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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€ 24.70
€ 27.99
€ 24.70
Hardback. Series: Cultural Politics S. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 1KLCN; AN; JFS; JHM; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816624805
- ISBN
- 9780816624805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Paperback. Explores Palo, a Kongo-inspired 'society of affliction' that is poorly understood at the margins of Cuban popular religion. This title draws upon the critiques of Western metaphysics, revealing what this little known practice can tell us about sensation, transformation, and redemption in the Black Atlantic. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468. Quita Manaquita and Palo Praise in Cuba. 328 pages. Explores Palo, a Kongo-inspired 'society of affliction' that is poorly understood at the margins of Cuban popular religion. This title draws upon the critiques of Western metaphysics, revealing what this little known practice can tell us about sensation, transformation, and redemption in the Black Atlantic. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JHMC. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight: 452.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520256842
- ISBN
- 9780520256842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Investigates the social and sexual world of these sea rovers Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814712368
- ISBN
- 9780814712368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Hardback. A look at how West African and Caribbean Francophone writers use rhythm, music, and sound to create and negotiate identity Series: African Soundscapes Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KJ; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- American Literatures Initiative
- SKU
- V9781439900314
- ISBN
- 9781439900314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.77
€ 57.77
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 357 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AFTB; AJC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1168.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325960
- ISBN
- 9780764325960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.42
€ 48.99
€ 32.42
Paperback. Examines the creation of an essentialist view of nationhood based on a peasant culture and a "unifying" Hispanic heritage, and the ways in which grassroots organizations challenge and reconfigure definitions of national identity through their own activities and representations. Series: Puerto Rican Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJP; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566395496
- ISBN
- 9781566395496
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Hardback. Addressing a range of topics - civic clubs and folkloric societies, science, public health and agrarian policies, popular culture, national memory, and the intersection of race and labor, this title features contributors who explore how a broad spectrum of Cubans embraced a political and civic culture of national self-realization. Editor(s): Palmer, Steven; Piqueras, Jose Antonio; Sanchez Cobos, Amparo. Num Pages: 376 pages, 36 photos, 1 table, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBG; HBJF; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 645.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356301
- ISBN
- 9780822356301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.81
€ 115.81
Paperback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814761120
- ISBN
- 9780814761120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Hardback. In October 1962, the fate of the world hung on the American response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. That response was informed by hours of discussions between John F Kennedy and his top advisers. This title reveals how conversational practices and dynamics shaped Kennedy's perception of the options available to him. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJPK; HBTW; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151311
- ISBN
- 9780691151311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.70
€ 54.99
€ 39.70
Paperback. Explores popular religious music and dance from the Caribbean Series: Ethnomusicology Multimedia. Num Pages: 182 pages, 28 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; AVGE; HRLF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223371
- ISBN
- 9780253223371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Hardback. This volume deals with the general issues of the causes and consequences of the rise of so-called free labor from slavery and serfdom in Europe, the United States, and the Caribbean over the past four to five centuries, and points to the many complications and paradoxical aspects of this change. Editor(s): Engerman, Stanley L. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1KJ; JHBL; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735216
- ISBN
- 9780804735216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06
€ 92.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 41. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JF; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475283
- ISBN
- 9780801475283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.92
€ 46.99
€ 41.92
Paperback. In 1946 and 1953, Irving "Ben" Rouse led archaeological excavations at prehistoric to protohistoric sites on the island of Trinidad. This book presents an analysis of these excavations - until now unpublished. Series: Yale University Publications in Anthropology, Yale Peabody Museum. Num Pages: 193 pages, 86 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913516287
- ISBN
- 9780913516287
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Condition: New
€ 76.90€ 59.72
€ 76.90
€ 59.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Aspekt,The Netherlands Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789059113862
- ISBN
- 9789059113862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.53
€ 16.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. Containing a wealth of new scholarship and rare primary documents, The Black Jacobins Reader provides a comprehensive analysis of C. L. R. James's classic history of the Haitian Revolution. Editor(s): Forsdick, Charles; Hogsbjerg, Christian. Series: The C. L. R. James Archives. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; DSR; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362012
- ISBN
- 9780822362012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Hardback. Containing a wealth of new scholarship and rare primary documents, The Black Jacobins Reader provides a comprehensive analysis of C. L. R. James's classic history of the Haitian Revolution. Editor(s): Forsdick, Charles; Hogsbjerg, Christian. Series: The C. L. R. James Archives. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; DSR; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361848
- ISBN
- 9780822361848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.57
€ 128.57
Paperback. Beijing 2008, the 100 metres final: Usain Bolt slows down, beats his chest, metres clear of his nearest rival, his face filled with the euphoria of a young man utterly in thrall to his extraordinary physical talent. It is one of the greatest sporting moments. This book reveals the secrets of Usain Bolt and the Jamaican sprint factory. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; WSBX; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224092319
- ISBN
- 9780224092319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.76
€ 13.99
€ 10.76
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; 1KJH; HBJK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362470
- ISBN
- 9780822362470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.83
€ 110.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; 1KJH; HBJK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362623
- ISBN
- 9780822362623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51