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Hardback. This volume on the United States-Mexican War encompasses the decade of the 1840s, focusing on the war years of 1846-1848. It contains entries on topics such as the war's personalities, and battles and campaign trails. Series: Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution & Civil Unrest. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 b&w photographs, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833340
ISBN
9780810833340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.94

Hardback. Why did a practice that had been considered a duty stop being a duty, or, conversely, why did daughters lose the right they had previously enjoyed of receiving from their parents the wherewithal to contribute to the support of their marriage? Despite the many anthropological studies about dowry, this book offers an analysis of its disappearance. Num Pages: 268 pages, tables, figures, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804719285
ISBN
9780804719285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583226063
ISBN
9781583226063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.32

Hardback. A comprehensive bibliography of the Argentine novel from its beginnings in 1788, the year Miguel Learte wrote Las aventuras de Learte, until 1990, when such authors as Osvaldo Soriano and Luisa Valenzuela published their popular novels. Num Pages: 1136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 2ADS; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 151 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
1136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810832428
ISBN
9780810832428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 263.79

Hardback. A supplement to "The Argentine Novel", published in 1997, this annotated bibliography continues the previous text's list of Argentine novels, covering first edition novels and "novellas" composed by clearly identified Argentine authors from 1990 to 1999. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 2ADSL; 3JJPR; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810842946
ISBN
9780810842946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.93

Paperback. 'The Ultimate Guide to Finding the Talent -- or the Job -- You Need' provides useful information to companies and individuals evaluating global search companies and consultants. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBB; 1KLS; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787941390
ISBN
9780787941390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Postero, Nancy Grey; Zamosc, Leon. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL9; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint, 2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845190637
ISBN
9781845190637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.40

Hardback. Editor(s): Postero, Nancy Grey; Zamosc, Leon. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 12. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845190064
ISBN
9781845190064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.44

Paperback. The book traces current Indian activism in Bolivia, arguing that a new social formation is emerging to challenge racism and the harsh effects of the dominant neoliberal economic model. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 238 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755207
ISBN
9780804755207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801497957
ISBN
9780801497957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.90

Paperback. .
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570915505
ISBN
9781570915505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.82

Paperback. When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela". Num Pages: 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1002. The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil. 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. Bringing her readers to the slopes above a modern plantation town, the author follows three generations of shanty-town women as they struggle to survive through hard work, cunning and trial. It is a story of class relations told at the basic level of bodies, emotions, desires and needs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight: 1006.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
632
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520075375
ISBN
9780520075375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.27

paperback. Series: Texas Pan American Series. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
Edition
Univ of Texas PR ed.
SKU
V9780292746992
ISBN
9780292746992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.47

Hardcover. A fascinating study of early geographical knowledge Series: Recentiores: Later Latin Texts & Contexts S. Num Pages: 182 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3D; 3F; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472111329
ISBN
9780472111329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.99

Hardcover. This book breaks new ground in the historiography of Mexico during the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz by subjecting to detailed analysis the traditional belief that the ideology of the intellectual/political elite known as 'the scientists' was grounded in the philosophical ideas of Herbert Spencer. Series: Liverpool Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382561
ISBN
9781781382561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 1KLCM; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475993
ISBN
9780801475993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.75

Paperback. Timely and authoritative, Mexico's Illicit Drug Networks and the State Reaction provides crucial insight into why Mexico targets some drug networks over others, reassesses the impact of the war on drugs, and proposes new solutions for weak states in their battles with drug networks. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 figures, 1 tables, 7 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JKVG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626162952
ISBN
9781626162952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.84

Paperback. On his return to the village of Chipaya, the author learned that a group of Uru Indians, believed to be sorcerers and vampires, was being incarcerated and tortured. This study examines relations between the Urus and the region's dominant ethnic groups. Translator(s): Volk, Carol. Num Pages: 164 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226867649
ISBN
9780226867649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.66

Sheet map, folded. Num Pages: 1 pages, , colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; WTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 112 x 5. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
National Geographic Maps United States
Number of pages
1
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566956246
ISBN
9781566956246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. During the years, Latin American cinema has experienced an enormous upsurge, prompting film critics and scholars to hail the onset of a new era. This collection analyzes the films that reflect and examine contemporary lives in their diversity and singularity, through their focus on identity politics, sexuality, the body, the family, and community. Editor(s): Bermudez Barrios, Nayibe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 34 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KL; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
University of Calgary Press Canada
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552385142
ISBN
9781552385142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.83

Paperback. We all need help in achieving cultural fluency. We are baffled when problems arise and insist on resolving conflicts according to our cultural norms. When this behaviour kicks in important deals fall through, opportunities are missed and good will is squandered. This title provides tools for making practical adjustments. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; KJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857883428
ISBN
9781857883428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KLS; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271037998
ISBN
9780271037998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.26

Hardback. Editor(s): Becker, Neil. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNBG; KNBP; PHDY. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634838467
ISBN
9781634838467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.53
€ 141.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674975354
ISBN
9780674975354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.27

Paperback. Uses an ethnographic example of ritual violence to illuminate cultural expression more widely and thereby reformulate anthropological and historical approaches to warfare and violence. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 b&w photos, and 4 photo color insert. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HRLK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329886
ISBN
9780822329886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.21

Paperback. Presents a collection of fieldwork and the theoretical perspectives that illuminate how a range of Native communities in the Amazon River basin, and those they encounter, use the past to make sense of their world and themselves. This book examines the particular foundations and significance of history and historicity in various communities. Editor(s): Whitehead, Neil L. Num Pages: 236 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; HBA; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803298170
ISBN
9780803298170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Paperback. Ethnographic study of shamanism in lowland South America, analyzing the relations between the social, political, and historical dynamics of witchcraft and sorcery Editor(s): Wright, Robin; Whitehead, Neil L. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRQX5; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333456
ISBN
9780822333456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, 150. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 253 x 17. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770410596
ISBN
9781770410596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.66

Paperback. Examining the transatlantic flow of knowledge from West to East, this book explores how the social and cultural worlds of South America contributed to the production of European scientific knowledge during the Enlightenment. Num Pages: 428 pages, 79 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLS; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226733623
ISBN
9780226733623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Paperback. Translator(s): Quester, Theodore; West-Duran, Alan. Num Pages: 240 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816636426
ISBN
9780816636426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.56

Paperback. Nelly Richard is one of the most prominent cultural theorists writing in Latin America. Richard helped to organize the 1987 International Conference on Latin American Women's Literature in Santiago. This work develops some of the key issues brought to the fore during that landmark meeting. Translator(s): Nelson, Alice A.; Tandeciarz, Silvia R. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3556 x 6. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333142
ISBN
9780822333142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.28

Paperback. This is the classic account of one of the most dramatic episodes in Mexican history-the revolt of the Maya Indians of Yucatan against their white and mestizo oppressors that began in 1847. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740012
ISBN
9780804740012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.70

Hardback. This is the classic account of one of the most dramatic episodes in Mexican history-the revolt of the Maya Indians of Yucatan against their white and mestizo oppressors that began in 1847. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740005
ISBN
9780804740005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.60

Paperback. Translator(s): Chiappari, Christopher L.; Lopez, Silvia L. Num Pages: 328 pages, 59ill. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816646685
ISBN
9780816646685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Paperback. Considers how globalization is imagined by artists, academics, migrants, and entrepreneurs, all of whom traverse boundaries and, at times, engage in conflicted or negotiated multicultural interactions. This title contrasts the imaginaries of previous migrants to the Americas with those who live in transnational circuits. Series: Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354734
ISBN
9780822354734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.21

Paperback. This work traces the subversive and innovative ways in which Catholic theologians have turned the Mestizaje concept into a powerful framework for articulating the experiences of faith of Latina/o communities. Series: Studies in Catholic Latino/a Catholicism. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orbis Books (USA) United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570758348
ISBN
9781570758348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Regan Arts
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632060556
ISBN
9781632060556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.82

hardcover. Discusses the effects of mercury pollution on the indigenous peoples of Peru and Bolivia Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; KNAT; RNK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780253356512
ISBN
9780253356512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.78

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

€ 33.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 202 pages, 15 b&w photos, 1 b&w map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JHMC; RGBL; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477307991
ISBN
9781477307991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.80