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Latin America

Hardback. A geo-political manifesto which questions the idea of Latinity as a sole name for the South American subcontinent. Charts the history of the concept of Latinity from its emergence in Europe under France's leadership through to the present day. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405100854
ISBN
9781405100854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.43

Paperback. An account of the ascent of the 21,000ft Siula Grande peak in the Peruvian Andes. Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had achieved the summit before the first disaster struck. What happened and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted is the subject of this book. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
SKU
9780099771012
ISBN
9780099771012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 9.92

Hardcover. In 1975, the Mexican network, Televisa, broadcast the first "entertainment-education" soap opera. Nariman examines Sabido's model for entertainment-education television programming, paying particular attention to the application of communication and behavioural theories. Series: Media & Society. Num Pages: 184 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; APT; JFD; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275943899
ISBN
9780275943899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.04

Multiple-component retail product. For students, business people, government officials, artists, and tourists-in short, anyone traveling to or wishing to know more about contemporary Brazil-this is an essential resource. Editor(s): Crocitti, John J.; Vallance, Monique. Num Pages: 741 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GBA; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 61. Weight in Grams: 2018.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
741
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313346729
ISBN
9780313346729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.07

Paperback. This diagnostic history of Argentina's economic prostration is full of timely lessons for readers in the United States about how an irresponsible capitalist elite and cynical politicians can lead a wealthy nation to throw it all away. Num Pages: 221 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780313378799
ISBN
9780313378799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.58

Hardcover. Series: Culture & Customs of Latin America & the Caribbean. 172 pages, illustrations. Analyzes the complex cultures of Bolivia, a South American nation, within the context of its history and contemporary traditions. This text deals with how and where people live - detailed geography, social traditions, religious practices, political institutions, and Bolivian cuisine and culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JHBT; JHMC. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 21. Weight: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Greenwood
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313383632
ISBN
9780313383632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 50.87

Hardback. This comprehensive overview of Venezuelan history, culture, and politics is designed to ground the high school student's knowledge of the crucial role of the nation on the international scene. Series: Nations in Focus. Num Pages: 459 pages, 95. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFS; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
459
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781598845693
ISBN
9781598845693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64

Hardback. Covers topics such as: histories of the American and Mexican Republics from their colonial founding to their independence from European countries; the problems over Texas, including Anglo immigration, the Texas Revolution, and the controversies surrounding US annexation of Texas; and more. Series: Greenwood Guides to Historic Events, 1500-1900. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313327926
ISBN
9780313327926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.83

Multiple-component retail product. Besides obstacles such as cultural conflicts and racism, Latino children face teachers, curricula, and assessments that are not always respectful to their backgrounds. This work addresses such questions as: How can schools address issues of educational equity for Latino students in the US? How can curriculum address the needs of these students? Num Pages: 605 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 182 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
605
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313328336
ISBN
9780313328336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.84

Paperback. This book explores the links among ecology, disease, and international politics in the context of the Greater Caribbean in the seventeenth through early twentieth centuries. Series: New Approaches to the Americas. Num Pages: 390 pages, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521459105
ISBN
9780521459105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.52

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470499559
ISBN
9780470499559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.63

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780684818450
ISBN
9780684818450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. The Sound of Gravel is Ruth Wariner's unforgettable and deeply moving story of growing up in a polygamist Mormon doomsday community. The thirty-ninth of her father's forty-one children, Ruth is raised on a farm in the hills of Mexico, where polygamy is practiced without fear of legal persecution. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BM; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250077707
ISBN
9781250077707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.21

Paperback. Editor(s): Bull, Benedicte; Aguilar-Stoen, Mariel Cristina. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF; JPFF; KCN; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138212459
ISBN
9781138212459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.78

Paperback. One thousand kilometres due west of Ecuador, a series of undersea volcanoes break the surface of the Pacific. The summits of these volcanoes form 13 main islands and other islets and rocks. These are the remarkable islands of the Galapagos. This book provides an account of these islands' journey and their geological, biological and human stories. Num Pages: 240 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSEG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 195 x 17. Weight in Grams: 780. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and small tear to edge of cover. Previous owner's name to title page. Remains a good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
BBC Books
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0014244
ISBN
9780563493563
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Examines the policies and performance of left-wing governments that have risen to power in Latin America during the last decade. Editor(s): Weyland, Kurt; Madrid, Raul L.; Hunter, Wendy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 b/w illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPB; JPFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342. Successes and Shortcomings. 232 pages, 7 b/w illus. 11 tables. Editor(s): Weyland, Kurt; Madrid, Raul L.; Hunter, Wendy. Examines the policies and performance of left-wing governments that have risen to power in Latin America during the last decade. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPB; JPFF. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 16. Weight: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521130332
ISBN
9780521130332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.45

hardcover. Presents original sources that illustrate the process of conquest, colonization, and settlement in Brazil. Editor(s): Schwartz, Stuart B. Num Pages: 346 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521198332
ISBN
9780521198332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.48

hardcover. This book gives a comprehensive, authoritative overview of the history of all the important native civilizations of Mesoamerica. Editor(s): Adams, Richard E. W.; MacLeod, Murdo J. Series: Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas S. Num Pages: 1064 pages, 100 b/w illus. 51 maps 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 166. Weight in Grams: 1960.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1031
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521652056
ISBN
9780521652056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 352.23

paperback. Shows that electoral competition and partisan government helped balance the conflicting demands of voters' interests with the financial pressures generated by capital scarcity. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 b/w illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPQB; KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521711227
ISBN
9780521711227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.80

paperback. Tulia G. Falleti explains the different trajectories of decentralization processes in post-developmental Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, and why their outcomes diverged so markedly. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 b/w illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521736350
ISBN
9780521736350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.72

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