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Paperback. Visitors to Cuba will notice that Afro-Cuban figures and references are everywhere. In this book, the author examines how the animation of Cuba's colonial past and African heritage through such figures and performances not only reflects but also shapes the Cuban experience of Blackness. Num Pages: 344 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226119052
ISBN
9780226119052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. In this book, Dunham reveals how her anthropological research, her work in dance, and her fascination for the people and cults of Haiti worked their spell, catapulting her into experiences that she was often lucky to survive. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; ASD; HRQX5; HRQX9; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 42. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226171135
ISBN
9780226171135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. Originating in Cuba in 1897, yellow fever shuttered businesses, paralyzed trade, and caused tens of thousand of people living in the southern United States to abandon their homes and flee for their lives. This title uncovers how the devastating power of this virus profoundly shaped the relationship between the two countries. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; MBNS; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226218120
ISBN
9780226218120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. Embarking on an ethnographic journey to the inner barrios of Havana among practitioners of Ifa, a prestigious Afro-Cuban tradition of divination, this book reevaluates Western ideas about truth in light of the practices and ideas of a wildly different, and highly respected, model. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 halftones, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HRKT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226349213
ISBN
9780226349213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. This anthology collects descriptions, poems, narratives, satires and essays written in and about the British West Indies between 1657 and 1777. It offers period commentaries on slavery, colonialism, gender relations, African and European history, natural history, agriculture and medicine. Editor(s): Krise, Thomas W. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DQ; DSBD; HBJK; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226453927
ISBN
9780226453927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Hardcover. The research Alexander von Humboldt amassed during his five-year trek through the Americas in the early 19th century proved foundational to the fields of botany and geology. But his visit to Cuba during this time yielded observations that extended far beyond the natural world. This title presents a physical and cultural study of the island nation. Editor(s): Kutzinski, Vera M.; Ette, Ottmar. Num Pages: 496 pages, 115 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226465678
ISBN
9780226465678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.82
€ 69.67

Paperback. Examines art music by Haitian and African American composers who were inspired by Haiti's history as a nation created by slave revolt. This title also highlights the contributions of many Haitian and African American composers who wrote music that brought rhythms and melodies of the Vodou ceremony to local and international audiences. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 halftones, 28 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AVGW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Enlarged edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468655
ISBN
9780226468655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.52

Paperback. Saint Domingue (Haiti) was the world's richest colony in the eighteenth century and home to an active society of science - one of only three in the world at that time. This study of the colon raises questions about the relationship between science and society that historians of the colonial experience are grappling with today. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 figures, 4 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226514673
ISBN
9780226514673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Analyzes men who have sex with male tourists, yet identify themselves as "normal" hetero-sexual men and struggle to maintain this status within their relationships with wives and girlfriends. This book is suitable for those concerned with health and sexuality in the Caribbean or beyond. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 halftones, 1 map, 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJD; JFFH2; JFMX; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644363
ISBN
9780226644363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.58

Hardcover. Traces the Caribbean from its pre-Columbian state through European contact and colonialism to the rise of US hegemony and the economic turbulence of the twenty-first century. This volume begins with a discussion of the region's diverse geography and challenging ecology and features an in-depth look at the transatlantic slave trade. Editor(s): Palmie, Stephan; Scarano, Francisco A. Num Pages: 624 pages, 71 halftones, 2 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1383.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226645063
ISBN
9780226645063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.71
€ 86.49

Paperback. The successful slave uprising, the Haitian Revolution gave birth to first independent black republic of modern era. Numerous narratives of these events survive. This book unearths these documents and presents excerpts from more than a dozen accounts written by white colonists trying to come to grips with a world that had suddenly disintegrated. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBG; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675831
ISBN
9780226675831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.22

Paperback. This volume presents a comprehensive description and analysis of the animal community of the tropical rain forest at El Verde, Puerto Rico. The contributors weave the strands of information about the energy flow within the forest into a tool for understanding community dynamics known as a food web. Num Pages: 628 pages, 50 halftones, 77 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJP; PSTS; PSV; RGBL; RNC; RNK; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
628
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226706009
ISBN
9780226706009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.99
€ 59.65

Paperback. On October 15, 1994, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was returned to power as Haiti's leader. In a blend of political, historical and moral concerns, the author of this study here provides an account of Aristide's reinstatement and explores the uncertain fate of democracy in Haiti. Num Pages: 310 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226776279
ISBN
9780226776279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. The Caribbean "market woman" is ingrained in the popular imagination as the archetype of black womanhood in the region. Challenging this stereotype, this work offers a complex picture by documenting the history of international traders who travel abroad to import and export consumer goods sold in the public markets of Kingston, Jamaica. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; JFSJ1; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226841229
ISBN
9780226841229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardback. Using Dominicans in New York City as a case study, Ramona Hernandez challenges the old belief that workers necessarily migrate from one region to another because of supply and demand or because of a de facto government policy to make people leave or stay. As a result, she shows that the traditional correlation between migration and economic progress does not always hold true. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KJD; 3JJP; 3JM; JFFN; JHBL; KCB; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116220
ISBN
9780231116220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.12
€ 79.12

Hardback. Series: Gender, Theory, and Religion. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HRK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173162
ISBN
9780231173162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.85
€ 83.14

Hardback. Examines nonfiction film and nation building to better understand documentary film as a tool to create powerful historical and political narratives Series: New Directions in National Cinemas. Num Pages: 290 pages, 19 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KJC; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253007643
ISBN
9780253007643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.02

Paperback. Examines nonfiction film and nation building to better understand documentary film as a tool to create powerful historical and political narratives Series: New Directions in National Cinemas. Num Pages: 290 pages, 19 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KJC; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253007667
ISBN
9780253007667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Haitian scholars and practitioners examine the intersections of Vodou and Haitian society Editor(s): Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick; Michel, Claudine. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KJH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218537
ISBN
9780253218537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Imagines Cuba's future after the "poof moment" - when the current regime will no longer exist. This volume does not try to predict how and when the Castro regime will end, but instead considers the possible consequences of change. Each chapter takes up a basic issue: politics, the military, the legal system, civil society, and US-Cuba relations. Editor(s): Perez-Stable, Marifeli. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; GTB; JFC; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038915
ISBN
9780268038915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Provides an introduction to the most prominent artists and musical styles that have emerged in Cuba since 1959, and to the policies that have shaped artistic life. Tracing the development of dance styles, nueva trova, folkloric drumming, and other forms, this book describes how the arts have become a point of negotiation between individuals. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 367 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 13 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AV; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616. Cultural Change in Socialist Cuba. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. 367 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 13 music examples. Provides an introduction to the most prominent artists and musical styles that have emerged in Cuba since 1959, and to the policies that have shaped artistic life. Tracing the development of dance styles, nueva trova, folkloric drumming, and other forms, this book describes how the arts have become a point of negotiation between individuals. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AV; HBTB. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247116
ISBN
9780520247116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Guantanamo has become a symbol of what has gone wrong in the War on Terror. This history of the women and men who worked on the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay tells the story of US-Cuban relations from a fresh perspective, and at the same time, shows how neocolonialism, empire, and revolution transformed the lives of everyday people. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255401
ISBN
9780520255401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.26

Paperback. Based on fieldwork in Haiti and in three cities of the Haitian diaspora - Miami, Montreal, and Paris - this study offers a portrait of the power of faith for immigrants. It explores the struggles and joys of Haitian Catholics in these three very different cities. Num Pages: 302 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBBFL; 1KBCQ; 1KJH; HRCC7; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260368
ISBN
9780520260368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.26

Paperback. Investigates the origins of contemporary African American Vernacular English (AAVE), one of the oldest, yet unsolved, questions in sociolinguistics. This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of tense and aspect as manifested in recorded conversations with 101 former slaves and their descendants. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 48. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1KJ; 2ABM; CFB; CFFD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631212669
ISBN
9780631212669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.65

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