Libros de la editorial ABC-CLIO

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  • CONFLICT IN THE EARLY AMERICAS "AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE'S AZTEC, INCAN, AND MAYAN"

    SEAMAN, REBECCA M.

    ABC-CLIO (2013)

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    • ISBN: 978-1-59884-776-5
    • EAN: 9781598847765
    • Páginas: 486
    • Fecha de edición: 2013

    pvp.116,11 €

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    As the study of world history evolves from a Eurocentric perspective to a more global viewpoint, formerly marginalized groups are now the focus of discussion, revealing a background rich with important military, political, social, and ...

  • CLOTHING THROUGH AMERICAN HISTORY "THE BRITISH COLONIAL ERA"

    STAPLES, KATHLEEN A.

    ABC-CLIO (2013)

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    • ISBN: 978-0-313-33593-8
    • EAN: 9780313335938
    • Páginas: 449
    • Fecha de edición: 2013

    pvp.90,15 €

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    Clothing through American History: The British Colonial Era presents, in six chapters, a description of all aspects of dress in British colonial America, including the social and historical background of British America and covering men's, ...

  • ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATIONAL DRESS Vol.1 "TRADITIONAL CLOTHING AROUND THE WORLD. A-K"

    CONDRA, JILL

    ABC-CLIO (2013)

    valoración

    • ISBN: 978-0-313-37636-8
    • EAN: 9780313376368
    • Páginas: 832
    • Fecha de edición: 2013

    pvp.195,00 €

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    The contributors to Encyclopedia of National Dress: Traditional Clothing around the World examine clothing that is symbolic of the people who live in regions all over the world, providing a historical and geographic perspective that ...

  • ETHNIC GROUPS OF THE AMERICAS "AN ENCYCLOPEDIA"

    MINAHAN, JAMES B.

    ABC-CLIO (2013)

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    • ISBN: 978-1-61069-163-5
    • EAN: 9781610691635
    • Páginas: 411
    • Fecha de edición: 2013

    pvp.97,07 €

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    Combining up-to-date information with extensive historical and cultural background, the encyclopedia covers approximately 150 groups arranged alphabetically. Each engaging entry offers a short introduction detailing names, population estimates, language, and religion. This is followed by ...

  • DAILY LIFE IN COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA

    JEFFERSON, ANN

    ABC-CLIO (2011)

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    • ISBN: 978-0-313-34070-3
    • EAN: 9780313340703
    • Páginas: 244
    • Fecha de edición: 2011

    pvp.68,38 €

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    This book offers an examination of everyday life in the Iberian colonies of Central and South America-the indigenous peoples, their Spanish and Portuguese colonizers, and the Africans brought over as slaves.
    Columbus's arrival in the ...

  • WOMEN'S ROLES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

    SLOAN, KATHRYN A.

    ABC-CLIO (2011)

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    • ISBN: 978-0-313-38108-9
    • EAN: 9780313381089
    • Páginas: 293
    • Fecha de edición: 2011

    pvp.82,36 €

    Disponible en 10 ó 15 días

    This book surveys Latin American and Caribbean women's contributions throughout history from conquest through the 20th century.
    Latin American and Caribbean women played many key roles in the building of their nations and societies-not just ...

  • NATIONS AND NATIONALISM "A GLOBAL HISTORICAL OVERVIEW"

    HERB, GUNTRAM H.

    ABC-CLIO (2008)

    valoración

    • ISBN: 978-1-85109-907-8
    • EAN: 9781851099078
    • Páginas: 1550
    • Fecha de edición: 2008

    pvp.574,60 €

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    This book is a comprehensive and revealing compilation of essays analyzing the varied dimensions of national identities and nationalisms across world regions and through time: revolutions to establish self-determination...wars to protect or expand a homeland...movements ...

  • THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT A POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND MILITARY HISTORY Vol.4

    TUCKER, SPENCER C.

    ABC-CLIO (2008)

    valoración

    • ISBN: 978-1-85109-841-5
    • EAN: 9781851098415
    • Páginas: 1600
    • Fecha de edición: 2008

    pvp.574,60 €

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    This exhaustive work offers readers at multiple levels key insights into the military, political, social, cultural, and religious origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

    It is one of the world's bloodiest, longest running, and most ...

  • COSTA RICA. A GLOBAL STUDIES HANDBOOK

    MITCHELL, MEG TYLER

    ABC-CLIO (2008)

    valoración

    • ISBN: 9781851099924
    • EAN: 9781851099924
    • Páginas: 295
    • Fecha de edición: 2008

    pvp.88,92 €

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    This work is a fascinating guide to one of Latin America's most stable and progressive nations, examining the country's development, unique features, and the challenges Costa Ricans face in the 21st century.Unique among Latin American ...

  • BRAZIL. A GLOBAL STUDIES HANDBOOK

    EDWARDS ,TODD L.

    ABC-CLIO (2008)

    valoración

    • ISBN: 978-1-85109-995-5
    • EAN: 9781851099955
    • Páginas: 333
    • Fecha de edición: 2008

    pvp.88,92 €

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    This book is a captivating and authoritative introduction to Brazil - its history, the evolution of its society and culture, and the staggering variety of peoples and landscapes within its borders.One of the few South ...

  • ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY

    NORWOOD, STEPHEN H.

    ABC-CLIO (2007)

    valoración

    • ISBN: 978-1-85109-638-1
    • EAN: 9781851096381
    • Páginas: 775
    • Fecha de edición: 2007

    pvp.255,84 €

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    Written by the most prominent scholars in American Jewish history, this encyclopedia illuminates the varied experiences of America's Jews and their impact on American society and culture over three and a half centuries.Did you know ...

  • CUBA. A GLOBAL STUDIES HANDBOOK

    HENEKEN, TED A.

    ABC-CLIO (2007)

    valoración

    • ISBN: 9781851099849
    • EAN: 9781851099849
    • Páginas: 578
    • Fecha de edición: 2007

    pvp.88,92 €

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    This fascinating work provides an enlightening guided tour of the island of Cuba's historical, political, economic, and sociocultural development from the pre-Columbian period to the present.Despite its small size, Cuba has often had a large ...

  • MEDIEVAL WEAPONS "AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THEIR IMPACT"

    DEVRIES, KELLY

    ABC-CLIO (2007)

    valoración

    • ISBN: 9781851095261
    • EAN: 9781851095261
    • Páginas: 239
    • Fecha de edición: 2007

    pvp.123,00 €

    Disponible en 10 ó 15 días

    This fascinating reference covers the weapons and armor used by warriors from the 4th to the 15th century and discusses how and why they evolved and changed over time. It was the time of the ...

  • MILESTONES IN ARCHAEOLOGY "A CHRONOLOGICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA"

    MURRAY, TIM

    ABC-CLIO (2007)

    valoración

    • ISBN: 978-1-57607-186-1
    • EAN: 9781576071861
    • Páginas: 450
    • Fecha de edición: 2007

    pvp.135,72 €

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    This engaging work uses key discoveries, events, people, techniques, and controversies to give the general reader a rich history of archaeology from its beginnings in the 16th century to the present. Treasures, temples, and tombs; ...

  • ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WOMEN IN THE RENAISSANCE

    ROBIN, D.

    ABC-CLIO (2007)

    valoración

    • ISBN: 9781851097722
    • EAN: 9781851097722
    • Páginas: 450
    • Fecha de edición: 2007

    pvp.136,00 €

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    This work is a revealing combination of biographies and topical essays that describe the often-overlooked contributions of women to the science, politics, and culture of the Renaissance. The extraordinary number of letters written by Renaissance ...

  • THE INCAS NEW PERSPECTIVES

    MCEWAN, G. F.

    ABC-CLIO (2006)

    valoración

    • ISBN: 978-1-85109-574-2
    • EAN: 9781851095742
    • Páginas: 320
    • Fecha de edición: 2006

    pvp.184,36 €

    Disponible en 10 ó 15 días

    Defying many of the supposed rules of civilization building, and lacking the advantages of a written language, hard metals, the wheel, or draught animals, the Incas forged one of the greatest imperial states in history. ...

  • THE PHILIPPINES. A GLOBAL STUDIES HANDBOOK

    WOODS, DAMON L.

    ABC-CLIO (2006)

    valoración

    • ISBN: 978-1-85109-675-6
    • EAN: 9781851096756
    • Páginas: 344
    • Fecha de edición: 2006

    pvp.120,00 €

    Disponible en 10 ó 15 días

    unique, revealing look at the history and contemporary culture of the Philippine Islands and their multicultural and foreign-influenced facets. Across the centuries, the Philippine Islands have been treated as pawns in a vast geopolitical game; ...

  • IBERIA AND THE AMERICAS : CULTURE, POLITICS, AND HISTORY Vol.1-3

    FRANCIS, J. MICHAEL

    ABC-CLIO (2005)

    valoración

    • ISBN: 978-1-85109-421-9
    • EAN: 9781851094219
    • Páginas: 800
    • Fecha de edición: 2005

    pvp.496,80 €

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    This comprehensive encyclopedia covers the reciprocal effects that the politics, foreign policy, and culture of Spain, Portugal, and the American nations have had on one another since the time of Columbus.
    From silver mines and ...

  • THE AZTECS: NEW PERSPECTIVES

    VAN TUERENHOUT, D.R.

    ABC-CLIO (2005)

    valoración

    • ISBN: 978-1-57607-921-8
    • EAN: 9781576079218
    • Páginas: 350
    • Fecha de edición: 2005

    pvp.184,36 €

    Disponible en 10 ó 15 días

    How did a bedraggled band of nomads manage to evolve into a Mesoamerican superpower in such a brief time? This volume looks at the essential elements in the Aztecs' rise, fall, and enduring influence.
    From ...

  • THE ANCIENT MAYA NEW PERPECTIVES

    MCKILLOP, HEATHER

    ABC-CLIO (2004)

    valoración

    • ISBN: 978-1-57607-696-5
    • EAN: 9781576076965
    • Páginas: 300
    • Fecha de edición: 2004

    pvp.109,00 €

    Disponible en 10 ó 15 días

    Thanks to powerful innovations in archaeology and other types of historical research, we now have a picture of everyday life in the Mayan empire that turned the long-accepted conventional wisdom on its head.
    At their ...