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Hardback. Scholarship related to environmental questions in Latin America has only recently begun to coalesce around citizenship as both an empirical site of inquiry and an analytical frame of reference. This has led to a series of new insights and perspectives, but few efforts have been made to bring these various approaches into a sustained conversation.. Editor(s): Latta, Alex; Wittman, Hannah. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHMC; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488. Natures, Subjects and Struggles. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. 260 pages, 1 table, 2 ills. Editor(s): Latta, Alex; Wittman, Hannah. Scholarship related to environmental questions in Latin America has only recently begun to coalesce around citizenship as both an empirical site of inquiry and an analytical frame of reference. This has led to a series of new insights and perspectives, but few efforts have been made to bring these various approaches into a sustained conversation. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHMC; RNK. Dimension: 151 x 237 x 19. Weight: 488.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457479
- ISBN
- 9780857457479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.39
€ 152.39
Paperback. Chomsky's combative lectures from Nicaragua during the Cold War period, given at the height of his intellectual prowess. Series: Chomsky Perspectives. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745335445
- ISBN
- 9780745335445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.66
€ 33.99
€ 22.66
Hardback. The author scrutinizes the claim that legal recognition of local water rights would reduce water conflict and increase water security and equality for peasant and indigenous water users. Peru's and Bolivia's case studies demonstrate how formalization policies, while aiming to enhance inclusion, actually reinforce exclusion of the marginalized. Series: Environment, Politics and Social Change. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSR; JP; RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137545220
- ISBN
- 9781137545220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107635241
- ISBN
- 9781107635241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.10
€ 31.99
€ 30.10
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tilman
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909461161
- ISBN
- 9781909461161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.51
€ 16.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. Explores Wari' conceptions of person, body, and spirit, as well as indigenous understandings of memory and emotion, to explain why the Wari' felt that corpses must be destroyed and why they preferred cannibalism over cremation. This book shows why, in Wari' terms, it was considered the most honorable and compassionate way of treating the dead. Num Pages: 317 pages, 15 halftones, 3 maps, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292712362
- ISBN
- 9780292712362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. The Incas is a captivating exploration of one of the greatest civilizations ever seen. Seamlessly drawing on history, archaeology, and ethnography, this thoroughly updated new edition integrates advances made in hundreds of new studies conducted over the last decade. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 566 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444331158
- ISBN
- 9781444331158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.57
€ 38.57
Hardback. Taking in the celebrated, and reviled, period of Niemeyer's primacy in Brazilian architecture, this meticulous history examines the controversies, achievements, and failures in constructing spaces, buildings, and cities in South America's most dynamic country. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461454304
- ISBN
- 9781461454304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.99
€ 122.99
Hardback. The state of Yucatan has its own distinct culinary tradition, and local people are constantly thinking and talking about food. They use it as a vehicle for social relations but also to distinguish themselves from "Mexicans." This book examines the politics surrounding regional cuisine.. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFCV; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452207
- ISBN
- 9780857452207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.70
€ 163.70
Hardcover. Thomas Murray's The Story of the Irish in Argentina was first published in New York in 1919. During the nineteenth century, nearly 45,000 Irish-born individuals emigrated to Argentina. They were members of medium tenant families from Westmeath, Longford, Offaly, and Wexford (though Dublin, Cork, and Clare were well represented). Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KLSA; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184745
- ISBN
- 9781859184745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. When James Miles and his best friend Paul Loseby were caught smuggling ten kilos of cocaine out of Caracas, Venezuela, they couldn't deny their guilt. This title tells the true-life story of how two men endured untold savagery in the most appalling conditions. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; BTP; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091946791
- ISBN
- 9780091946791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226121505
- ISBN
- 9780226121505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.90€ 130.27
€ 152.90
€ 130.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Frazier, Lessie Jo; Hurtig, Janise; Solar, Rosario Montoya Del. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403960405
- ISBN
- 9781403960405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.71
€ 63.71
Paperback. Along with a fresh translation of Azuela's classic novel, this volume offers an introduction setting the work in its historical, literary, and political contexts. Related texts include contemporary reviews of Azuela's work, excerpts from John Reed's "Insurgent Mexico", and selections from Azuela's correspondence. Translator(s): Pellon, Gustavo. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208346
- ISBN
- 9780872208346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.42
€ 17.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. "First published in Brazil as A formaocao das almas, by Companhia das Letras, 1990"--T.p. verso. Translator(s): Lander, Clifford. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JPHL; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035266
- ISBN
- 9780268035266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
Hardcover. The definitive bible on Mexican home-cooking by Mexico's leading culinary authority, Margarita Carrillo Arronte. Translator(s): Heining, Anne. Num Pages: 704 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 276 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1962.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714867526
- ISBN
- 9780714867526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 39.05
€ 52.99
€ 39.05
Paperback. Series: David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, 12 illus & 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JH; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press Massachusetts
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228094
- ISBN
- 9780674015807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This book constructs Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the practices of living Maya peoples. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 figures, 22 b&w plates, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; ACBK; JFHF; JHMC; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292752269
- ISBN
- 9780292752269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; HBJK; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 23.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493009718
- ISBN
- 9781493009718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.26
€ 17.99
€ 15.26
Paperback. The Andean nation of Ecuador derives much of its revenue from petroleum that is extracted from its vast Upper Amazonian rain forest, which is home to ten indigenous nationalities. This book presents a trenchant ethnography of history, ecology, imagery, and cosmology to focus on shamans, ceramic artists, myth, ritual, and political engagements. Num Pages: 336 pages, 29 photographs; 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074790
- ISBN
- 9780252074790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Series: Arkana S. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BG; VXWM; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 6th Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140193664
- ISBN
- 9780140193664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.91
€ 16.99
€ 14.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- HAU
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780997367546
- ISBN
- 9780997367546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.11
€ 35.99
€ 28.11
Paperback. Winner of the 1997 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature, Paul Pritchard's Deep Play is a unique, stylish and timeless commentary reflecting the pressures and rewards of climbing some of the world's hardest and most challenging rock climbs. It is a unique first-hand account of what many consider to be the last great era in British climbing. Num Pages: 168 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 1DBKWN; 1KLS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308. Climbing the World's Most Dangerous Routes. 168 pages, 8pp colour plates. Winner of the 1997 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature, Paul Pritchard's Deep Play is a unique, stylish and timeless commentary reflecting the pressures and rewards of climbing some of the world's hardest and most challenging rock climbs. It is a unique first-hand account of what many consider to be the last great era in British climbing. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 1DBKWN; 1KLS; WSZG. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 15. Weight: 308.
- Publisher
- Vertebrate
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906148584
- ISBN
- 9781906148584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. A concise book on Venezuela, told through the lens of oil on the country's politics, economy, culture, and international relations Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199783281
- ISBN
- 9780199783281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.37
€ 17.99
€ 17.37