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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. Drawing on oral histories and a close study of daily life in rural Guyana, the author chronicles the complex struggles of the citizens of Guyana to form a unified national culture against the pulls of ethnic, racial, religious, and class identities. Num Pages: 343 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSG; JFC; JFSL3; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822311195
- ISBN
- 9780822311195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
paperback. Series: Thela Latin American S. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; GTF; LNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Thesis Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789051705829
- ISBN
- 9789051705829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.17
€ 29.99
€ 25.17
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 b&w. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSG; JFSJ; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Transcript Publishing Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837635478
- ISBN
- 9783837635478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.23€ 42.26
€ 53.23
€ 42.26
Hardback. Presents an overview of the development of sports in Latin America. This book illustrates how and why sport has become a central part of the political, economic, and social life of the region and the repercussions of its role. It covers basketball, baseball, volleyball, cricket, soccer, and equestrian events in Latin America. Editor(s): Arbena, Joseph L.; LaFrance, David G. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 241 pages, suggested readings. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; GTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028202
- ISBN
- 9780842028202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.25
€ 147.25
Hardback. This pioneering text is the first comprehensive account of the philosophy, practical applications and wider relevance of Spiritist therapies to be published in English. Providing important new insights into this rich tradition, this text will be of interest to mental health professionals and alternative and complementary health practitioners. Editor(s): Bragdon, Emma. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 251 x 27. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848190597
- ISBN
- 9781848190597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.87
€ 101.87
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€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654386
- ISBN
- 9780875654386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.03
€ 31.99
€ 27.03
Paperback. What happens to a revolutionary town after the revolution? This anthropological history studies the Namiquipan peasants, who supported Pancho Villa in the revolution of 1910-1920, but who now consider themselves mere "spent cartridges" of a struggle that benefitted other classes. Num Pages: 242 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; HBTV; JHM; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226607429
- ISBN
- 9780226607429
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.56
€ 42.99
€ 33.56
Paperback. Specters of Revolution examines the development of two guerrilla insurgencies led by schoolteachers in Mexico during the 1960s. Relying upon recently declassified documents and oral histories, it chronicles a history of nonviolent peasant political action, underscored by long-held rural utopian ideals, radicalized by persistent state terror. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 hts. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199936595
- ISBN
- 9780199936595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Hardback. Drawing on archival research, this illuminating study shows how residents of all ethnicities in three colonial boomtowns used festivals to redefine wealth and present themselves as more than subjects of European power. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JF; ACN; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310502
- ISBN
- 9781477310502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.31
€ 96.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JF; ACN; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 275 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310977
- ISBN
- 9781477310977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.49
€ 32.99
€ 31.49
Hardback. An innovative study of student activism during Brazil's military dictatorship (1964-85) and an examination of the very notion of student activism, which changed dramatically in response to the student protests of 1968. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822352983
- ISBN
- 9780822352983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.33
€ 115.33
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353126
- ISBN
- 9780822353126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Hardcover. While Brazil declared war on Germany, in the First World War, the rest of South America held back. In the end no other South American nation joined the fighting. But four - Bolivia, Equador, Peru and Uruguay did break off diplomatic relations with Germany, in sympathy with US policy and with Allies in Europe. This title deals with this topic. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906598242
- ISBN
- 9781906598242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; GTB; HB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815401582
- ISBN
- 9780815401582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.91
€ 110.91
Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the purported transnational gang crisis between the United States and El Salvador, based on extensive research in Los Angeles and San Salvador. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCS; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347309
- ISBN
- 9780822347309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. This work draws ideas from two projects which took place in French Guiana - the Ariane Rocket programme and the Devil's Island penal experiment. The two are compared and connected with developments and events, with a focus on place, and the incorporation of this place into greater extended systems. Num Pages: 361 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSF; JHM; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219854
- ISBN
- 9780520219854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Focuses on Spain's and Portugal's New World empires in a trans-Atlantic context. This book argues that modern notions of sovereignty in the Atlantic world have been unstable and equivocal from the start. It shows how much contemporary notions of sovereignty emerged in Americas as a response to European imperial crises in the age of revolutions. Num Pages: 408 pages, 5 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DS; 1KL; HBJD; HBJK; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142777
- ISBN
- 9780691142777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.67
€ 46.99
€ 33.67
Hardcover. Editor(s): Berger, Erica M. Num Pages: 302 pages, tables, charts, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JP; JW; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 183 x 22. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611225518
- ISBN
- 9781611225518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 346.65€ 233.95
€ 346.65
€ 233.95
Paperback. Takes you on an ethnographic journey into the New York salsa scene of the 1990s. Written by a musical insider and from the perspective of salsa musicians, this study offers detailed accounts of these musicians grappling with intercultural tensions and commercial pressures. It addresses a range of issues, musical and social. Series: Studies in Latin America & Caribbean Music. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 line art, 19 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592133161
- ISBN
- 9781592133161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 311 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 1KLCM; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226905006
- ISBN
- 9780226905006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. A teenage revolutionary's gripping, darkly comic account of life, love and fighting for freedom in Latin America in the 1980s Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; BGLA; BM; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846272028
- ISBN
- 9781846272028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.99
€ 11.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1KL; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476730
- ISBN
- 9780801476730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.62
€ 45.62