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Hardback. An ethnography of post-Soviet Cuba s health-care sector which reveals Cuba to be a pragmatic and contradictory state. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 illustrations, 3 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHMP; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351948
ISBN
9780822351948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Paperback. The mythic roots and modern future of Ecuadorian indigenous communities in the twenty-first century Series: Interpretations of Culture in the New Millenium. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 photographs; 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HRLF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252076039
ISBN
9780252076039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Jean de Lery had undertaken his arduous voyage to the land of Brazil in 1556, as a youthful member of the first Protestant mission to the New World. This title presents a translation of an early European account of life in the New World. Translator(s): Whatley, Janet. Series: Latin American Literature & Culture S. Num Pages: 340 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082748
ISBN
9780520082748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. On February 13, 2003, a plane carrying three American military contractors - Marc Gonsalves, Tom Howes, and Keith Stansell - crashed in the mountainous jungle of Colombia. This work presents their tale of survival, friendship, and rescue, revealing the details of their crash, what they witnessed, and how they survived their experiences. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 3JMC; BTM; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061769535
ISBN
9780061769535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; HBJK; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762791255
ISBN
9780762791255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.88

paperback. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCS; JFFN; JFSL4; JFSP2; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361633
ISBN
9780822361633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Powered by a driving beat, clever lyrics, and assertive attitudes, rap music and hip hop culture have engrossed American youth since the mid-1980s. This title looks at how Chicano/a youth have adopted and adapted rap music and hip hop culture to express their views on gender and violence, and on how Chicano/a youth fit into a globalizing world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 color photos in section. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AVGR; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292718036
ISBN
9780292718036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.33

Hardback. The region of Mesoamerica, extending from central Mexico through Honduras and El Salvador, was home to a variety of advanced civilizations in ancient times. This reader contains 25 chapters written by scholars that explore the nature of these ancient Mesoamerican civilizations. Editor(s): Smith, Michael Ernest; Masson, Marilyn A. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1QDA; 3D; 3F; HBJK; HBLC; HDD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211150
ISBN
9780631211150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 34.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762763511
ISBN
9780762763511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.88

paperback. An 18th-century adventure - a true story of love, murder and survival.. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; BGH; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bantam
Condition
New
SKU
9780553815399
ISBN
9780553815399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Presents readers with scholarship on public celebrations and popular culture throughout Mexican history. This book discusses aspects of Mexico's popular culture from the seventeenth century onwards. It examines a range of Mexican expression, including Corpus Christi celebrations, New Spain, stone murals, and folk theater. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; etc.; Martin, Cheryl E. (University of Texas, El Paso, USA); French, William E. (University of British Columbia, Canada). Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 374 pages, photographs, further reading. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3J; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024174
ISBN
9780842024174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.80

Hardback. Reveals both routine and behind-the-scenes practices that have characterized International Monetary Fund-Latin American relations in general and IMF-Argentina relations in particular, from 1944 to the present Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPSN; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439909096
ISBN
9781439909096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.83

Paperback. Offers an account of a revolution that saw the first true agrarian reform in Central America. This book analyses the tragic destruction of that revolution. It states that in no other Central American country was US intervention so decisive and so ruinous, and shows that the intervention can be blamed on no single 'convenient villain'. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 line drawing, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 33. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691025568
ISBN
9780691025568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.99
€ 54.95

Paperback. Focusing on a contract involving Mexico's National Autonomous University, this book examines the practices through which researchers, plant vendors, indigenous cooperatives, and other actors put prospecting to work. It considers the consequences of linking scientific research and rural 'enfranchisement' to the logics of intellectual property. Series: In-Formation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JHM; KNDP; RNC; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095578
ISBN
9780691095578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. The incredible story of Lula, from an early life of poverty and chaos to becoming President of Brazil. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848130111
ISBN
9781848130111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.20

Hardcover. The people of Oaxaca, Mexico, believe the souls of the dead, the antepasados, return every year for a twenty-four-hour visit. They are welcomed into their former homes with gaily decorated altars and offerings of food and gifts. This text supplies background understanding of the beliefs and practices of the observance. Num Pages: 160 pages, 65 colour photos, 28 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ASZP; JHBT; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653495
ISBN
9780875653495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 38.93

Hardback. A collection of articles that looks at the modernization process in Argentina. It analyzes the difficulties the country faces in the 1990s, over a decade after the restoration of democracy and several years after the end of the Cold War. Editor(s): Garland, Allison M.; Tulchin, Joseph S. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 346 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JF; JPA; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027212
ISBN
9780842027212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.07

Paperback. Common stereotypes of the tango are dispelled by this history of a rich and complex dance, and the contemporary cultural response to it. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17 b&w illus., 23 music exx. BIC Classification: 1KLS; ASD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219053
ISBN
9780253219053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.95

Hardback. Offers an innovative study of early radio technologies and the Mexican Revolution, examining the foundational relationship between electronic wireless technologies, single-party rule, and authoritarian practices in Mexican media. J. Justin Castro bridges the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution, discussing technological continuities and change. Series: The Mexican Experience. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 images, 1 map, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; APW; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803268449
ISBN
9780803268449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.26

Paperback. Mexican cinema is booming today, a decade after the international successes of Amores perros and Y tu mama tambien. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; APF; APT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745680798
ISBN
9780745680798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.74

Hardcover. The definitive cookbook on Peruvian home-cooking. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 222 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780714869209
ISBN
9780714869209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 33.63

Hardback. Once a central concept in anthropology, syncretism has re-emerged as a tool for understanding the dynamics of ethnicity, postcolonialism and transnationalism. This text formulates a view of the mixing and interpenetration of religious beliefs and practices, primarily from Africa and Europe. Editor(s): Greenfield, Sidney M.; Droogers, Andrew. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KJC; 1KLSB; HR; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847688524
ISBN
9780847688524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.80

Paperback. Theorizes the cultural reactions - within the realms of visual arts, literature, and the social sciences - to the oppression of the Chilean dictatorship. This title considers the importance of Walter Benjamin for the theoretical self-understanding of the Latin American intellectual left. Translator(s): Richard, Nelly; Tandeciarz, Silvia R. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; DS; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3556 x 6. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333395
ISBN
9780822333395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. Studying the interaction of political and economic institutions in Mexico during the period of 1870-1930, this book shows how institutional change can foment economic growth. Editor(s): Bortz, Jeffrey; Haber, Stephen H. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742085
ISBN
9780804742085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

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