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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

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

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

€ 60.49

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
€ 29.90

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
€ 29.90

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

€ 52.85

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

€ 20.99
€ 20.76

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

€ 66.86

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

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

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
€ 25.44

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

€ 47.21

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

€ 71.97

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

€ 82.16

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
€ 32.13

Paperback. Series: Samuel & Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295974262
ISBN
9780295974262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Focuses on the intensity of emotions that brothers and sisters experience when they have a sibling with special needs, and the hard questions they ask Num Pages: 144 pages, 30 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFG; YXF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 253 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295975474
ISBN
9780295975474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
n
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295981529
ISBN
9780295981529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. A classic account of a 1950s sex scandal that depicts middle America's traditional response to homosexuality Series: Columbia Northwest Classics. Num Pages: 360 pages, appendix, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWD; HBJK; HBLW3; JFD; JFSK2; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295981673
ISBN
9780295981673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. The Yanomami and Kayapo, two indigenous groups of the Amazon rainforest, have become internationally known through their dramatic and highly publicized encounters with 'civilization'. This title examines the relationship of the Kayapo and Yanomami to Brazilian society and the wider world. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983622
ISBN
9780295983622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
F Second Printing Used
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985657
ISBN
9780295985657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Since World War II, the biological and technological have been fusing and merging in new ways, resulting in the loss of a distinction between the two. This title deals with the fusion of biological and technological power and the entanglements of biocultures. Editor(s): Smelik, Anneke; Lykke, Nina. Series: In Vivo S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988092
ISBN
9780295988092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988191
ISBN
9780295988191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Discusses the legacies of the treaties with Native American groups in the Pacific Northwest and their relevance as they define our relationship to one another and to the land and its resources. Editor(s): Harmon, Alexandra. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Lecture - Book Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988399
ISBN
9780295988399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988443
ISBN
9780295988443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Presents the results of a collaborative project with Native communities of Southeast Alaska to record indigenous geographic names. Documenting and analyzing more than 3,000 Tlingit, Haida, and other Native names on the land, this book highlights their descriptive force and cultural significance. Editor(s): Thornton, Thomas F. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988580
ISBN
9780295988580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

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