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Paperback. Keen observation and astute interviews lead journalist Sam Quinones on the quest to find the authentic modern Mexico--both in Mexico and East L.A., and other parts of the U.S. Num Pages: 336 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BT; DNJ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826322968
- ISBN
- 9780826322968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.68
€ 38.68
Paperback. Under the 60-year dictatorship of General Alfredo Stroessner's Colorado party, wealth and power became concentrated in the hands of a small few; until elections in 2008 broke the party's hold on the country. This book tells the story of how Fernando Lugo, a bishop from a deprived diocese, swept to victory and what this means for his country. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848133136
- ISBN
- 9781848133136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.24
€ 45.99
€ 38.24
A Tucson-based dealer in antique Mexican and Native American arts, McMenamin has traveled extensively in Mexico. With a minimum of text, the 300 color photographs in this volume provide the reader with a vicarious, visual tour of the facades, doors, gates, porches, patios, columns, fountains, canter Num Pages: 191 pages, 309 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 125.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764317262
- ISBN
- 9780764317262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 31.69
€ 47.99
€ 31.69
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JPQB; KCLT; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636375
- ISBN
- 9780691636375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.86
€ 123.86
Hardcover. This book looks at the Guatemalan peace process, which was successful in providing a development program to modernize the economy and national infrastructure with the support of international organizations and negotiating parties, analyzing the extent to which peace processes offer opportunity for progressive social transformation. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; GTJ; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600515
- ISBN
- 9780230600515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.86
€ 63.86
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. People of African descent in the New World (the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean) share a common set of experiences: domination and resistance, slavery and emancipation, the pursuit of freedom, and struggle against racism. This volume embraces the challenge to probe differences embedded in Black ethnicities. Editor(s): Hine, Darlene Clark; McLeod, Jacqueline. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 520 pages, 1 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 29. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780253214508
- ISBN
- 9780253214508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
Num Pages: 131 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; 1KBBWX; 1KBBWZ; 1KLCM; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 225.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 131
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826320643
- ISBN
- 9780826320643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.25
€ 18.99
€ 17.25
Hardcover. Offering an alternative to traditional textbooks, Mesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice places the reader in the middle of contemporary debates by top archaeologists actively exploring the major prehispanic societies of Central America. Editor(s): Hendon, Julia A. (Gettysburg College, USA); Joyce, Rosemary A. Series: Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology. Num Pages: 368 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230519
- ISBN
- 9780631230519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.01
€ 153.01
Hardback. Since the arrival of the Europeans, the indigenous people of Guatemala have endured massacres, persecution, and discrimination. Their religious beliefs and practices have been condemned as superstition and witchcraft. This work weaves together the stories and experiences of those who practice Maya spirituality. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; HR; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7 x 10 x 27. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826343505
- ISBN
- 9780826343505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.75
€ 60.75
Paperback. The contributors to New Countries examine how eight newly independent nations in the Western Hemisphere between 1750 and 1870 played fundamental roles in the global transformation from commercial to industrial capitalism. Editor(s): Tutino, John. Num Pages: 408 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLW; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361336
- ISBN
- 9780822361336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.20
€ 35.99
€ 32.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595581068
- ISBN
- 9781595581068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.23
€ 26.99
€ 24.23
Paperback. Considers the role of religion and religiosity in modern Mexico, with an emphasis on popular religion and its relationship to politics. This book looks at individual stories and vignettes, and on local elements of religion, showing that despite efforts to secularize society, religion continues to be a strong component of Mexican culture. Editor(s): Nesvig, Martin Austin. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 292 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCC2; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742537477
- ISBN
- 9780742537477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.94
€ 65.94
Hardback. The Upper Mantaro Archaeological Research Project, a multiyear program undertaken from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, is a benchmark for a level of quality in Andean archaeological research. This volume continues the UMARP tradition of developing innovative approaches to understanding prehistoric Andean economy and polity. Series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Num Pages: 406 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; 3B; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464089
- ISBN
- 9780306464089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.86
€ 193.86
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
Hardback. This magnificent ethnographic photo-essay presents the modern Maya of Yucatan who - resilient, resourceful, creative, and armed with intimate knowledge of the place where they live - have survived centuries of upheaval Series: The William and Bette Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 368 pages, 385 duotones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AJC; HBJK; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7747 x 5817 x 915. Weight in Grams: 2212.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292726932
- ISBN
- 9780292726932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.43
€ 62.43
Num Pages: 243 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826352736
- ISBN
- 9780826352736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.58
€ 70.58
Paperback. Why do very different countries often emulate the same policy model? Two years after Ronald Reagan's income-tax simplification of 1986, Brazil adopted a similar reform even though it threatened to exacerbate income disparity. This book demonstrates that bounded - not full - rationality drives the spread of innovations across countries. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPA; JPB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134710
- ISBN
- 9780691134710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.76
€ 45.99
€ 32.76
Paperback. Presents an interdisciplinary study of literary, cinematic, and graphic images of Mexican national identity in the 1980s and '90s. Discussing, in depth, writings, films, and cartoons from a vast array of contemporary sources, this book creates a social history of this important shift. Num Pages: 254 pages, 60 illustrations index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; AKLC; APFA; DSBH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826515391
- ISBN
- 9780826515391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.01
€ 53.01
Hardback. Sheds light on one of the most pressing political issues of our time-the human consequences of US immigration policy. This book reveals the suffering and deaths that occur daily in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona as thousands of undocumented migrants attempt to cross the border from Mexico into the United States. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 60 b/w, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 1KLCM; JFFE; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282742
- ISBN
- 9780520282742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.67€ 70.59
€ 92.67
€ 70.59
Paperback. Dealing with Class, Gender and Ethnic Inequality at a Bolivian Marian Shrine. Series: Nijmegen Studies in Development and Cultural Change (NICCOS). 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JHMC. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 12. Weight: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- LIT Verlag
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783643900142
- ISBN
- 9783643900142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.13
€ 30.99
€ 26.13
Hardback. This volume analyses the movements of people, goods, money, politics, and culture across the California-Mexico border, and explores its implications for both parties. Editor(s): Burgess, Katrina; Lowenthal, Abraham F. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804721882
- ISBN
- 9780804721882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.44
€ 188.44
Hardback. This book integrates research on the production and marketing of basic foodstuffs for local needs into an investigation of slavery and export agriculture. It opens new perspectives for understanding how, during more than three centuries, slavery, plantations, and export agriculture shaped social and economic life in Brazil. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 maps,bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804726320
- ISBN
- 9780804726320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.77
€ 91.77
Hardback. Focusing on the role of the institutional and enabling environment within which financial reform occurs and on the integration of principles of finance with more macroeconomic approaches to the subject, this book contains case studies of reform experiences in five countries, including Argentina. Editor(s): Fanelli, Jose Maria; Medhora, Rohinton. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FKA; 1HFDN; 1KLSA; 1KLSU; 1QFG; GTF; KCB; KCLF; KCM; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 651.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333696088
- ISBN
- 9780333696088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.48
€ 187.48