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Paperback. Examines what happens to our paradigms of the American south if we understand the "south" hemispherically, to include Latin America and the Caribbean Editor(s): Smith, Jon; Cohn, Deborah N. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KJ; 1KL; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333166
ISBN
9780822333166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.87

Paperback. The Inkan empire did not have writing as it is usually understood. The Inkas kept track of information - including their social and political organization - on khipus, knotted cords of cotton or wool. This book offers a reading of the khipus of one Andean village, where villagers have conserved a set of these enigmatic cords to the present day. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 368 pages, 55 photos (incl. 16 in color), 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1KLSX; HB; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333906
ISBN
9780822333906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. The story of the dramatic struggle to define collective memory in Chile during the violent, repressive dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. Series: Latin America Otherwise: Languages, Empires, Nations. Num Pages: 576 pages, 36 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 35. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822338413
ISBN
9780822338413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341215
ISBN
9780822341215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.76

Paperback. Imposing Harmony offers an analysis of the role of music and musicians in the social and political life of colonial Cuzco. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; AVGC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341604
ISBN
9780822341604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil. 296 pages, 65 illustrations. Editor(s): Whitehead, Neil L. In 1550, the German adventurer Hans Staden was serving as a gunner in a Portuguese fort on the Brazilian coast. This title tells the story of his nine-month captivity among the Tupi Indians. It presents a dramatic first-person account of his capture, captivity, and eventual escape. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JHMC. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight: 442. Translator(s): Harbsmeier, Michael.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342311
ISBN
9780822342311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Chronicles the history of Indigenous political activism in Ecuador, from the creation of the local agricultural syndicates in the 1920s through the protests of 1990. This work reveals the central role of women in Indigenous movements and the history of productive collaborations between rural Indigenous activists and urban leftist intellectuals. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFC; JFSL9; JHM; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342793
ISBN
9780822342793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. In the mid-1930s the Mexican government expropriated millions of acres of land from hundreds of US property owners as part of President Cardenas' land redistribution program. This title analyzes this conflict at the local, regional, national, and international levels in a nuanced way that combines social, economic, political, and cultural history. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 387 pages, 26 photos, 7 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
387
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343097
ISBN
9780822343097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. Presents a rationale for the development of political alternatives to the exclusionary, exploitative institutions of neoliberal globalization. This work lays out the foundational elements for a politics of just and sustainable co-existence. It explains the political principles of liberation and addresses matters such as reform and revolution. Translator(s): Ciccariello-Maher, George. Series: Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343288
ISBN
9780822343288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. A timely collection examining how women s movements in Latin America have responded to the dramatic political, economic, and social changes of the last twenty years. Editor(s): Jaquette, Jane S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFK; JPHV; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344490
ISBN
9780822344490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. A vivid ethnography of social movements in the barrios, or poor shantytowns, of Caracas, Venezuela. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JHB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346777
ISBN
9780822346777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. Feminist and human rights activists, attorneys, and scholars from Latin America and the U.S. respond to the escalation in violence against women in Latin America during the past two decades. Editor(s): Fregoso, Rosa Linda; Bejarano, Cynthia L. Num Pages: 416 pages, 13 photos, 2 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JFSJ1; JKV; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346814
ISBN
9780822346814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. A groundbreaking comparative analysis of the historical development and contemporary dynamics of LGBT activism in Mexico and Brazil. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSB; JFSK; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347248
ISBN
9780822347248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the purported transnational gang crisis between the United States and El Salvador, based on extensive research in Los Angeles and San Salvador. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCS; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347309
ISBN
9780822347309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. A memoir recounting a family s efforts to locate and free a young Brazilian activist arrested, imprisoned, and tortured by the military dictatorship. Editor(s): Green, James N. Translator(s): Nielsen, Rex P. Num Pages: 208 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLS; BG; HB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347361
ISBN
9780822347361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.41

Paperback. Based on ethnographic research with Dominicans in New York City, a pioneering analysis of how gay immigrant men of color negotiate race, sexuality, and power in their daily lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349457
ISBN
9780822349457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. Argues that maize biodiversity in central and southern Mexico is threatened as much by rural out-migration as by the flow of genes from genetically modified to local corn varieties. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNAC; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349563
ISBN
9780822349563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. Neoliberalism, Space, and Insecurity in Postwar Guatemala. 240 pages. Editor(s): O'Neill, Kevin Lewis; Thomas, Kedron. Essays on violence in Guatemala City, one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JHMC; JKV. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349587
ISBN
9780822349587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. This history of the political economy, social relations, and cultural debates that animated Spanish North America from 1500 until 1800 illuminates its centuries of capitalist dynamism and subsequent collapse into revolution. Num Pages: 712 pages, 19 illustrations, 164 tables, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLS; HBJK; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
712
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349891
ISBN
9780822349891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.17

Paperback. How colonial mapping traditions were combined with practices of nineteenth-century visual culture in the first maps of independent Mexico, particularly in those created by the respected cartographer Antonio Garcia Cubas. Num Pages: 352 pages, 91 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349914
ISBN
9780822349914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.74

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