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The Latino Migration Experience in North Carolina
The University of North Carolina Press 2010; US$ 20.95Over recent decades, the Southeast has become a new frontier for Latin American migration to and within the United States, and North Carolina has had one of the fastest growing Latino populations in the nation. Here, Hannah Gill offers North Carolinians from all walks of life a better understanding of their Latino neighbors, bringing light instead... more...
Gender and Sociality in Amazonia
Bloomsbury Publishing 2001; US$ 109.95This work explores little-known aspects of the day-to-day lives of Amazonian peoples in Brazil and Peru. Focusing on the lives of the Cashinahua people, it shows that gender is the central axis and driving force of the Amazonian social life, influencing the whole of community life. Please note that images or diagrams have been excluded from this text... more...
Britain and the Onset of Modernization in Brazil 18501914
Cambridge University Press 1968; US$ 46.00This is a detailed study of British influence in Brazil as a theme within the larger story of modernization. more...
Tales of the Yanomami
Cambridge University Press 1991; US$ 28.00The Yanomami Indians, living in the depths of the Venezuelan forest, are one of the most interesting of the world's tribal peoples. Jacques Lizot lived among them for over fifteen years and has written an account which allows them to speak for themselves, in stories told by Yanomami individuals. The tales are revealing in the insights they provide... more...
Shifting Loyalties
The University of North Carolina Press 2011; US$ 37.50In the spring of 1862, Union forces marched into neighboring Carteret and Craven Counties in southeastern North Carolina, marking the beginning of an occupation that would continue for the rest of the war. Focusing on a wartime community with divided allegiances, Judkin Browning offers new insights into the effects of war on southerners and the nature... more...
Declarations of Dependence
The University of North Carolina Press 2011; US$ 39.95In this highly original study, Gregory Downs argues that the most American of wars, the Civil War, created a seemingly un-American popular politics, rooted not in independence but in voluntary claims of dependence. Through an examination of the pleas and petitions of ordinary North Carolinians, Declarations of Dependence contends that the Civil... more...
The Accidental President of Brazil
PublicAffairs 2007; US$ 14.95What is it like to govern one of the world's most notoriously ungovernable, most vibrant countries? Brazil's former president offers a candid, wry, illuminating view. more...
Frommer's Rio de Janeiro Day by Day
Wiley 2011; US$ 13.99Frommer's first edition Rio de Janeiro Day by Day is your personal tour guide to the sizzling city of Rio. Specialized tours cater to art and architecture fans or those traveling with kids, while entertainment and nightlife reviews will tell you the best places to sip a caipirinha and listen to samba. Whether you're an outdoor adventurer or a partier... more...
The History Book
DK Publishing 2008; US$ 19.99Building on the strength of Pick Me Up and Do Not Open, we tackle world history in this vibrant and exciting title, The History Book . The book is a chronological exploration of the people and events that have shaped societies through time. From Mesopotamia to Mao, the Incas to Iraq, the Spartans to the Space Shuttle, this history book covers... more...
The Rough Guide to Rio de Janeiro
Rough Guides 2009; US$ 18.99The Rough Guide to Rio de Janeiro is the essential guide with clear maps and coverage of Rio de Janerio's unforgettable attractions from the Christ statue at Corcovado to the fun-filled beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema. From the fascinating less-visited areas like Santa Teresa to downtown Rio and the Zona Norte the Rough Guide steers you in the... more...









