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The Age of Productivity. Transforming Economies from the Bottom Up.
Carmen Inter-American Development Bank; Idb P...
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
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Condition: New
€ 129.44
€ 129.44
The Age of Productivity. Transforming Economies from the Bottom Up.
Carmen Inter-American Development Bank; Idb P...
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
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Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Hardcover. Despite emancipation from the evils of enslavement in 1838, most people of African origin in the British West Indian colonies continued to suffer serious material deprivation and racial oppression. This book examines the management and treatment of those who became insane, in the period until the Great War. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBTQ; JKSM; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137028624
- ISBN
- 9781137028624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Caribbean Racisms: Connections and Complexities in the Racialization o...
Law, Ian, Tate, Shirley Anne
Hardcover. This book identifies and engages with an analysis of racism in the Caribbean region, providing an empirically-based theoretical re-framing of both the racialisation of the globe and evaluation of the prospects for anti-racism and the post-racial. Series: Mapping Global Racisms. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137287274
- ISBN
- 9781137287274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Hardcover. In 1898, both Cuba and the Philippines achieved their independence from Spain and then immediately became targets of US expansionism. This book presents a comparative analysis of late-nineteenth-century literature and history in Cuba and the Philippines, focusing on the writings of Jose Marti and Jose Rizal to reveal shared anti-imperial struggles. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KJC; 2ADS; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332950
- ISBN
- 9781137332950
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Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Hardcover. Relations between women - like the branches and roots of the mangrove - twist around, across, and within others as they pervade Caribbean letters. Desire between Women in Caribbean Literature elucidates the place of desire between women in Caribbean letters, compelling readers to rethink how to read the structures and practices of sexuality. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340078
- ISBN
- 9781137340078
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Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Hardcover. Recently in the Dominican Republic, a pro-municipal social alliance pressed for decentralization and politicians yielded, seeking power in three-party competition. This study examines how electoral, financial, and administrative power has been dispersed and suggests innovative strategies to maintain decentralizing momentum. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJD; JPH; JPHV; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353115
- ISBN
- 9781137353115
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Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
The Queer Caribbean Speaks: Interviews with Writers, Artists, and Acti...
Kofi Omoniyi Sylvanus Campbell
Hardcover. In most Caribbean countries homosexuality is still illegal and many outside of the region are unaware of how difficult life can be for gay men and lesbians. This book collects interviews with queer Caribbean writers, activists, and citizens and challenges the dominance of Euro-American theories in understanding global queerness. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364838
- ISBN
- 9781137364838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.40
€ 66.40
An Integrated Systems Model for Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Perspec...
Jones, Adele D., Jemmott, Ena Trotman, Mahara...
Hardcover. This book sets out an integrated systems model which utilizes a public health approach and 'whole of society' philosophy for preventing and responding to child sexual abuse. It guides those engaged in policy, practice and planning concerning gender based violence and child abuse towards a more systemic approach to tackling these problems. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; JFFE1; JFFE2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137377654
- ISBN
- 9781137377654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. EPUB Num Pages: 188 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; ASD; AVGH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137382818
- ISBN
- 9781137382818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Coloniality of Diasporas: Rethinking Intra-Colonial Migrations in a Pa...
Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel
Hardcover. Focusing on piracy in the seventeenth century, filibustering in the nineteenth century, intracolonial migrations in the 1930s, metropolitan racializations in the 1950s and 1960s, and feminist redefinitions of creolization and sexile from the 1940s to the 1990s, this book redefines the Caribbean beyond the postcolonial debate. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; 2ADF; 2ADS; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137413062
- ISBN
- 9781137413062
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Telling West Indian Lives: Life Narrative and the Reform of Plantation Slavery Cultures 1804-1834 draws historical and literary attention to life story and narration in the late plantation slavery period. Drawing on new archival research, it highlights the ways written narrative shaped evangelical, philanthropic, and antislavery reform projects. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJW; DS; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441027
- ISBN
- 9781137441027
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Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. Reflecting on the relationship between memory, power, and national identity, this book examines the complex reactions of the people of the Caribbean to the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of the New World. Viala analyzes the ways in which Columbus became a reservoir of metaphors to confront anxieties of the present with myths of the past. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137443748
- ISBN
- 9781137443748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardcover. Disability and Inequality explores the lived experiences of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Jamaica. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; JFFG; JFFJ; JFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137449252
- ISBN
- 9781137449252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardback. Series: Thinking Gender in Transnational Times. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; HBTR; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137449504
- ISBN
- 9781137449504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.74
€ 139.74
Hardcover. This book analyses the life histories of Jamaican men involved in the UK drugs trade, including wholesalers, street dealers, specialist cooks, cutters, and growers. Employing a life history approach, their autobiographical accounts are examined to provide an in-depth and unique insight of their journeys into drugs and crime. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KJWJ; JFFH1; JFSJ2; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137456649
- ISBN
- 9781137456649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Hardcover. Puerto Rican soldiers have been consistently whitewashed out of the narrative of American history despite playing parts in all American wars since WWI. This book examines the online self-representation of Puerto Rican soldiers who served during the War on Terror, focusing on social networking sites, user-generated content, and web memorials. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJP; JFSC; JFSL4; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137457189
- ISBN
- 9781137457189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.31
€ 105.31
Hardcover. This book provides evidence that Labour in Trinidad and Tobago played a vital role in undermining British colonialism and advocating for federation and self-government. Furthermore, there is emphasis on the pioneering efforts of the Labour movement in party politics, social justice, and working class solidarity. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137462329
- ISBN
- 9781137462329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.00
€ 67.00
Hardcover. How did Caribbean rituals helped form new currents in the performing and visual arts of the United States? This book answers this question through an examination of the Caribbean-inspired dance creations of dancer/choreographer Katherine Dunham and the experimental films of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; APF; ASD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137475534
- ISBN
- 9781137475534
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Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Hardcover. This history of the 'Torrid Zone' offers a comprehensive and powerfully rich exploration of the 17th century Anglophone Atlantic world, overturning British and American historiographies and offering instead a vernacular history that skillfully negotiates diverse locations, periodizations, and the fraught waters of ethnicity and gender. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137479990
- ISBN
- 9781137479990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39