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Paperback. Translator(s): Whitty, Diane Grosklaus. Series: Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JP; MBNH2; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082115
- ISBN
- 9780252082115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
Hardback. This accessible work provides a penetrating examination of one of ancient Peru's most well-known and important civilizations, examining Nasca society, politics, religion and art. It also details misconceptions regarding the Nasca that became canonized in the scholarly literature. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HDD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631167341
- ISBN
- 9780631167341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.62
€ 139.62
Paperback. Examines the Independence holiday, exploring how this most important public festival in the civic calendar has given Mexicans a rich tradition of national celebration that is part creation myth, part official pomp, and part popular merrymaking. This work looks at how Independence Day festivities have provided a medium for informal education. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; Lorey, David E. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 261 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ASZP; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029155
- ISBN
- 9780842029155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 48.55
€ 50.99
€ 48.55
Hardback. MENC: The National Association for Music Education Editor(s): Gradante, William. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, printed music items. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AVGH; AVGW; AVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578867639
- ISBN
- 9781578867639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.73
€ 146.73
Paperback. Although the Cuzco Valley of Peru is renowned for being the heartland of the Incas, little is known concerning its pre-Inca inhabitants. Providing an overview of the Archaic Period in the Cuzco Valley, this book also includes a discussion of the distribution of Archaic sites in the valley and the result of excavations at the site of Kasapata. Editor(s): Bauer, Brian S. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 380 pages, 99 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931745345
- ISBN
- 9781931745345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.72
€ 15.72
Hardback. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361435
- ISBN
- 9780822361435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.68
€ 122.68
Hardback. The period following the Mexican Revolution was characterized by unprecedented artistic experimentation. This book examines the interdependence of modern architecture in Mexico and the socio-political and ideological issues of this period, as well as the interchanges between post-revolutionary architects and the artistic avant-gardes. Series: Roger Fullington Series in Architecture. Num Pages: 255 pages, 129 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 993.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292721951
- ISBN
- 9780292721951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.52
€ 68.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975354
- ISBN
- 9780674975354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.10
€ 27.99
€ 24.10
Paperback. January 1972: the tiny outpost of British Honduras is threatened with imminent invasion by battle-hardened, US-trained Guatemalan paratroops. Britain's response must be immediate. But there is only one deterrent the government can offer: HMS Ark Royal, once the Navy's most powerful warship, now a white elephant on the verge of being scrapped. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KLCB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552152907
- ISBN
- 9780552152907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.60
€ 14.99
€ 11.60
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457112
- ISBN
- 9781845457112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.61
€ 44.61
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636627
- ISBN
- 9780691636627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.88
€ 195.88
Paperback. Drawing on the challenges of urban expansion and increasing population density facing contemporary Brazil, Shifting Horizons is an interdisciplinary investigation of the treatment of social difference in documentary film and photography and its potential to effect social and political change. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119328551
- ISBN
- 9781119328551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.75
€ 27.75
Paperback. Challenges the notion that globalization encourages economic convergence. Analyzing the social, political, and economic conditions underpinning the rise of various organizational forms, this book shows that business groups, small enterprises, and foreign multinationals play different economic roles depending on a country's path to development. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1FPKS; 1KLSA; JFFS; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 271 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116334
- ISBN
- 9780691116334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.68
€ 53.99
€ 38.68
Paperback. Offers an historical interpretation of Venezuela's Chavez, Bolivia's Morales and Ecuador's Correa - South America's most prominent '21st century socialists'. This book shows how the consensual market oriented policymaking that characterized almost all of South America in the 1990s has now given way to something quite different. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647494
- ISBN
- 9780745647494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.03
€ 24.03
Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages, 88 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFC; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 14. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262034050
- ISBN
- 9780262034050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.65€ 57.47
€ 59.65
€ 57.47
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Lavaca Collective. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; KJVW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 200 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- HAYMARKET BOOKS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931859431
- ISBN
- 9781931859431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.51
€ 22.51
Hardback. Traces Brazil's singular character, exploring both the remarkable richness and cohesion of the national culture, and the contradictions and tensions that have developed over time. This book includes several chapters that explore Brazilian identity through the interlinked concepts of texts, facts, sights, and sounds. Editor(s): Nava, Carmen; Lauerhass, Ludwig, Jr. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742537569
- ISBN
- 9780742537569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.20
€ 162.20
Paperback. Interrogates issues of gender, national identity, race, ethnicity, and class to show the impossibility of projecting a singular Hispanic or Latina Lesbian. Examining the works of a range of lesbian writers and performance artists, this title creates a picture of the contributions of Latina and Hispanic lesbians to literature and culture. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592130078
- ISBN
- 9781592130078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.41
€ 37.99
€ 34.41
Paperback. Explores elite notions of crime and criminality from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. In Mexico these notions represented contested areas of the social terrain, places where generalised ideas about criminality transcended the individual criminal act to intersect with larger issues of class, race, gender, and sexuality. Num Pages: 239 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803261594
- ISBN
- 9780803261594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
Hardcover. Offers comprehensive coverage of various tendrillate lianas of Costa Rica and most of the tendrillate lianas of Central America. This book is suitable for tropical botanists, forestry scientists, ecologists, biologists, and horticulturalists. Num Pages: 182 pages, 181. BIC Classification: 1KLC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 182 x 17. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813807584
- ISBN
- 9780813807584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.24
€ 197.24
Paperback. The Sound of Gravel is Ruth Wariner's unforgettable and deeply moving story of growing up in a polygamist Mormon doomsday community. The thirty-ninth of her father's forty-one children, Ruth is raised on a farm in the hills of Mexico, where polygamy is practiced without fear of legal persecution. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BM; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Flatiron Books
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250077707
- ISBN
- 9781250077707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.37
€ 21.99
€ 19.37
Paperback. 296 pages. The Ayahuasca diaries is a vine-entangled tale of shamans, jungles, psychedelic substances, a broken-hearted poker player, a few pretty girls (and a couple who aren't) and several dark temples where smoking and spitting are encouraged .. if only to ease access into the spirit world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLS; WTL. Dimension: 237 x 139 x 23. Weight: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jacana Media
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770097612
- ISBN
- 9781770097612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.81
€ 20.99
€ 18.81
Hardback. This is the story of one of the most ambitious agrarian reforms in Latin American history. The book argues that the economic, political, and cultural dynamics set in motion by the reforms are central to understanding the brutal civil war that ensued in Peru between the state and the Maoist-Leninist Shining Path guerilla movement. Num Pages: 284 pages, 36 half-tones 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724425
- ISBN
- 9780804724425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.98
€ 164.98
Paperback. Tells the story of the author's experiences on the trail of a cultural treasure, a Mexican 'painted book' that first came into public view at Sotheby's auction house in London in 1982, nearly four hundred years after it was presumably made by Mexican artists and scribes. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 page color insert. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADSL; HB; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346142
- ISBN
- 9780822346142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.83
€ 29.99
€ 26.83