Latin America
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Latin America
Hardback. Focusing on the inheritance rights of people born outside wedlock, this book explores the legal evolution of their rights as Brazil moved from colony to nation. It offers a unique counterpoint to the conventional political history of the Brazilian Empire, which ignores important legal change involving family and inheritance law. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JHBK; LNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746069
- ISBN
- 9780804746069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.47
€ 97.47
Paperback. The Yanomami and Kayapo, two indigenous groups of the Amazon rainforest, have become internationally known through their dramatic and highly publicized encounters with 'civilization'. This title examines the relationship of the Kayapo and Yanomami to Brazilian society and the wider world. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983622
- ISBN
- 9780295983622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
paperback. Can the peoples of the Brazilian Forest survive in the modern era? Should we even consider such survival a priority? Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 photos/1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTF; JFC; JFSL9; JHM; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745312484
- ISBN
- 9780745312484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Paperback. The mystique of the pre-Columbian Maya has prompted much speculation about the nature of this sophisticated people. With the breaking of their elaborate hieroglyphic code, this work provides a fresh look at the Maya. It also presents notes, references, indexes, and chronologies with line-drawings of temple and other inscriptions. Num Pages: 544 pages, 135ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; 1KLS; HBTB; HD; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 39. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780688112042
- ISBN
- 9780688112042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.87
€ 33.99
€ 28.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736015
- ISBN
- 9780804736015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.55
€ 144.55
Paperback. In January 1932, thousands of peasants in western El Salvador rose up in armed rebellion. In response, the army and paramilitary killed thousands of citizens, most of them innocent of any involvement in the rebellion. This work examines national and international historical memories of these events and the factors that determined those memories. Series Editor(s): Johnson, Lyman L. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826336040
- ISBN
- 9780826336040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.07
€ 48.07
hardcover. DuBois traces how state repression and community militancy are remembered in a neighborhood in Buenos Aires and how the tangled and ambiguous legacies of the past continued to shape ordinary people's lives years after the collapse of the military regime. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 284 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802088444
- ISBN
- 9780802088444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.67
€ 57.67
Paperback. The Umbanda religion summons the spirits of old slaves and Brazilian Indians to speak through the mouths of mediums in trance. This book describes its many aspects and explores its place within the lives of a variety of practitioners. It places Umbanda spiritual beliefs and practices within the broader context of Brazilian history and culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRQM2; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Edition
- 8/16/09
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826347336
- ISBN
- 9780826347336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.59
€ 35.59
Paperback. Discusses the significant connections between sexuality and Mexican immigrant men Editor(s): Naples, Nancy A.; Vidal-Ortiz, Salvador. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 265 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814758496
- ISBN
- 9780814758496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.30
€ 46.30
hardcover. Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology. Num Pages: 182 pages, 5+ images and tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition, First ed.
- SKU
- V9780857287977
- ISBN
- 9780857287977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.44
€ 127.44
Paperback. The devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe has been an important element in the development of a specifically Mexican tradition of religion and nationality over the centuries. This volume presents an English translation of the original Nahuatl on which the legend is based. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 2ADS; HBJK; HBLH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804734837
- ISBN
- 9780804734837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.56
€ 35.56
Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756402
- ISBN
- 9780804756402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.87
€ 144.87
paperback. .
- Publisher
- Kuperard United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857333480
- ISBN
- 9781857333480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.44
€ 12.44
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
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
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
€ 121.20
€ 121.20
Hardback. Extensively illustrated with detailed site plans and photographs, this architectural history of the Mexican plaza reveals why this central public space has been the heart of the community from ancient Mesoamerican times until the present Series: Roger Fullington Series in Architecture. Num Pages: 254 pages, 332 color and B&W illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 226 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292719163
- ISBN
- 9780292719163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.97
€ 86.97
Paperback. Shows magical realism to be an international movement with a wide-ranging history. Editor(s): Faris, Wendy B. Num Pages: 592 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822316404
- ISBN
- 9780822316404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Paperback. Traces the changing nature of Baroque representation across European and Latin American cultures, from an imperial aesthetic encoding Catholic ideologies, into a means of resistance to colonialism, into a mode of postcolonial self-definition. Editor(s): Zamora, Lois Parkinson; Kaup, Monika. Num Pages: 688 pages, 52 illustrations, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3J; ACQB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346425
- ISBN
- 9780822346425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.27
€ 55.27
Paperback. Young and beautiful, Lois Pryce was a rising star at the BBC. Unbeknownst to her co-workers, Lois lived a parallel life as a biker babe with an overwhelming sense of wanderlust. So she packed in her career to ride her motorcycle on her own from the northernmost tip of Alaska to the southernmost tip of South America. Num Pages: 368 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099493563
- ISBN
- 9780099493563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. This book is an intimate look at how diasporic Chinese in Panama construct notions of home and create a sense of belonging as they inhabit the interstices of several cultural-national formations-Panama, China/Taiwan, and the United States. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 figures, 1 illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758468
- ISBN
- 9780804758468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29