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Latin America
Blacks, Indians, and Spaniards in the Eastern Andes: Reclaiming the Fo...
Lolita Gutierrez Brockington
paperback. Examines the province of Mizque and its colonial populations from 1550 to 1782. This book analyzes how imperial control met with resistance and how Africans, Indians, and Spaniards, and their descendants interacted with one another. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803224841
- ISBN
- 9780803224841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.97
€ 32.97
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive investigation of the primary issue of the first century of Spanish American colonization: the massive system of Indian forced labour, ranging from outright slavery to the encomienda, upon which Spanish colonial society rested. This book traces the rupturing of Indian traditions and the fate that befell the Indian people. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228009
- ISBN
- 9780803228009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.65
€ 39.65
Paperback. After Nicaragua achieved independence from Spain in 1821, it suffered a series of conflicts culminating in the two-year National War. When that war ended in 1857, Nicaragua was in ruins. This title explores what followed: the intersection of nation-state formation and everyday life in nineteenth-century Nicaragua. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 maps, 4 figures, 14 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228023
- ISBN
- 9780803228023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.33
€ 32.33
Paperback. A general introduction to the years between Mexico's independence and revolution, including the reign of Santa Anna, the Mexican-American War, and the Porfiriato Series: The Mexican Experience. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228443
- ISBN
- 9780803228443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.39
€ 26.39
hardcover. An investigation into the Guatemalan adoption industry and its relationship to the United States. Num Pages: 248 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JFFN; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803233621
- ISBN
- 9780803233621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.75
€ 31.99
€ 27.75
hardcover. An intriguing examination of the legend of California bandit Joaquin Murrieta. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33 illustrations, 3 maps, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803234611
- ISBN
- 9780803234611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.05
€ 36.99
€ 32.05
Hardback. A multivalent narrative that reconfigures our understanding of Weston, Charlot, and their era Num Pages: 462 pages, 8 color and 52 black&white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; AGB; AJB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803235137
- ISBN
- 9780803235137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.34
€ 77.34
Hardback. Helps us to understand violence in borderland regions generally around the world. Series: Borderlands and Transcultural Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 maps, 1 glossary. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFFE; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803237667
- ISBN
- 9780803237667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.55
€ 70.55
Paperback. A collection of essays that views Brazil, the largest country in South America, through the multiple lenses of political science, economics, telecommunications, and religion. It discusses the political elites from regional, national, and military standpoints. It also analyzes the economic elites, notably businessmen and industrialists. Editor(s): Conniff, Michael L.; McCann, Frank D. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 21. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803263482
- ISBN
- 9780803263482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
Paperback. Pawning was a common credit mechanism in Mexico City in the 19th century. A two-tiered sector of public and private pawnbrokers provided collateral credit. This book shows how Mexican women depended on credit to run their households since the Bourbon era and how the collateral credit business of pawnbroking developed into a profitable enterprise. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803269231
- ISBN
- 9780803269231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.68
€ 38.68
Paperback. Covers the first year following the author's rise to fame. This title recounts her struggles with celebrity, middle-class expectations, and the racial and social tensions her success had exacerbated. It tells that the fall back into poverty is as easy as the struggle to escape it is difficult. Translator(s): Arrington, Melvin S.; Levine, Robert M. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 189 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BGHA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803275997
- ISBN
- 9780803275997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.98
€ 25.98
paperback. Attempts to create a "new" mission history that deals honestly with the actions and philosophic motivations of the missionaries, both as individuals and organizations and as agents of secular powers, and with the experiences and reactions of the indigenous peoples, including their strategies of accommodation, co-optation, and resistance. Editor(s): Langer, Erick Detlef; Jackson, Robert H. Num Pages: 215 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803279537
- ISBN
- 9780803279537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.66
€ 31.66
paperback. Eight billion dollars' worth of Inca gold and silver are rumored to be hidden in an unmapped region of the Andes. This title tells of the story of that fabled treasure and the centuries-old spell it has cast on many, including a young American student, Peter Lourie. Num Pages: 307 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFHF; JHM; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 441.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Bison Books United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803279803
- ISBN
- 9780803279803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.11
€ 27.11
Paperback. Argentina's established democracy endured the trauma of four major military uprisings between 1987 and 1990, continuing even after the rebels' original motivations faded. Exploring the causes of the rebellions and the rebel movement's development, this title underlines the inherently undefined nature of the democracies. Num Pages: 240 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJPN; HBTS; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803283695
- ISBN
- 9780803283695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.78
€ 31.78
Hardback. This study of Argentina over the past 25 years confronts two questions: Why has Argentina, one of Latin America's wealthiest and most developed nations, failed so tragically to reconcile economic modernization and liberal democracy? Why have authoritarian regimes failed even more spectacularly than those led by civilians? Num Pages: 416 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 33. Weight in Grams: 647.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804716727
- ISBN
- 9780804716727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.96
€ 184.96
Hardback. In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. This is the first full-length biography in 60 years, and the first in any language to make close use of Pedro II's diaries and family papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 60 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 40. Weight in Grams: 965.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804735100
- ISBN
- 9780804735100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.27
€ 253.27
The New Southern-Latino Table. Recipes That Bring Together the Bold an...
Gutierrez, Sandra A.; Summers, Susan J.
Hardback. New Southern-Latino Table: Recipes That Bring Together the Bold and Beloved Flavors of Latin America and the American South Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KL; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 194 x 27. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807834947
- ISBN
- 9780807834947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.94
€ 36.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. An analysis of the dynamic relationship between culture, power and policy in Nicaragua over 300 years. Spanning many forms - including literature, music, film - the book explores the evolution of Nicaraguan culture, its manipulation for political purposes and the opposition to cultural policy. Series: H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series. Num Pages: 592 pages, 106 illustrations, 1 map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3J; HBTB; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 925.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807845233
- ISBN
- 9780807845233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.20
€ 99.20
Elections and Democracy in Central America, Revisited
. Ed(S): Seligson, Mitchell A.; Booth, John A...
paperback. These 13 essays evaluate the role of elcetions in the development of democracy in the nations of Central America: Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama. They explore the region's transformation since 1982 from dictatorial to electoral rule. Editor(s): Seligson, Mitchell A.; Booth, John A. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 figures, 2 maps, 19 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPA; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- New and Revised
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807845387
- ISBN
- 9780807845387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.77
€ 56.77
Paperback. This volume seeks to demonstrate that the consolidation and legitimization of power by President Getulio Vargas's Estado Novo depended on the reorganization of social relations in the private sphere. New necessities and opportunities for women were created without changing gender inequality. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 illustrations, 10 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807845592
- ISBN
- 9780807845592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.74
€ 56.74