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Lessons from Amazonia: The Ecology and Conservation of a Fragmented Fo...
Jr. (Ed.) Richard Bierregaard
Hardcover. This text presents the results of the a long-running and comprehensive study of forest fragmentation, the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP) in central Amazonia. The study includes baseline data from before isolation from continuous forest took place. Editor(s): Bierregaard, Richard, Jr.; Gascon, Claude; Lovejoy, Thomas E., III; Mesquita, Rita. Num Pages: 496 pages, 93 b/w + 13 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; RGBL; RNKH; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300084832
- ISBN
- 9780300084832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.92€ 53.02
€ 68.92
€ 53.02
Paperback. Examines how the Alamo's transformation into an American cultural icon helped to shape social, economic, and political relations between Anglo and Mexican Texans. Series: CMAS History, Culture, and Society Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292725409
- ISBN
- 9780292725409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
Hardback. This text offers an appraisal of Mario Vargas Llosa's literary and political production. It engages the debate concerning his role in Latin America, the merits and shortcomings of modernist and postmodernist thought, and the differences between neoliberalism and alternative positions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847697502
- ISBN
- 9780847697502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.33
€ 163.33
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Diaz, David. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; YQH. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761453833
- ISBN
- 9780761453833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.53
€ 19.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. In the 1940s chemists discovered that barbasco, a wild yam indigenous to Mexico, could be used to mass produce synthetic steroid hormones. This book features the story of how rural yam pickers, international pharmaceutical companies, and the Mexican state collaborated and collided over the barbasco. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNDP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822346050
- ISBN
- 9780822346050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
€ 33.99
€ 31.13
Hardcover. Analyzing the effects of regulation and deregulation on Latin American labor markets, Law and Employment joins the ongoing debate about the virtues and costs of legislating mandatory benefits for workers. Num Pages: 475 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226322827
- ISBN
- 9780226322827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.35€ 102.58
€ 126.35
€ 102.58
Paperback. A study of machismo in Mexico City, this work overturns many stereotypes of male culture in Mexico and looks at how Mexican men see themselves, parent their children, relate to women, and talk about sex. Series: Men & Masculinity S. Num Pages: 362 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 10 Anv
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520250130
- ISBN
- 9780520250130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Hardcover. Uncovers the reasons and processes behind Bolivia's two decades of unprecedented popular resistance to the consequences of neoliberal policies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 135. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842777589
- ISBN
- 9781842777589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.46
€ 89.46
Paperback. The societies of Vaupes region are among the most documented indigenous cultures, in part because they are thought to resemble earlier civilizations lost during initial colonial conflict, and students and scholars are eagerly awaiting the publication of this posthumous work by the man widely regarded as the preeminent. Editor(s): Wilson, Peter J. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HRKT; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130219
- ISBN
- 9780231130219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.56
€ 56.56
Paperback. Explore Cajun Country, a land of black coffee and bayous, steaming crawfish and swamps, and miles of sun-drenched prairie. This book provides visitors with information on: Creole and Cajun restaurants; rustic seafood joints; Cajun dance halls; swamp tours; and plantation tours. Num Pages: 472 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLCM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 34. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565543379
- ISBN
- 9781565543379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.24
€ 19.24
Hardback. A father-daughter research team tell the behind-the-scenes story of a social movement started by a group of Brazilian women in 1986 in order to secure economic rights for women and transform their roles in homes and communities. Num Pages: 200 pages, 26 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JFSJ1; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354062
- ISBN
- 9780822354062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.62
€ 111.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFK; JFFS; KNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608465354
- ISBN
- 9781608465354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.69
€ 20.99
€ 18.69
Hardback. In this ethnography of the Cancha mega-market in Cochabama, Bolivia, Daniel M. Goldstein examines what it means for the market's poorest vendors to maintain personal safety and economic stability by navigating systems of informality and illegality and how this dynamic is representative of the neoliberal modern city. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360285
- ISBN
- 9780822360285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.05
€ 120.05
Hardcover. The Moche people who inhabited the north coast of Peru between approximately 100 and 800 AD created the most elaborate system of iconographic representation of any ancient Peruvian culture. This book raises the analysis of Moche iconography to a level through a study of visual representations of rituals involving sex, death, and sacrifice. Num Pages: 272 pages, 259 b&w illus., 24 color photos in 16 page section. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 188 x 24. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292712799
- ISBN
- 9780292712799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.52
€ 68.52
Paperback. Latin America's widespread poverty and multi-dimensioned inequalities have long perplexed and provoked observers. This title brings together some of the most important results of this work to measure and explain changes in Latin American living standards as far back as the colonial era. Editor(s): Salvatore, Ricardo; Coatsworth, John H.; Challu, Amilcar E. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFSC; KCB; KCM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055858
- ISBN
- 9780674055858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.10
€ 32.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486795737
- ISBN
- 9780486795737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.13
€ 14.99
€ 12.13
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633398
- ISBN
- 9780691633398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.25
€ 145.25
Explores one of the most intriguing oral histories passed down among ancient Peruvians: the legend of Naymlap, the founder of a dynasty that ruled the Lambayeque Valley of northern Peru centuries before European contact. Series: Monograph Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1383.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931745888
- ISBN
- 9781931745888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.24
€ 82.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 321 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875801018
- ISBN
- 9780875801018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.10
€ 49.10
Paperback. This text offers a new statement on the making of national politics. Comparing the popular political cultures and discourses of post-colonial Mexico and Peru, it provides an analysis of their effect on the evolution of these nation states. Series: A Centennial book. Num Pages: 496 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSR; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520085053
- ISBN
- 9780520085053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Hardback. Until the late 1980s, there were very few democratically elected governments in the developing world. These areas were characterized by a range of authoritarian regimes from military administrations to one--party dictatorships. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; 1KL; 1QFG; GTF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621418
- ISBN
- 9780745621418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.71
€ 76.71
Hardcover. In January 1998 a great ice storm crushed power grids in New York, New England and eastern Canada. In this insider's account of these events, the author describes the destruction of the electric network in his own village and illuminates the relationship between electronic and human connections. Editor(s): Gleason, Prof. Abbott; Taubman, Prof. William. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KLC; JFD; PDR; THRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436. Very good copy in good dustwrapper. DW has minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012782
- ISBN
- 9780300089776
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Kuznar, Lawrence A. Series: International Monographs in Prehistory, Ethnoarchaeological S. Num Pages: 309 pages, b/w illus, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; HDD; HDP; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- International Monographs in Prehistory United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879621282
- ISBN
- 9781879621282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.93
€ 74.93
Hardback. Through case studies, this study examines Mexico's reform exprerience in privatization, and explains how institutional dynamics and the capacity to solve the problem of policy "costs" strongly affected reformers' prospects of success. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511118
- ISBN
- 9780742511118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.41
€ 176.41