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Paperback. A social history of the earthquake-tsunami that struck Lima in October 1746, looking at how people in and beyond Lima understood and reacted to the natural disaster. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, 4 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341895
- ISBN
- 9780822341895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.98
€ 31.99
€ 28.98
Paperback. During its heyday in the 19th century, the African slave trade was fueled by the close relationship of the US and Brazil. This work tells the story of how US nationals participated in this odious commerce by creating diplomatic, social, and political ties with Brazil, which has the largest population of African origin outside of Africa itself. Num Pages: 341 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 1KLSB; HBTB; HBTS; JPSD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 341
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814736890
- ISBN
- 9780814736890
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. Cuba has long been a social policy pioneer, with ambitious policies to address health care, education, employment, the environment, and social inequalities. Yet facing severe economic challenges, the government may look to learn from its Latin American neighbors. Social Policies and Decentralization in Cuba analyzes these issues in depth. Editor(s): Dominguez, Jorge I.; Arguelle, Maria del Carmen Zabala; Prieto, Mayra Espina. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; GTB; HBJK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
- Publisher
- David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975309
- ISBN
- 9780674975309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.67
€ 27.99
€ 23.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; 1KL; HBT; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 196 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122. 96 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; 1KL; HBT; HBTQ; HBTR. Dimension: 158 x 196 x 8. Weight: 122.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583670255
- ISBN
- 9781583670255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.99
€ 13.99
€ 12.99
Hardback. Their empire unmatched in military and cultural might, the Aztecs were poised on the brink of a golden age, when the arrival of the Spanish changed everything. Colin MacLachlan explains why Mexico is culturally Mestizo while ethnically Indian and why Mexicans remain orphaned from their indigenous heritage--the adopted children of European history. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967632
- ISBN
- 9780674967632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.48
€ 46.99
€ 38.48
Paperback. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JKSB1; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 240 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477309056
- ISBN
- 9781477309056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. Join adventurer motorcyclist Ryan Pyle as he spends months exploring the most exciting and remote locations in Brazil. Num Pages: 200 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 1KLSBZ; WGCK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 19. .
- Publisher
- G219 Productions Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957576254
- ISBN
- 9780957576254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.46
€ 19.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture reflects the changes that have taken place in cultural theory and literary criticism since the latter part of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Castro-Klaren, Sara. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 712 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 712
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118492147
- ISBN
- 9781118492147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.06
€ 51.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100 Photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399578281
- ISBN
- 9780399578281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.99
€ 32.99
€ 21.99
paperback. Drawing on contemporary Latin America, this book argues that concentrating power in the executive branch destabilizes presidents, legislatures, and courts. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 202 pages, 28 b/w illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPB; JPH; JPV; JPW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521738408
- ISBN
- 9780521738408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.35
€ 29.35
Paperback. 'The things people inscribe on tombstones, even if only with their breath - erasing those things is what the Redeemer's there for.' Translator(s): Dillman, Lisa. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; FA; FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- And Other Stories
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908276728
- ISBN
- 9781908276728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.50
€ 11.99
€ 10.50
Paperback. Venezuela Travel Guide - Travel holiday tips including Caracas cultural highlights and music, local cuisine, the Andes, Angel Falls and UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This guide also covers national parks and reserves, wildlife, Amazonas, Los Llanos, Margarita Island, Central Coast, salsa bars and fiestas, activities such as trekking and paragliding. Series: Bradt Travel Guides. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16pp colour photos & 53 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514. Series: Bradt Travel Guides. 448 pages, 16pp colour photos & 53 maps. Venezuela occasionally features in world news in connection with its rich oil resources, its obsession with beauty pageants, its outspoken and colourful president, Hugo Chavez. This title leads tourists from the Caribbean coast to the southern tropical wilderness, delving into the culture and eccentricities of the country. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLSV; WTH. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 19. Weight: 508.
- Publisher
- Bradt Travel Guides
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841622996
- ISBN
- 9781841622996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.68
€ 29.99
€ 22.68
Hardcover. It was common practice in the 19th century for European colonial powers to exercise hegemony over large areas of the world by securing the election of governments that would favour their interests. Latin America was one such area, and McLean's study examines this major aspect of colonial history. Num Pages: 241 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 241
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850438670
- ISBN
- 9781850438670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.13
€ 135.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 15 b&w photos, 1 b&w map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JHMC; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477308448
- ISBN
- 9781477308448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. The gripping account of the out-of-control drug wars that have brought chaos to Mexico--and are now spilling into the United States. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16pp colour plate sections. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JKVF; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408889466
- ISBN
- 9781408889466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.11
€ 14.99
€ 13.11
Hardback. Parts one and two offer an excellent recap of the "state of play" in 2012; part three analyzes why Mexicans voted as they did; and part four considers the election's implications for Mexico's political system more broadly. Editor(s): Dominguez, Jorge I.; Greene, Kenneth F.; Lawson, Chappell H.; Moreno, Alejandro. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19, 3 black & white halftones, 15 black & white line drawings, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 239 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415543
- ISBN
- 9781421415543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.36€ 48.63
€ 52.36
€ 48.63
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFFA; JFFE; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164779
- ISBN
- 9780691164779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.25
€ 45.99
€ 32.25
Paperback. "First Time" traces the shape of historical thought among peoples who had previously been denied any history at all. Each page of the book presents s transcript of oral histories told by living Saramakas about their 18th century ancestors, with additional commentary. Num Pages: 208 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSS; HBTB; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226680606
- ISBN
- 9780226680606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.36
€ 46.99
€ 36.36
Paperback. Looks at the role of photography in the Brazilian and Mexican avant-garde movements of the 1920s and 1930s. This illustrated study introduces the concept of a modernist 'ethos' to illuminate the intertwining of aesthetic innovation and ethical concerns in the work of leading Brazilian and Mexican literary figures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 67 b&w photos, with 7 color plates. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSB; 3JJG; ACXD; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 240 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343233
- ISBN
- 9780822343233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
€ 33.99
€ 31.13
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Arsenal Pulp Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551525921
- ISBN
- 9781551525921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.39
€ 33.99
€ 24.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 5AH; YNDB; YNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 267 x 5. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Lee & Low Books Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620141885
- ISBN
- 9781620141885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.78
€ 18.99
€ 14.78
Paperback. Fashion knockoffs are everywhere. Even in the out-of-the-way markets of highland Guatemala, fake branded clothes offer a cheap, stylish alternative for people who cannot afford high-priced originals. The author approaches the fashion industry from the perspective of indigenous Maya people who make and sell knockoffs. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 b/w, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JHMC; KNSX; LNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290976
- ISBN
- 9780520290976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Hardback. Presenting the latest research on venomous reptiles in the United States, Canada, and northern Mexico and featuring an extensive bibliography of literature on the subject, this volume contains a wealth of information for anyone with an interest in venom, snakes, or herpetology in general. Num Pages: 424 pages, 172, 104 black & white illustrations, 22 maps, 46 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WNCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1056.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898761
- ISBN
- 9780801898761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.00€ 69.94
€ 78.00
€ 69.94
Paperback. First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu. Editor(s): Thomson, Hugh. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Phoenix London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842125854
- ISBN
- 9781842125854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46