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Paperback. Hispanics are now the largest minority in the United States. Of the more than forty million Hispanics, some two-thirds are Mexican or Mexican-American. Almost half of all babies in the nation are born of Hispanic parents, and "Garcia" is quickly becoming the most common surname in America. Series: Most Wanted Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971492
- ISBN
- 9781597971492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.32
€ 15.32
Hardback. How the border shapes the experiences and opportunities of Mexicans on each side Translator(s): del Castillo, Sandra. Series: Voices of Latin American Life Series. Num Pages: 238 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139088
- ISBN
- 9781592139088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.41
€ 84.41
Paperback. Musica nortena, a musical genre with its roots in the folk ballad traditions of Northern Mexico and the Texas-Mexican border region, has become a hugely popular musical style in the US, particularly among Mexican immigrants. This title provides a history of this transnational music that has found enormous commercial success in norteamerica. Series: Studies in Latin America & Caribbean Music. Num Pages: 268 pages, 26 Figures, 2 Maps, 13 Halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLCM; AVGH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137473
- ISBN
- 9781592137473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.11
€ 37.11
Hardback. Musica nortena, a musical genre with its roots in the folk ballad traditions of Northern Mexico and the Texas-Mexican border region, has become a hugely popular musical style in the US, particularly among Mexican immigrants. This title provides a history of this transnational music that has found enormous commercial success in norteamerica. Series: Studies in Latin America & Caribbean Music. Num Pages: 251 pages, 26 Figures, 2 Maps, 13 Halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLCM; AVGH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137466
- ISBN
- 9781592137466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.58
€ 84.58
Paperback. The heroic texts depicting the discovery of territories, and the ultimate subjection of land and cultures to European nation-states all but erase the vanquished. This work lays bare the discursive strategies that generated the founding texts of Latin American history and engulfed its subjected peoples in silence for 500 years. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSU; HBA; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 14. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398343
- ISBN
- 9781566398343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.74
€ 36.74
Paperback. On February 13, 1982, the Guatemalan army stormed into the remote northern Guatemala village of Santa Maria Tzeja. This book describes the experiences of the survivors - both those who stayed behind in conditions of savage repression and those who fled to Mexico where they learned to organize and defend their rights. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 figure, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFFD; JFSF; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396226
- ISBN
- 9781566396226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.04
€ 36.04
Hardback. Bringing together sixty-five primary documents vital to understanding the history of art in Latin America since 1900, Patrick Frank shows how modern art developed in Latin America in this important new work complementing his previous book, Twentieth-Century Art of Latin America, Revised and Expanded Edition. Editor(s): Frank, Patrick. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826357878
- ISBN
- 9780826357878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
hardcover. Through this investigation, the promises and pitfalls of a literacy-revitalization endeavor are detailed and our understanding of the concept of literacy is reexamined. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; CFC; HBJK; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780826357236
- ISBN
- 9780826357236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.86
€ 86.86
Paperback. This provocative examination of Aztec marriage practices offers a powerful analysis of the dynamics of society and politics in Mexico before and after the Spanish conquest. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1QDAK; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826357120
- ISBN
- 9780826357120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.67
€ 42.67
Paperback. This book, based on original research, explores the origin of the mola in the early twentieth century, how it became part of the everyday dress of Kuna women, and its role in creating Kuna identity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; HBJK; JFC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826357069
- ISBN
- 9780826357069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.53
€ 68.53
hardcover. Arguing that race has been the specter that has haunted many of the discussions about Latin American regional and national cultures today, Anke Birkenmaier describes Latin American anthropology as a field of knowledge that evolved dramatically in the period between the two world wars. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL1; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938783
- ISBN
- 9780813938783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.71
€ 114.71
Paperback. Even before the arrival of Europeans to the Americas, the practice of taking captives was widespread among Native Americans. This book talks about the many reasons behind the Indians taking captives. It offers a comprehensive historical and literary account of Indian captivity in Spanish-controlled territory from the 16th-20th century. Translator(s): Pellon, Gustavo. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b & w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925875
- ISBN
- 9780813925875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.41
€ 40.41
Journal of a Residence in Chile during the Year 1822, and a Voyage fro...
Graham, Maria. Ed(S): Hayward, Jennifer (Asso...
Paperback. In 1821, Maria Dundas Graham sailed for South America. After her husband, the ship's captain, died en route, the newly widowed Maria Graham resisted all efforts to hustle her back to England. She rented a cottage in Valparaiso and spent nine months travelling in Chile. This is her journal. Editor(s): Hayward, Jennifer (Associate Professor of English, College of Wooster, USA). Num Pages: 432 pages, 15 b&w illustrations, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 1KLSH; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922164
- ISBN
- 9780813922164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.12
€ 42.12
paperback. This work puts texts from English and French Canada, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Brazil, Bolivia and the US into a hemispheric dialogue on national and ethnic identity. It illustrates the potential of seeing a nation as the product of its citizens, and the instability inherent in national communities. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KLCG; 1KLCN; 1KLSB; 1KLSL; BGA; DSB; JFC; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918457
- ISBN
- 9780813918457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.44
€ 35.44
Hardback. The War of All the People elucidates the ideological and political war against the United States, capitalism, and the widely accepted tenets of modernity. Num Pages: 280 pages, notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 1KL; JPSL; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597977043
- ISBN
- 9781597977043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.35
€ 43.35
Hardback. How cumbia villera and Argentine popular culture reshape and reflect the changes in gender relations among the country's underclass youth Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; AV; JFCA; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439902660
- ISBN
- 9781439902660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.77
€ 88.77
Paperback. A nuanced and insightful assessment of Latino life in America Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439900499
- ISBN
- 9781439900499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.89
€ 31.89
Hardback. Communities organizing to end Brazil's urban war on drugs Series: Voices of Latin American Life Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFFE; JFSG; JKSW1; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439900031
- ISBN
- 9781439900031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.13
€ 107.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 15. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 2 Rev Blg
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607811671
- ISBN
- 9781607811671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.28
€ 53.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 987.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 2 Blg Rev
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607811664
- ISBN
- 9781607811664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.39
€ 77.39