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hardcover. This study provides an authoritative history of the Brazilian army from the army's overthrow of the monarchy in 1889 to its support of the coup that established Brazil's first civilian dictatorship in 1937. McCann explores how the period between these events laid the foundations of modern Brazil. Num Pages: 624 pages, 12 maps, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; JPH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 40. Weight in Grams: 958.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732222
- ISBN
- 9780804732222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.35
€ 108.35
Paperback. An exploration of how cultural agency can be used by different organizations and artists to rethink and challenge the notion of a globalized society Editor(s): Sommer, Doris. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 b&w photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822334996
- ISBN
- 9780822334996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.38
€ 35.99
€ 32.38
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
€ 126.90
€ 126.90
The Great American Biotic Interchange. A South American Perspective.
Cione, Alberto Luis; Gasparini, German Marian...
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 107 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; PSAJ; RBX; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 107
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401797917
- ISBN
- 9789401797917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.75
€ 73.75
Hardcover. In recent years several Latin American countries have adopted a more assertive and autonomous stance in their foreign policy. The growing rejection of neo-liberalism as an ideological dogma seems to have given space to more pragmatic stances in favour of national interests. Editor(s): Gardini, Gian Luca. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110953
- ISBN
- 9780230110953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
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
€ 45.99€ 32.69
€ 45.99
€ 32.69
Hardback. This collaboration brings together recognized authorities who have worked in Chiapas for decades, many linking scholarship with social and political activism. Their combined perspectives make this an authoritative, detailed, and authentic work on the people behind the Zapatista movement. Editor(s): Rus, Jan; Castillo, Rosalva Aida Hernandez; Mattiace, Shannan L. Series: Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW3; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511477
- ISBN
- 9780742511477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.27
€ 212.27
Paperback. A thoroughly updated and expanded edition of Lovell's classic account of the violence that has wracked Guatemala, from its roots in the colonial past to its aftermath in the twenty-first century Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 221 pages, 27 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFC; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292721838
- ISBN
- 9780292721838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
Hardcover. This book seeks to expand analytically on standard institutionalist accounts of taxation by bringing into the explanatory framework the importance of institutional strength (not just design) as well as informal institutions (in addition to formal ones) for policy reform. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSH; KCP; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230114463
- ISBN
- 9780230114463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.13€ 45.34
€ 51.13
€ 45.34
Hardback. An ethnography exploring the encounter between modernizing visions of development, the place-based life projects of the Yshiro indigenous people of the Paraguayan Chaco, and the agendas of scholars and activists. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5893 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822345305
- ISBN
- 9780822345305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.68
€ 122.68
Hardcover. This volume compares the colonial experience of native peoples of the conquered Aztec, Maya and Inca civilizations, from the 16th to the early 19th centuries. Editor(s): Cahill, David; Tovias, Blanca. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLSX; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900635
- ISBN
- 9781903900635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Hardback. Canada and the countries of Latin America are in the midst of major changes and choices in the area of labor markets and related social policy. This book reviews the evidence of Canada and Latin America on three major labor policy instruments - unemployment insurance, minimum wages and training. Editor(s): Berry, Albert. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1KL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 779.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372325
- ISBN
- 9780792372325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.62
€ 188.62
Hardcover. 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: 235 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745680781
- ISBN
- 9780745680781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Paperback. A how-to-do-it guide to living in Costa Rica. Retirement, travel & business opportunities for a new beginning. Series: Choose Retirement Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; VSB; VSR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 10 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762781027
- ISBN
- 9780762781027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.35
€ 17.99
€ 15.35
Paperback. An ethnography of Afro-Brazilian religious traditions including Candomble shows that the lines separating one tradition from another are much less fixed than anthropologists and Afro-Brazilian religious elites have maintained. Translator(s): Grant, Lucy Lyall. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36 photographs, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLSB; HRKT; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5906 x 3971 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346364
- ISBN
- 9780822346364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.22
€ 33.99
€ 30.22
Hardcover. Based on more than five years of anthropological fieldwork in Sao Paulo, Brazil, this book highlights race, class, gender and territory to argue that Brazillian hip hoppers are subjects rather than objects of history and everyday life. This is the first ethnography in English to analyze Brazilian hip hop. Num Pages: 222 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVGR; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604650
- ISBN
- 9780230604650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Hardback. Looks at indigeneity in the central highlands of Ecuador focusing on the activism of the grassroots organization of Inca Atahualpa. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 photos, 2 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822351757
- ISBN
- 9780822351757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.68
€ 122.68
Paperback. Expands the diaspora framework to include Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, and Cuba, exploring the connections and disjunctures between colonial Latin America and the African diaspora in the Spanish empires. Editor(s): Bryant, Sherwin K.; O'Toole, Rachel Sarah; Vinson, Ben, III. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBTS; JFC; JFFN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252080012
- ISBN
- 9780252080012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.49
€ 34.99
€ 31.49
An Integrated Systems Model for Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Perspec...
Jones, Adele D., Jemmott, Ena Trotman, Mahara...
Hardcover. This book sets out an integrated systems model which utilizes a public health approach and 'whole of society' philosophy for preventing and responding to child sexual abuse. It guides those engaged in policy, practice and planning concerning gender based violence and child abuse towards a more systemic approach to tackling these problems. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; JFFE1; JFFE2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137377654
- ISBN
- 9781137377654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. Presents alternative and more empowering representations of Latinidad to help attain true political equity and intra-racial coalitions Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720073
- ISBN
- 9780814720073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.12
€ 31.99
€ 29.12
The Argentine Right. Its History and Intellectual Origins, 1910 to the...
Deutsch, Sandra Mcgee. Ed(S): Dolkart, Ronald...
hardcover. Looks at the Argentine Right from its roots in 19th-century European political theory through to the collapse of the conservative government in the 1980s. The contributors describe the Right's development, uneasy alliance with Peronists, years of triumph and subsequent retreat to opposition status. Editor(s): Dolkart, Ronald H. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJ; JFCX; JPFM; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024181
- ISBN
- 9780842024181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.65
€ 158.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Bull, Benedicte; Aguilar-Stoen, Mariel Cristina. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF; JPFF; KCN; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138212459
- ISBN
- 9781138212459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.00
€ 62.00
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312294403
- ISBN
- 9780312294403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.13€ 45.32
€ 51.13
€ 45.32
Hardback. 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 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361442
- ISBN
- 9780822361442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.52
€ 116.52