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The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century (World Social Change)

This clearly written and engrossing book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world from 1400 to the present. Unlike most studies, which assume that the “rise of the West” is the story of the coming of the modern world, this history, drawing upon new scholarship on Asia, Africa, and the New World and upon the maturing field of environmental history, constructs a story in which those parts of the world play major roles, including their impacts on the environment. Robert B. Marks defines the modern world as one marked by industry, the nation state, interstate warfare, a l... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1442212403
• ASIN: 1442212403
• ISBN: 1442212403
• Brand: Rowman Littlefield Publishers
• Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fishes: North America

Covering both freshwater and saltwater species of fish, this fully revised edition brings a new level of accuracy and usefulness to the National Audubon Society's acclaimed field guides. With 700 new full-color photographs, 286 black-and-white illustrations, and 637 maps, this is the most comprehensive field guide available to the fishes of North America. •635 species covered in detail, with notes on 771 more •723 full-color identification photographs •286 black-and-white illustrations •Visual organization of species photographs by shape for easy identification •Range map for each sp... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0375412247
• ASIN: 0375412247
• ISBN: 0375412247
• Brand: Random House
• Size: One Size
• Manufacturer: Knopf

Costa Rica: The Complete Guide: Ecotourism in Costa Rica (Color Travel Guide)

Costa Rica is an eco-travel paradise! From pristine beaches and jungle waterfalls to high-altitude coffee farms, Costa Rica: The Complete Guide puts the best of Costa Rica at your fingertips.Over 130 five-star reviews for previous editions!Blending detailed travel tips with beautiful photography, this guidebook offers much more than just restaurant and hotel reviews. Fascinating chapters explore Costa Rica's unique history, culture, food, ecology and wildlife. Top 10 Ways to Avoid a Cultural Misunderstanding helps visitors avoid common and potentially embarrassing mistakes.Discover what makes ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1940754356
• ASIN: 1940754356
• ISBN: 1940754356
• Manufacturer: Destination Press

2666: A Novel

A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNERNew York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2008 Time Magazine's Best Book of 2008 Los Angeles Times Best Books of 2008 San Francisco Chronicle's 50 Best Fiction Books of 2008 Seattle Times Best Books of 2008 New York Magazine Top Ten Books of 2008 Three academics on the trail of a reclusive German author; a New York reporter on his first Mexican assignment; a widowed philosopher; a police detective in love with an elusive older woman--these are among the searchers drawn to the border city of Santa Teresa, where over the course of a decade hundreds o... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312429215
• ASIN: 0312429215
• ISBN: 0312429215
• Brand: Picador USA
• Manufacturer: Picador

National Audubon Society Field Guide to Seashore Creatures: North America (National Audubon Society Field Guides)

The most comprehensive field guide available to the wonders of the North American seashore--a must-have for any enthusiast's day pack or home library--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers.Discover the seashore's natural treasures with this handy guide, which covers nearly 700 species in full detail and makes identification quick and easy with arrangement by shape and by color. Featuring beautiful color photographs and a durable vinyl binding, the National Audubon Society Field Guide to Seashore Creatures is incredibly detailed yet portable and sturdy enough for... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0394519930
• ASIN: 0394519930
• ISBN: 0394519930
• Brand: Melnkoth, Norman A.
• Manufacturer: Knopf

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Seashells

The most comprehensive field guide available to North American seashells--a must-have for any enthusiast's day pack or home library--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers.Featuring a durable vinyl binding and over 700 full-color identification photographs organized visually by color and shape, the National Audubon Society Field Guide to Shells is an essential book for beach-combers and divers on the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts of North America and the West Indies. Discover the sea's treasures with this handy guide, which features gorgeous photos and deta... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0394519132
• ASIN: 0394519132
• ISBN: 0394519132
• Brand: Random House
• Size: One Size
• Manufacturer: Knopf

Galápagos: The Islands That Changed the World

Rocky, fragile, beautiful, strange―the Galápagos archipelago is unlike any other place on earth. Its geology, its unique flora and fauna, and its striking role in human history intersect in surprising and dynamic ways. This book is the most wide-ranging and beautifully illustrated book available on the famous islands. Not since Darwin’s Naturalist’s Voyage has a book combined so much scientific and historic information with firsthand accounts that bring the Galápagos to life.Galápagos: The Islands That Changed the World describes how tragedy and murderous pirates curtailed settlement ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0300122306
• ASIN: 0300122306
• ISBN: 0300122306
• Brand: Yale University Press
• Manufacturer: Yale University Press

Brazil: Five Centuries of Change, 2nd Edition (Latin American Histories)

Revised and updated in this second edition, Brazil: Five Centuries of Change vividly traces the development of Brazil over the last 500 years. Author Thomas E. Skidmore, a preeminent authority on Brazil, provides a lively political and economic narrative while also including relevant details on society and culture. Skidmore's major revision of the colonial chapters begins with the discovery of Brazil by Pedro Alvares Cabral and includes Portugal's remarkable command of the vast country in the face of Spanish, French, and Dutch colonial interests. The text goes on to cover the move of the Portu... [Read More]

• ASIN: 019537455X
• ASIN: 019537455X
• ISBN: 019537455X
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes: Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda

• ASIN: 067944601X
• ASIN: 067944601X
• ISBN: 067944601X
• Brand: Smith, C. Lavett/ National Audubon Society
• Manufacturer: Knopf

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Costa Rica

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Costa Rica is your in-depth guide to the very best of this beautiful country.From lush rain forests and sprawling beaches to majestic jaguars and beautiful scarlet macaws, Costa Rica offers travelers a unique and vibrant experience and draws them in with its natural beauty. A 48-page field guide to Costa Rica's varied wildlife and habitats can help you explore and provides detailed information on local species, national parks, and preserves, plus practical tips on how to plan your trip and photograph wildlife.Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Costa Rica.   •... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1465441158
• ASIN: 1465441158
• ISBN: 9781465441157
• Brand: EYEWITNESS
• Manufacturer: DK Eyewitness Travel

Mexican Americans In Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach (CA) (Images of America)

The century-old presence of Mexican Americans in Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach is an important, colorful part of the history of Los Angeles County’s South Bay region. This evocative pictorial history documents the ways in which this group left significant marks on the economic, agricultural, academic, religious, professional, and governmental fabric of both communities. World War II heroes, star athletes, lawyers, professors, teachers, city councilmen, a judge, an astrophysicist, and many other professionals have come from this heritage. The first known Mexican American in Redondo Beach wa... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0738546992
• ASIN: 0738546992
• ISBN: 0738546992
• Brand: Brand: Arcadia Publishing
• Manufacturer: Arcadia Publishing

Burro Genius: A Memoir

Standing at the podium, Victor Villaseñor looked at the group of educators amassed before him, and his mind flooded with childhood memories of humiliation and abuse at the hands of his teachers. He became enraged. With a pounding heart, he began to speak of these incidents. When he was through, to his great disbelief he received a standing ovation. Many in the audience could not contain their own tears. So begins the passionate, touching memoir of Victor Villaseñor. Highly gifted and imaginative as a child, Villaseñor coped with an untreated learning disability (he was finally d... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0060526130
• ASIN: 0060526130
• ISBN: 0060526130
• Brand: Villasenor, Victor
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

Hans Staden's True History: An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil

In 1550 the German adventurer Hans Staden was serving as a gunner in a Portuguese fort on the Brazilian coast. While out hunting, he was captured by the Tupinambá, an indigenous people who had a reputation for engaging in ritual cannibalism and who, as allies of the French, were hostile to the Portuguese. Staden’s True History, first published in Germany in 1557, tells the story of his nine months among the Tupi Indians. It is a dramatic first-person account of his capture, captivity, and eventual escape.Staden’s narrative is a foundational text in the history and European “discovery”... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0822342316
• ASIN: 0822342316
• ISBN: 0822342316
• Brand: Brand: Duke University Press Books
• Manufacturer: Duke University Press Books

A History of Dogs in the Early Americas

"Using archaeological (skeletal remains, depictions), historical, ethnographic, mythological, and linguistic evidence, work surveys various roles of domesticated dogs throughout the Americas"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

• ASIN: 0300069642
• ASIN: 0300069642
• ISBN: 0300069642
• Manufacturer: Yale University Press

Maximilian and Carlota: Europe's Last Empire in Mexico

In this new telling of Mexico’s Second Empire and Louis Napoléon’s installation of Maximilian von Habsburg and his wife, Carlota of Belgium, as the emperor and empress of Mexico, Maximilian and Carlota brings the dramatic, interesting, and tragic time of this six-year-siege to life.From 1861 to 1866, the French incorporated the armies of Austria, Belgium—including forces from Crimea to Egypt—to fight and subdue the regime of Mexico’s Benito Juárez during the time of the U.S. Civil War. France viewed this as a chance to seize Mexican territory in a moment they were convinced the Confe... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1595341838
• ASIN: 1595341838
• ISBN: 1595341838
• Manufacturer: Trinity University Press

Black in Latin America (DVD)

In a style similar to quot;Wonders of the African Worldquot; Skip Gates will travel to places in Latin America where Africa has touched the continent with lasting cultural results to explore what happens when African

• UPC: 16616163
• Color: YOther
• Rating: 5.0

Born in Blood and Fire : Latin American Voices

The companion reader to the most readable, highly regarded, and affordable history of Latin America for our

• UPC: 50849601
• Rating: 4.0

Open Veins of Latin America : Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

Since its U.S. debut a quarter-century ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for historical scholarship of Latin America. It is also an outstanding political economy, a social and cultural narrative of the

• UPC: 657075
• Rating: 4.5

Harvest of Empire : A History of Latinos in America

The first new edition in 10 years of this important study of Latinos in U.S. history, "Harvest of Empire" spans five centuries--from the first New World colonies to the first decade of the new

• UPC: 15528306
• Rating: 4.0

Exploitation, Inequality, and Resistance : A History of Latin America Since Columbus

The words "exploitation," "inequality," and "resistance" bind together attitudes and actions that encapsulate much of Latin America's economic, social, and political history for more than half a millennium. In this compelling text, authors Mark A.

• UPC: 55993695

Cambridge Latin Course Unit 1 Student's Text North American Edition

This book forms part of the fully revised Fourth Edition of the North American Cambridge Latin

• UPC: 1528479

Latin America in the Modern World

Latin America in the Modern World is the first text to situate the history of Latin America within a wider global narrative. Written by leading scholars, the book focuses on five themes: state formation; the

• UPC: 751871251

Pimsleur Spanish Quick & Simple Course - Level 1 Lessons 1-8 CD : Learn to Speak and Understand Latin American Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs

This world-famous program returns with the newest edition to its bestselling Spanish course containing eight incredibly effective and efficient lessons. Listeners will acquire essential grammar and vocabulary during the spoken practice sessions. This program includes

• UPC: 1778773
• Rating: 4.5

Latin America in Colonial Times

This second edition is a concise history of Latin America from the Aztecs and Incas to

• UPC: 507502760

Technocracy and Democracy in Latin America : The Experts Running Government

Examines the source of technocrats' power as well as the leverage they have across state policy sectors in Latin

• UPC: 42157830