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The Amazon: Land Without History
ISBN: 9780195172041 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Features eight essays by Euclides da Cunha, about his trip through the Amazonin 1905, written to describe the Brazilian hinterlands to the urban citizens.
Features eight essays by Euclides da Cunha, about his trip through the Amazonin 1905, written to describe the Brazilian hinterlands to the urban citiz...
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124,07 zł |
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Lima: A Cultural History
ISBN: 9780195178906 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Formerly the viceregal capital of Spain's vast South American empire, Lima is today a sprawling metropolis struggling to cope with a population of eight million. Located on the coast between the Andean foothills and the Pacific Ocean, it is many cities in one, with an indigenous past, an old colonial heart, and turn-of-the-century quarters modeled on Paris. Leafy suburbs like San Isidro and tranquil seaside communities such as Barranco contrast with ever-expanding shantytowns. Lima has always dominated national life, as the center of political and economic power. Long a stronghold of the...
Formerly the viceregal capital of Spain's vast South American empire, Lima is today a sprawling metropolis struggling to cope with a population of eig...
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285,37 zł |
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Brazil: The Once and Future Country
ISBN: 9780312214456 / Angielski / Miękka / 301 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As the most comprehensive introduction to Brazil available in English, Brazil: The Once and Future Country shows Brazil to be a land of the marvellous and the mystical, the sublime and the tragic. Eakin describes a country defined by paradoxes: immense wealth surrounded by widespread poverty, a modern industrial infrastructure alongside an outmoded agricultural system, a largely white South and a Northeastern coast that is overwhelmingly of African descent. Eakin chronicles Brazil's development from its origins in the sixteenth century, when it was created as a by-product of European imperial...
As the most comprehensive introduction to Brazil available in English, Brazil: The Once and Future Country shows Brazil to be a land of the marvellous...
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389,09 zł |
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The Travelers' Guide to Latin American Customs and Manners: How to Converse, Dine Tip, Drive, Bargain, Dress, Make Friends, and Conduct Business While
ISBN: 9780312264017 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Latin America, travelers may encounter such diverse settings as laid-back coastal resorts and traditional mountain villages, while elsewhere, the cultural expectations of these countries can be worlds away. For instance: -In Mexico, crooking the index finger to say "come here" and the American "okay" sign are considered obscene. -Photographing military installations in Mexico, Cuba, or Paraguay could land you in jail---or at least lead to your forfeiting your film to the police. -If you wear the clothing of the indigenous people in Peru, they will think you're... In Latin America, travelers may encounter such diverse settings as laid-back coastal resorts and traditional mountain villages, while elsewhere, th... |
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101,77 zł |
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Aspect Nature:Sci Tra 1790-187
ISBN: 9780415289337 / Angielski / Twarda / 648 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Described by Charles Darwin as the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived, Alexander von Humboldt helped to transform western science in the nineteenth century. Naturalist, botanist, zoologist, author, cartographer, artist, and sociologist, he is widely respected as the founder of physical geography (and climatalogy), and his influence on all branches of natural science still persists today.
Described by Charles Darwin as the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived, Alexander von Humboldt helped to transform western science in the nin...
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1370,87 zł |
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Natu River V2:Sci Tra 1790-187
ISBN: 9780415289375 / Angielski / Twarda / 423 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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1269,32 zł |
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Freshly-Squeezed Toast: Twenty-Odd Years of Travel in Latin America
ISBN: 9780595146888 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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59,18 zł |
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Around South America: By Ship
ISBN: 9780595208494 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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67,66 zł |
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A Description of British Guiana, Geographical and Statistical, Exhibiting Its Resources and Capabilities, Together with the Present and Future Conditi
ISBN: 9780714619491 / Angielski / Twarda / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A comprehensive study of the island that was once Britain's foremost colonial possession in the Western Hemisphere.
A comprehensive study of the island that was once Britain's foremost colonial possession in the Western Hemisphere.
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177,65 zł |
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Rio de Janeiro
ISBN: 9780791088579 / Angielski / Twarda / 61 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Violent drug gangs rule the vast slums, or favelas, that are home to nearly a fifth of Rio de Janeiro's population. Away from the slums, the city's beaches, Carnival, and scenery attract tourists from around the world. Foreign businesses are drawn here because of abundant energy supplies.
Violent drug gangs rule the vast slums, or favelas, that are home to nearly a fifth of Rio de Janeiro's population. Away from the slums, the city's be...
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144,04 zł |
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Voyaging: Southward from the Strait of Magellan
ISBN: 9780819564092 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rockwell Kent is one of America's most famous graphic artists. He was also an avid traveler. Kent was especially fascinated by remote Arctic lands and often stayed for extended periods of time to paint, write, and become acquainted with the local inhabitants. Between 1918 and 1935, he wrote and illustrated several popular books about his travels. Voyaging, originally published in 1924, is the engaging story of Kent's sailing voyage to Tierra del Fuego. Kent is a charming writer and keen observer of both the land and its people. The book is beautifully and generously illustrated with Kent's...
Rockwell Kent is one of America's most famous graphic artists. He was also an avid traveler. Kent was especially fascinated by remote Arctic lands and...
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79,91 zł |
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Beggars on Golden Stools: Report on Latin America
ISBN: 9780837178530 / Angielski / Twarda / 327 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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570,49 zł |
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Brazil by British and Irish Authors
ISBN: 9780954407018 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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122,93 zł |
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The King and the Whore: King Roderick and La Cava
ISBN: 9781403974365 / Angielski / Twarda / 263 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book focuses on how American and non-American multinational companies can plan and manage their international business in the Gulf countries. Important issues of accounting, auditing, finance, taxation, marketing, and managerial issues are covered in each of the selected Gulf countries.
This book focuses on how American and non-American multinational companies can plan and manage their international business in the Gulf countries. Imp...
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194,52 zł |
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Exploring Peru with the Five Themes of Geography
ISBN: 9781404226760 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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133,15 zł |
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Grandes Misterios Amazónicos: Selva y fantasía
ISBN: 9781420851939 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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85,56 zł |
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You Can Run: Gay, Glam, and Gritty Travels in South America
ISBN: 9781560236542 / Angielski / Miękka / 245 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From Machu Picchu to a cocaine purchase in a Bolivian jail and beyond
How do you rough it in extreme South American travels and still dare to be different? You Can Run: Gay, Glam, and Gritty Travels in South America follows the intrepid and fantastic and totally true adventures of flamboyant gay men through the gritty rough and tough of South America. Author Jesse Archer and his American boyfriend Zane spent nearly two years traveling the continent in search of adventure. And find it they did. Discover incredible individuals like Patricia the pink lady, the Wolfman of Borneo, and Santusa... From Machu Picchu to a cocaine purchase in a Bolivian jail and beyond
How do you rough it in extreme South American travels and still dare to be ... |
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86,27 zł |
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You Can Run: Gay, Glam, and Gritty Travels in South America
ISBN: 9781560237099 / Angielski / Twarda / 245 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How fo you rough it in extreme South American travels and still dare to be different? This text follows the intrepid and fantastic, and totally true, adventures of flamboyant gay men through the gritty rough and tough of South America.
How fo you rough it in extreme South American travels and still dare to be different? This text follows the intrepid and fantastic, and totally true, ...
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187,81 zł |
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Whispering in the Giant's Ear: A Frontline Chronicle from Bolivia's War on Globalization
ISBN: 9781596911031 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Long the obscure "Tibet of South America," Bolivia emerged as a world flashpoint during the four years William Powers lived there as an aid worker. CNN and the New York Times have shown images of Aymara women in bowler hats standing down tanks; citizen protests have ousted multinationals and two pro-globalization presidents. In Whispering in the Giant's Ear, Powers brings alive the recent struggles of the Bolivian people. When he arrives in the rainforest, he meets an extraordinary Chiquitano Indian named Salvador who is fighting the extinction of his people. At the same time, the...
Long the obscure "Tibet of South America," Bolivia emerged as a world flashpoint during the four years William Powers lived there as an aid worker. CN...
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85,56 zł |
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Three Borders
ISBN: 9781844018437 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For a total of one year, Henning Gloystein lived and worked in Colombia as a journalist. While there, he explored the country, taking in the people, the culture and the landscape. Three Borders focuses on three unique parts of Colombia: places that find themselves in between nations, cultural traditions and, in one case, violent opposing factions. Gloystein uncovers three of Colombia's border towns, celebrating their diversity and welcoming spirit, and examining the drugs trade that threatens to destroy so much of their indigenous culture. Three Borders offers a fascinating insight into...
For a total of one year, Henning Gloystein lived and worked in Colombia as a journalist. While there, he explored the country, taking in the people, t...
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66,47 zł |