Cutting for Sign
ISBN: 9780679759638 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The border between the United States and Mexico extends 1,951 miles. Among the people who live along it are a migrant laborer huddled in a makeshift camp, a Chicano cowpuncher, a Pima Indian who makes his living tracking drug smugglers across the desert, and the millions crowded along the border in Mexicali. In this beautifully written, unerringly insightful book, William Langewiesche allows us to see this boundary in all its political, moral, and emotional complexity. Whether he is patrolling the border with officers of the U.S. Immigration Service or talking with the desperate men... The border between the United States and Mexico extends 1,951 miles. Among the people who live along it are a migrant laborer huddled in a makesh... |
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81,60 zł |
A Bird-Finding Guide to Mexico: Symbolic Action in Human Society
ISBN: 9780801485817 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In a guide that covers Mexico's best birdwatching sites, from Baja California to the Yucatan Peninsula, the coauthor of "A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America" selects over 100 sites where birders may see more than 950 species. 70 maps. 18 drawings.
In a guide that covers Mexico's best birdwatching sites, from Baja California to the Yucatan Peninsula, the coauthor of "A Guide to the Birds of Mexic...
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145,74 zł |
Maya Yucatán: An Artist's Journey
ISBN: 9780826346940 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) "Before ever setting out on my adventures in Yucatan I did not know that I was preparing to walk a spiritual path in that ancient country. Before going there I had not taken much account of my yearning to seek out sacred places. But in Yucatan I discovered this longing for wandering among the people and landscapes of the peninsula. I eventually understood that there was an invisible spirit world of the Maya that animated their stories, their ancient ruins, and all their works from two thousand years of civilization in that ancient land."--from "Maya Yucatan" Phillip Hofstetter first... "Before ever setting out on my adventures in Yucatan I did not know that I was preparing to walk a spiritual path in that ancient country. Before g... |
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150,10 zł |
The Community Forests of Mexico: Managing for Sustainable Landscapes
ISBN: 9780292722149 / Angielski / Miękka / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Mexico leads the world in community management of forests for the commercial production of timber. Yet this success story is not widely known, even in Mexico, despite the fact that communities around the globe are increasingly involved in managing their own forest resources. To assess the achievements and shortcomings of Mexico's community forest management programs and to offer approaches that can be applied in other parts of the world, this book collects fourteen articles that explore community forest management from historical, policy, economic, ecological, sociological, and political... Mexico leads the world in community management of forests for the commercial production of timber. Yet this success story is not widely known, even... |
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145,74 zł |
Baja South: Baja California Sur Map [Mexico]
ISBN: 9781566952446 / Angielski / Folded / 2 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) - Waterproof - Tear-Resistant - Travel Map
Located in Northwestern Mexico, the Baja California Peninsula is a popular travel destination for its abundant recreation and conservation opportunities. National Geographic's Baja South Adventure Map covers with unparalleled detail the state of Baja California Sur, in more sparsely populated southern half of the peninsula are some of the Gulf of California Islands. The northern side of the map covers the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco, Bahia Loreto and El Vizcaino. The southern side covers the... - Waterproof - Tear-Resistant - Travel Map
Located in Northwestern Mexico, the Baja California Peninsula is a popular travel destination ... |
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64,21 zł |
Fifth Letter of Hernan Cortes to the Emperor Charles V: Containing an Account of His Expedition to Honduras
ISBN: 9781108013444 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. This 1868 volume contains the first English translation of Hernan Cortes' 1526 report to Emperor Charles V on his expedition from Mexico to Honduras to subdue the rebellion in the...
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first se...
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194,15 zł |
Tales from the Yucatan Jungle: Life in a Mayan Village
ISBN: 9780975469187 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Where would you go if you needed to get away from it all? What would happen if you never came back? Your life would change forever as it does for Kristine Ellingson in Mexico. She left her life in the U.S. and moved to the vibrant land of the ancient Maya. Kristine Ellingson was a successful American jewelry designer with two grown children and a marriage on the rocks. Because she needed some time to find direction and meaning in her life, Kristine left her home in Oregon for a trip to Yucatan that she believed would be a stopover on her way to Portugal. Much to her surprise, her stop in...
Where would you go if you needed to get away from it all? What would happen if you never came back? Your life would change forever as it does for Kris...
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91,15 zł |
Selections from the Works of the Baron de Humboldt, Relating to the Climate, Inhabitants, Productions, and Mines of Mexico
ISBN: 9781108033749 / Angielski / Miękka / 370 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Alexander von Humboldt (1769 1859) was one of the most respected scientists of his time; Darwin called him 'the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived'. From 1799 Humboldt spent five years exploring the Americas, reporting his findings in thirty volumes, published over a period of more than twenty years from 1805. His Essai Politique, describing northern New Spain, particularly Mexico, was one of the first studies of a single country written to take account of both its history, its society and its political development. In 1824, the English mining engineer John Taylor published this...
Alexander von Humboldt (1769 1859) was one of the most respected scientists of his time; Darwin called him 'the greatest scientific traveller who ever...
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279,81 zł |
Sacred Monkey River: A Canoe Trip with the Gods
ISBN: 9780393335750 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) |
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102,86 zł |
Yucatan at the Time of the Spanish Encounter: Relacion de Las Cosas de Yucatan
ISBN: 9781939879028 / Wielojęzykowe / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In an ambitious new translation of Diego de Landa's Account of the Things of Yucatan (Relacion de las cosas de Yucatan), the editor revises and updates the language for the contemporary reader of English. In the process he captures the narrative power and intensity, the nuances and subtleties of meaning and the emotions of Landa's history of Yucatan at the time of Spanish arrival, conquest, and settlement of the peninsula. Landa's observations speak of his intellectual curiosity about and of his respect for the First Peoples of Yucatan. For instance, he credits the vast architectural legacy,...
In an ambitious new translation of Diego de Landa's Account of the Things of Yucatan (Relacion de las cosas de Yucatan), the editor revises and update...
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81,39 zł |
Why You No Scream Viva?! My Big Mexican Adventure That Taught Me How to Live, Love, and Laugh Again
ISBN: 9781936449545 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) There is life after a broken heart-but you have to go out and find it When you're in the middle of a break-up, the last thing you probably feel is strong, capable, and able to move on with your life. Why You No Scream Viva? chronicles the sometimes hilarious adventures Brooke Martellaro experiences. Rocked by the unexpected departure of her life partner, Martellaro found herself on the eve of her 40th birthday newly single and confused about her place in this world. Facing cultural barriers, strange characters, and moral dilemmas, Martellaro redefines herself as an individual for the first...
There is life after a broken heart-but you have to go out and find it When you're in the middle of a break-up, the last thing you probably feel is st...
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114,22 zł |
The Geography of Central America and Mexico: A Scholarly Guide and Bibliography
ISBN: 9780810886360 / Angielski / Twarda / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Connecting the massive landscapes of North and South America are Mexico and Central America. An area of fascination and study for geographers and scholars from around the world, for millennia these lands and people have played important roles in the discoveries and distributions of civilizations, resources, and nations. These regions have stimulated a large amount of research and publications across the sub-disciplines of geography. The Geography of Central America and Mexico: A Scholarly Guide and Bibliography by Thomas A. Rumney collects, organizes, and presents as many of these...
Connecting the massive landscapes of North and South America are Mexico and Central America. An area of fascination and study for geographers and scho...
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956,25 zł |
The Gringa Files: A California Woman Living in Mexico
ISBN: 9780692234402 / Angielski / Miękka / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) I was born and raised in California. I was the typical west coast girl. I swam, snorkeled, surfed, rode horses on the beach, hiked through the redwoods, and sold wind chimes on the pier. I was married and divorced in California...three times I raised my children in California. Then, later in life I married a Mexican man and moved to Jalisco, Mexico. I love my new life, but wow, what a change The cultural differences between Mexico and California can be quite vast. As my sons would say, "Dude What the......?" I was born and raised in California. I was the typical west coast girl. I swam, snorkeled, surfed, rode horses on the beach, hiked through the redw... |
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38,43 zł |
This Is Mexico: Tales of Culture and Other Complications
ISBN: 9781631529627 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) "This Is Mexico" is a collection of essays on the often magical and mysterious and sometimes heartrending workings of everyday life in Mexico, written from the perspective of an American expatriate. By turns humorous and poignant, Merchasin provides an informed look at Mexican culture and history, exploring everything from healthcare, Mexican-style, to religious rituals; from the educational role of the telenovela to the cultural subtleties of the Spanish language. Written with a clear eye for details, a warm heart for Mexico, and a lively sense of humor, This Is Mexico is an insider's look...
"This Is Mexico" is a collection of essays on the often magical and mysterious and sometimes heartrending workings of everyday life in Mexico, written...
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72,80 zł |
Americans in the Treasure House: Travel to Porfirian Mexico and the Cultural Politics of Empire
ISBN: 9780292753839 / Angielski / Miękka / 293 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) When railroads connected the United States and Mexico in 1884 and overland travel between the two countries became easier and cheaper, Americans developed an intense curiosity about Mexico, its people, and its opportunities for business and pleasure. Indeed, so many Americans visited Mexico during the Porfiriato (the long dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz, 1876-1911) that observers on both sides of the border called the hordes of tourists and business speculators a "foreign invasion," an apt phrase for a historical moment when the United States was expanding its territory and... When railroads connected the United States and Mexico in 1884 and overland travel between the two countries became easier and cheaper, Americans de... |
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119,71 zł |
My Sketchbook of San Miguel de Allende
ISBN: 9780990610212 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The book depicts beautiful interiors, exteriors, courtyards, plazas and aerial views of San Miguel de Allende. These sketches were created in ink and in some instances colored with a free style watercolor technique. * * * El libro contiene dibujos de los hermosos interiores, exteriores, patios, plazas y vistas panoramicas de San Miguel de Allende. Estos dibujos fueron creados con tinta y en algunos casos se les anadio color con una tecnica de acuarela de estilo libre."
The book depicts beautiful interiors, exteriors, courtyards, plazas and aerial views of San Miguel de Allende. These sketches were created in ink and ...
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77,30 zł |
Man On The Scene: When in Nome...
ISBN: 9781501090011 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The isolated enclave known as Nome, Alaska is once more booming. Although there may no longer be a sea of white canvas stretching mile after mile down the coastline, there remain plenty of hardy souls on hand attempting to strike it rich. Spurred on by reality television programs such as Bering Sea Gold, dredgers and beach boxers alike descend on tiny Nome each year. Armed with an invitation to stay at the camp of Bering Sea Gold cast member, Steve Riedel, world-traveling Indie author Jeff Quinn explores Nome in search of history, culture, humor, and of course, as always, colorful...
The isolated enclave known as Nome, Alaska is once more booming. Although there may no longer be a sea of white canvas stretching mile after mile down...
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67,59 zł |
Aus Mexico.: Reiseskizzen aus den Jahren 1874 und 1875.
ISBN: 9783959400084 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) |
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90,14 zł |
The English-American: A New Survey of the West Indies, 1648
ISBN: 9781138867703 / Angielski / Miękka / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) First published in 1928.
'Can be safely named unique and can never quite lose its value.' Times Literary Supplement. 'This should be bought not borrowed.' Saturday Review The publication in 1648 of the first authentic account of the provinces of New Spain and Central America by a well-known and educated Englishman excited widespread interest, and The English-American found many readers even though the country was in the midst of revolution. It played an important part in reviving the anti-Spanish policy of Elizabeth and describes at first hand a stage of American... First published in 1928.
'Can be safely named unique and can never quite lose its value.' Times Literary Supplement. 'This should be b... |
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249,88 zł |
Humboldt's Mexico: In the Footsteps of the Illustrious German Scientific Traveller
ISBN: 9780773549401 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The incalculable influence of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) on biology, botany, geology, and meteorology deservedly earned him the reputation as the world's most illustrious scientist before Charles Darwin. Humboldt's breath-taking explorations of Mexico and South America from 1799 to 1804 are akin to Europe's second "discovery" of the New World - this time, a scientific one. His Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain is a foundational document about Mexico and its cultures and is still widely consulted by anthropologists, geographers, and historians. In Humboldt's Mexico, Myron...
The incalculable influence of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) on biology, botany, geology, and meteorology deservedly earned him the reputation as ...
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166,62 zł |