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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
€ 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€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
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€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
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
€ 75.24
€ 75.24
Paperback. aeo Includes a new chapter examining the break up of the Russian empire at the end of the Cold War. aeo Provides full coverage of the transfer of power in Hong Kong aeo Places decolonization in the context of 500 years of European global domination. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KJ; 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216025
- ISBN
- 9780631216025
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Condition: New
€ 43.74
€ 43.74
Hardcover. The brutal story of African slavery in the British colonies of the West Indies and North America is told in this history. All aspects of African slavery up to 1776 are covered, including: the situation of women; flight and rebellion; disease and death; and the conditions on the slave ships. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KB; 1KJW; 1QDB; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229599
- ISBN
- 9780631229599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.92
€ 149.92
Paperback. Sweig shatters the mythology surrounding the Cuban Revolution in this compelling revisionist history that reconsiders the roles of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara and restores to a central position the leadership of the Cuban urban underground. 20 halftones. 2 maps. Num Pages: 286 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016125
- ISBN
- 9780674016125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.00
€ 37.99
€ 32.00
Hardback. A short flight from the Florida coast, Hispaniola offers opportunities, not just to photographers, but to evolutionary biologists as well. This book captures the variety of living creatures that have erupted in evolutionary isolation here, and the urgency of scientists racing to give that variety a name before it vanishes. Editor(s): Fernandez, Eladio. Num Pages: 400 pages, 375 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; AJC; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 308 x 261 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674026285
- ISBN
- 9780674026285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.33€ 59.23
€ 60.33
€ 59.23
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.73
€ 27.99
€ 24.73
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
€ 95.86€ 86.41
€ 95.86
€ 86.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691022482
- ISBN
- 9780691022482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.13€ 51.02
€ 65.13
€ 51.02
Paperback. Argues that modern conflicts between Cuba and the United States stem from a long history of US hegemony and Cuban resistance. This title shows what difficulties the smaller country encountered because of US efforts first to make it part of an 'empire of liberty' and later to dominate it by economic methods. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025360
- ISBN
- 9780691025360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.14
€ 53.29
€ 42.14
Paperback. The first book to tell the story of every man trapped in Guantanamo. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JMC; JPVR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326641
- ISBN
- 9780745326641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.51
€ 35.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. Charts Haiti's recent history up to the present, including the 2004 coup, the UN occupation and devastating 2010 earthquake. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332574
- ISBN
- 9780745332574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.73
€ 37.99
€ 29.73
Hardcover. This is the personal story of a middle-class, Jewish, US educated Cuban who joins Che Guevara and Fidel Castro to become a leader in the dramatic and dangerous urban underground during the struggle and ultimate triumph of the revolution, from 1952-1959. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787961695
- ISBN
- 9780787961695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.03
€ 30.99
€ 24.03
Paperback. Illustrator(s): O'Neill, John P.; Anderton, John C.; Dyer, Dale; Schmitt, John. Num Pages: 524 pages, 108, 84 colour plates, 13 black & white halftones, 1 figures, 4 maps, 5 tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 798. 476 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. Illustrator(s): O'Neill, John P. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; PSVW6; WNCB. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473647
- ISBN
- 9780801473647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
Hardback. The first and only comprehensive narrative account of the secret Cuban missile crisis ExComm meetings, by the first historian to hear the tapes of every secretly recorded discussion. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748469
- ISBN
- 9780804748469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.12
€ 46.99
€ 41.12
Paperback. Explores the history of the Dominican Republic as it evolved from the first European colony in the Americas into a modern nation under the rule of Rafael Trujillo. It investigates the social foundations of Trujillo's enduring and brutal dictatorship (1930-1961) and, more broadly, the way power is sustained in such non-democratic regimes. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJD; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751056
- ISBN
- 9780804751056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Hardback. "Sergo Mikoyan, who died in 2010, was a historian specializing in Latin America and in Soviet-Latin American relations. Svetlana Savranskaya is a research fellow at the National Security Archive at George Washington University." Editor(s): Savranskaya, Svetlana. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 616 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762014
- ISBN
- 9780804762014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.10
€ 160.10
Paperback. This book completely transforms our understanding of the actual roles that each of the principal EXCOMM members played in the decision making process that led to a peaceful resolution of the Cuban missile crisis. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804783774
- ISBN
- 9780804783774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59