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Hardback. Latin America has seen a great extension of democratic government over the past twenty years. However democratisation has proved problematic in a number of ways: many Latin American countries have seen little per capita growth; poverty has increased; and political crises have often recurred. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745627595
- ISBN
- 9780745627595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.49
€ 77.49
Hardcover. Editor(s): Butler, Matthew. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; HR; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403983817
- ISBN
- 9781403983817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.15
€ 65.15
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. The Mexican War of 1846 to 1848 set the stage for America's development as a new world power. This text covers the full course of the war, ending with General Winfield Scott's march from the captured port of Vera Cruz to Mexico City, fighting all the way. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 colour & 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841764726
- ISBN
- 9781841764726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.11
€ 25.99
€ 21.11
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
Hardcover. Offers an understanding of the development of folk art during the colonial period and shows how much of the work produced after independence reflects the interweaving of indigenous craft traditions with European art forms and techniques. This book includes religious paintings, sculptures, portable altars, milagros, amulets, and ritual offerings. Num Pages: 304 pages, 444 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 262 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135273
- ISBN
- 9780890135273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.21€ 50.90
€ 60.21
€ 50.90
Hardback. The Spaniards portrayed the conquest and fall of Mexico Tenochtitlan as Armageddon, while native peoples in colonial Mesoamerica continued to write and paint their histories and lives often without any mention of the foreigners in their midst. This volume addresses aspects of indigenous perspectives of the conquest and Spanish colonialism. Editor(s): Schroeder, Susan. Num Pages: 273 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192990
- ISBN
- 9781845192990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.90
€ 126.90
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750776
- ISBN
- 9780804750776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.15
€ 21.99
€ 21.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 1KLCM; JPA; JPB; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319245614
- ISBN
- 9783319245614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.34
€ 123.34
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
€ 50.46€ 45.34
€ 50.46
€ 45.34
Hardback. This comprehensive overview of Venezuelan history, culture, and politics is designed to ground the high school student's knowledge of the crucial role of the nation on the international scene. Series: Nations in Focus. Num Pages: 459 pages, 95. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFS; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 459
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781598845693
- ISBN
- 9781598845693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.23€ 93.28
€ 104.23
€ 93.28
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. Editor(s): Porter, Casey. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; JPS; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633215078
- ISBN
- 9781633215078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.08€ 174.12
€ 257.08
€ 174.12
Paperback. Contains the findings from a rapid biological assessment of the Kwamalasamutu region of southwestern Suriname. Focusing on the plant and animal species important to the indigenous Trio people, this survey establishes baseline information on the region's biodiversity and ecosystem health in order to better inform ecotourism and monitoring efforts. Editor(s): O'Shea, Brian J.; Alonso, Leeanne E.; Larsen, Trond Halvor. Series: Conservation International Rapid Assessment Program. Num Pages: 156 pages, 44 colour plates, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSS; PSAF; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Conservation International,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934151501
- ISBN
- 9781934151501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.09
€ 19.99
€ 17.09
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. Over the latter half of the twentieth century, the Guatemalan state slaughtered more than two hundred thousand of its citizens. In the wake of this violence, a vibrant pan-Mayan movement has emerged, one that is challenging Ladino (non-indigenous) notions of citizenship and national identity. This book deals with this topic. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 368 pages, 27 b&w photographs, 6 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822324959
- ISBN
- 9780822324959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.30
€ 34.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Heinrichs, Dirk; Krellenberg, Kerstin; Hansjurgens, Bernd; Martinez, Francisco. Num Pages: 392 pages, 46 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642448973
- ISBN
- 9783642448973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.93
€ 186.93
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
Paperback. Conjures the consciousness of Mexico, evoking the dreams that made and unmade an ancient culture. This book takes readers into the dream that was the religion of the Aztecs, a religion whose own apocalyptic visions anticipated the coming of the Spanish conquerors. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 halftone, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLC; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226110035
- ISBN
- 9780226110035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.73
€ 19.99
€ 13.73
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
Psychology, Society & Education: Critical Perspectives in Brazil
Marilene Proenca Rebello De Souza (Ed.)
Hardback. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JMA; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 261 x 22. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634848824
- ISBN
- 9781634848824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 282.56€ 209.84
€ 282.56
€ 209.84
Hardback. Presents an overview of dinosaur discoveries in Mexico that synthesizes information about the geography and environment of the region during the Mesozoic when it was the western margin of the ancient continent of Pangea. This book summarizes research on various groups, including turtles, lepidosauromorphs, pleisosaurs, crocodyliforms, pterosaurs. Editor(s): Rivera-Sylva, Hector E.; Carpenter, Kenneth; Frey, Eberhard. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 color illus., 93 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253011831
- ISBN
- 9780253011831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.92
€ 58.92
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