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Paperback. Features a three-generational family holiday in Cuba. This book also builds a complex picture of a people struggling to retain their identity in the face of insistent hostility, and to stand against the all-but-overwhelming fire-power of capitalism. Num Pages: 421 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 421
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011468
- ISBN
- 9781906011468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.29
€ 19.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. This collection looks at Caribbean religious history from the late 18th century to the present including obeah, vodou, santeria, candomble, and brujeria. The contributors examine how these religions have been affected by many forces including colonialism, law, race, gender, class, state power, media represenation, and the academy. Editor(s): Paton, Diana; Forde, Maarit. Num Pages: 376 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HRK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544. The Politics of Caribbean Religion and Healing. 392 pages, 9 illustrations. Editor(s): Paton, Diana; Forde, Maarit. This collection looks at Caribbean religious history from the late 18th century to the present including obeah, vodou, santeria, candomble, and brujeria. The contributors examine how these religions have been affected by many forces including colonialism, law, race, gender, class, state power, media represenation, and the academy. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HRK; JHMC. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351337
- ISBN
- 9780822351337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. Examines how Pentecostalism has managed to achieve such ascendancy in a former British colony among people of predominantly African descent. This book argues that it has flourished because it successfully mediates between two historically central themes in Jamaican religious life. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11 halftones, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; HRCC99; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226032863
- ISBN
- 9780226032863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.17
€ 41.99
€ 32.17
Paperback. This collection of twenty essays provides an integrated view of migration in North America-within and between Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the United States-during the past two centuries. Editor(s): Hoerder, Dirk; Faires, Nora. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1 photo, 6 tables, 20 maps, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KJ; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; JFFN; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822350514
- ISBN
- 9780822350514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.66
€ 36.99
€ 32.66
Paperback. The first oral history of Cuba's revolutionary influence on governments across Latin America and an expose of the Departamento America. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 1KL; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 314 x 31. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783608027
- ISBN
- 9781783608027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.52
€ 27.52
Paperback. Whether you're looking for the things not to miss at the top 10 sights, or want to find the best nightspots in Puerto Rico; this book is suitable for you. It offers dozens of top 10 lists - from the top 10 museums to the top 10 unspoiled nature trails. It also includes a list of the top 10 things to avoid. Series: DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJP; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 104 x 190 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- DK Eyewitness Travel
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241007969
- ISBN
- 9780241007969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.19
€ 10.99
€ 9.19
Paperback. Whether you're looking for the things not to miss at the top 10 sights, or want to find the best nightspots in Dominican Republic; this book is suitable for you. It offers top 10 lists - from the top 10 beaches for scuba diving and surfing to the top 10 secluded coastal spots. It also provides a list of the top 10 things to avoid. Series: DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJD; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 104 x 191 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- DK Eyewitness Travel
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241007976
- ISBN
- 9780241007976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Vannier, Dominique. Num Pages: 119 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; JKVP1; JPWL; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 119
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624178641
- ISBN
- 9781624178641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.46€ 133.06
€ 194.46
€ 133.06
Paperback. This brand new edition of the leading History text for the Bahamas has been revised and updated to cover recent curriculum development. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJW; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 188 x 240 x 7. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582848832
- ISBN
- 9780582848832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.51
€ 26.51
Hardback. Thompson's book provides a glimpse into a society in which cultures intersect and in which magic was born in the form of the popular salsa. Musicians, musicologists, historians, students of Hispanic culture, and anyone interested in the musical foundations of Puerto Rican life will fund Music in Puerto Rico a valuable resource. Editor(s): Thompson, Donald. Series: Studies in Latin American Music. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; AVGE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810839144
- ISBN
- 9780810839144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.79
€ 89.79
paperback. Explores the founding discourses of race, hybridity, savagery, and degenercy in the seventeenth and eighteenth century French Caribbean, in particular the way many of these discourses were used to describe French settlers. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 408 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822334651
- ISBN
- 9780822334651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.74
€ 34.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. This volume presents a comprehensive description and analysis of the animal community of the tropical rain forest at El Verde, Puerto Rico. The contributors weave the strands of information about the energy flow within the forest into a tool for understanding community dynamics known as a food web. Num Pages: 628 pages, 50 halftones, 77 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJP; PSTS; PSV; RGBL; RNC; RNK; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 628
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226706009
- ISBN
- 9780226706009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.98€ 57.55
€ 68.98
€ 57.55
Hardcover. Offers alternative insights into the complex relationship between politics and intelligentsia in revolutionary Cuba. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADS; APFB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tamesis Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662889
- ISBN
- 9781855662889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.45
€ 88.45
Hardback. High Literacy and Ethnic Identity describes the experiences of fifteen men and women who arrived with the first and second wave of immigrants from the Dominican Republic to the United States and who, despite the odds, succeeded in completing the highest level of formal education-a doctorate-and are now educators in U.S. colleges and universities. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; CFC; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500044
- ISBN
- 9780742500044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.21
€ 176.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; BM; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- DC Books,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780919688797
- ISBN
- 9780919688797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.95
€ 16.99
€ 12.95
Hardback. Too often liturgical studies have focused on the official liturgies of the church, neglecting the rituals of popular religion. This is the story of a popular religious celebration, a "liturgy of the streets," the annual fiesta of St. James the Apostle in Loiza Aldea, Puerto Rico. Includes photographs. Series: Drew University Studies in Liturgy. Num Pages: 198 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HRCR; JHBT; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810830707
- ISBN
- 9780810830707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.81
€ 138.81
Paperback. Centring her analysis around several major Puerto Rican anti-prostitution campaigns, the author exposes the race-related double standards of sexual norms and practices in Puerto Rico between 1870 and 1920, the period that witnessed Puerto Rico's shift from Spanish to US colonialism. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJP; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822323969
- ISBN
- 9780822323969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.59
€ 32.99
€ 29.59
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nelson, Eileen L. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; JPS; JPVH; KCM; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 261 x 23. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634830362
- ISBN
- 9781634830362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 352.12€ 256.66
€ 352.12
€ 256.66
Hardback. A short flight from the Florida coast, Hispaniola offers opportunities, not just to photographers, but to evolutionary biologists as well. This book captures the variety of living creatures that have erupted in evolutionary isolation here, and the urgency of scientists racing to give that variety a name before it vanishes. Editor(s): Fernandez, Eladio. Num Pages: 400 pages, 375 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; AJC; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 308 x 261 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674026285
- ISBN
- 9780674026285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.52€ 57.05
€ 58.52
€ 57.05
Fern Hunting among These Picturesque Mountains: Frederic Edwin Church ...
Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser
Hardback. Series: The Olana Collection. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; ACVC; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 12. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801449208
- ISBN
- 9780801449208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.66
€ 29.99
€ 29.66
Paperback. Emilio Bejel looks at Cuba's homoerotic culture through writings about homosexuality, placing them in the social and political contexts that led up to the Cuban revolution. The text maps out the way in which varying attitudes toward power and nationalism struggle for a stance on homosexual issues. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041742
- ISBN
- 9780226041742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.27
€ 38.99
€ 30.27
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722350
- ISBN
- 9780814722350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Hardcover. This is the personal story of a middle-class, Jewish, US educated Cuban who joins Che Guevara and Fidel Castro to become a leader in the dramatic and dangerous urban underground during the struggle and ultimate triumph of the revolution, from 1952-1959. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787961695
- ISBN
- 9780787961695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.05
€ 29.99
€ 23.05
Paperback. Demonstrates how caution, confusion, and conflicting goals marked US relations with Trujillo and set the tone for the ambivalent Cold War relations that prevailed until Trujillo's assassination in 1961. This title is for suitable Latin Americanists, historians, political scientists, and specialists in international relations and diplomacy. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JPA; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822321231
- ISBN
- 9780822321231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65