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Paperback. Conversations with Writers and Artists. 308 pages, black & white illustrations. Since the 1980s, a prolific "second wave" of Chicanolandia writers and artists has tremendously expanded the range of genres and subject matter in Chicanolandia literature and art. This book presents interviews with twenty-one "second wave" Chicanolandia poets, fiction writers, dramatists, documentary filmmakers, and playwrights. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; GTB; JFC. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 19. Weight: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292713123
ISBN
9780292713123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 b&w illustrations, 6 maps, 50 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KLCM; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292716414
ISBN
9780292716414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. An overview of Roman women's roles and functions in religion and, by extension, in Rome's history and culture during both the republic and the empire. This work examines major female deities and cults, to show how conservative Roman society adopted and integrated Greek culture into its mythic history, artistic expressions, and religion. Num Pages: 222 pages, 9 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3D; HRKP; HRLF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292716940
ISBN
9780292716940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Through an analysis of over thirty canonic science fiction (SF) films, including Logan's Run, Star Wars, Blade Runner, Back to the Future, Gattaca, and Minority Report, this title offers an investigation of how SF film since the 1950s has dealt with the issue of race and specifically with the representation of blackness. Num Pages: 212 pages, 55 b&w illus. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717459
ISBN
9780292717459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Aims to capture the metamorphosis of Islamic movement in Iran, from encounters with Great Britain and United States in the 1920s through twenty-first-century struggles between those seeking to reform Islam's role and those who take a defensive stance. This book describes how the extremism of 1960s brought more confidence to Islam-minded Iranians. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 figure, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 539.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717565
ISBN
9780292717565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. This social and cultural history of the provisioning of Salvador, Brazil, as it moved from colony to independent city encompasses a whole society by looking at a broadly defined occupation--the food trade--and showing the connections between and among social categories. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 b&w Photographs, 5 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292723269
ISBN
9780292723269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. Filled with insights into the works of Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, Charlie Chaplin, Jean Rhys, and John Dos Passos, this is a provocative new reading of the relationship between modernist literature and the development of celebrity culture in the early twentieth century. Series: Literary Modernism Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292723399
ISBN
9780292723399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Paperback. An anthology of vibrant responses to Alma Lopez's controversial print Our Lady, exploring critical issues of censorship, religion, and the female body. Editor(s): Gaspar de Alba, Alicia; Lopez, Alma. Series: Chicana Matters Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 color and 34 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AGR; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Pap/DVD
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726420
ISBN
9780292726420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. From the sweaty summer days of a junky's nightmare to the bittersweet success of true surrender and emergence into a new way of life, Border Junkies paints a searing, first-hand portrait of addiction, poverty, and recovery on the U.S.-Mexico border Series: Inter-America Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, 26 b&w photos in section. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; JFFA; JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726833
ISBN
9780292726833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. Drawing on a wealth of oral histories from pioneering Chicana activists, as well as the vibrant print culture through which they articulated their agenda and built community, this book presents the first full-scale investigation of the social and political factors that led to the development of Chicana feminism. Series: Chicana Matters Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KLC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JFSJ1; JFSL4; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726901
ISBN
9780292726901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Comprehensive study of one of the world's great indigenous arts explores issues surrounding dreams and visions, ranging from what shamanic vision is to how artists use vision and how they perceive the soul in relation to their art Num Pages: 311 pages, 43 b&w, 24 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFW; HRLK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292728769
ISBN
9780292728769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.25

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
1 Reprint
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292728899
ISBN
9780292728899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

Hardback. One of the world's leading authorities presents a major overview of the Moche, one of pre-Columbian America's greatest civilizations, renowned for its monumental architecture, metalwork, ceramics, and textiles Series: The William and Bette Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 colour and 62 b&w photographs, 23 line drawings, 1 map, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1KLSX; HDD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292737594
ISBN
9780292737594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292743403
ISBN
9780292743403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. A timely, accessible study - bolstered by startling statistics - of the sparse coverage of Latinos on network evening news and the social inequity perpetuated by the frequently negative tone of the few news stories that do spotlight Latinos Num Pages: 317 pages, 8 charts/graphs, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JFD; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292743748
ISBN
9780292743748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. A state-of-the-art primer on digital applications for social scientists, with explorations of the emerging field of hypermedia ethnography Num Pages: 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
127
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292744332
ISBN
9780292744332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Hardback. Uncovers the effects of decades of war and gang violence on the lives of youths in Central America and in refugee communities in the United States Translator(s): Auyero, Javier. Num Pages: 184 pages, 105 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; AJCR; JFFE; JFSP1; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 276 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292744394
ISBN
9780292744394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.95

Paperback. An interpretative racial history of Mexican Americans, focusing on racial foundations and race relations from pre-Hispanic times to the present. It uses the concept of racialisation to describe the process through which Spanish, Mexican and US authorities constructed racial status hierarchies. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 389 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292752542
ISBN
9780292752542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Hardcover. Draws on thirty-five years of fieldwork (1965-1990) in the region to present a masterful ethnographic historical account of how nine communities in the Oaxaca Valley have striven to maintain land, livelihood, and civility in the face of transformational and cumulative change across five centuries. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 403 pages, 62 b&w photos, 7 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 814. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292754768
ISBN
9780292754768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Paperback. Dismantles the discourses that "frame" women who rebel against patriarchal strictures as "bad women" and offers empowering models of struggle, resistance, and rebirth. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 colour and 37 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292758506
ISBN
9780292758506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.78

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