBN
9780230623507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.18

paperback. Age of Productivity offers a look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the developed world. The authors look beyond the traditional macro explanations and dig all the way down to the industry and firm level to uncover the causes. Editor(s): Pages, Carmen. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230623521
ISBN
9780230623521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.18

Hardcover. Following the 2010 earthquake catastrophe, this book examines the economic and political challenges facing Haiti. It presents an overview of the country's economic history, and seeks new prospects for economic growth and development in the future. Editor(s): Lundahl, Mats. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JMC; JFFC; KCM; KCP; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480. Essays on Underdevelopment and Post Disaster Prospects. 304 pages, 2. Editor(s): Lundahl, Mats. Following the 2010 earthquake catastrophe, this book examines the economic and political challenges facing Haiti. It presents an overview of the country's economic history, and seeks new prospects for economic growth and development in the future. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JMC; JFFC; KCM; KCP; KCZ. Dimension: 196 x 145 x 24. Weight: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230289413
ISBN
9780230289413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.83

Hardcover. This discussion of Cuba's international policies in education shows how Cuba shares its educational resources with other countries. The postcolonial critique underlying the book explores Cuba's role in relation to how the disengagement from colonial legacies in education is taking place in many countries. Editor(s): Hickling-Hudson, Anne; Gonzalez, Jorge Corona; Preston, Rosemary. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JNA; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230338807
ISBN
9780230338807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.65
€ 85.15

Hardcover. This is a lyrical and timely collection that explores the meaning of home and identity for Cubans living on the island, as well as for those in far-flung locations around the globe. Editor(s): Behar, Ruth; Suarez, Lucia M. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 258 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230600768
ISBN
9780230600768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.98

Hardcover. This collection examines Cuban cultural production during the Special Period of the 1990s, following the collapse of the Soviet Bloc. Contributors address the cultural forms; and the associated ethics and practices of labour, leisure, and bureaucratic organization that arose in the transformation of the socialist cultural infrastructure. Editor(s): Hernandez-Reguant, Ariana. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 236 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPR; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606548
ISBN
9780230606548
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.82
€ 44.96

Hardcover. An overview of information recently released by the former Soviet Union, the USA and Cuba. The collection, edited by a long-time student of the crisis, is an up-to-date work that bears on a moment when the world, for good cause, held its breath in fear that the morning might bring the apocalypse. Editor(s): Nathan, James A. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312060695
ISBN
9780312060695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

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