Search Results: Titles starting with O from Alla

NEW ~ First published in 1883, Joaquim Nabuco's (1849-1910) treatise against slavery stands as a classic in Brazilian political thought. This fifth edition published in the original Portuguese by Editora Vozes includes an informative introduction that places the document in historical context--a key publication in the struggle that finally outlawed slavery in 1888 in Brazil. Introducao de Marco Aurelio Nogueira. 172pp. Colecao: "Classicos do Pensamento Politico". Em portugues / Portuguese. Paper cover with folded flaps. Shop inventory--light shelf wear, paper yellowing at edges. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Three works of short fiction set in vastly different locations by Portugual's prolific author Mario Claudio (born in Porto, Portugal). 191pp. Em portugues / Portuguese language. New copy. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Novel by prolific Angolan-born writer Jose Eduardo Agualusa (born 1960), set in the morros and bairos of turn of the twenty-first century Rio de Janeiro. Characters include a retired coronel from Angola and a journalist who searches the morros cariocas for answers.... 283pp. In Portuguese / em portugues. Light shelf wear. Hard to find. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ 399 pp. Illus. Relying on both graphic and literary evidence, the authors explore the myths and attitudes that influenced early European perceptions of the native peoples encountered in the Americas. Notes, bibliography, and index. 1.5 lbs.

NEW ~ 271 pp. Translated from the French original by Leila de Aguilar Costa. 1 lb.

NEW ~ A collection of short essays by prize-winning Angolan-born Pepetela, written in 1978 and first published in 1985. Includes a glossary. "O Cao e os Caluandas e um conjunto de cronicas sobre a sociedade angolana em tempos de crise e de mudanca." 178pp. In the original Portuguese / em portugues. Hard to find! In stock at Alla, Santa Fe, NM. Check our listings for more titles by this author. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Early novel by Portugal's great nineteenth-century writer Eca de Queiroz. Introduction by Prof. Osmar Barbosa. Published in Colecao Prestigio. In the original Portuguese. Em portugues. 277pp. Note: This edition is a handy size book, but typeface is rather small. Slight shelf wear: cover rubbed. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ This highly successful novel policial first published in 1968, is considered one of Jose Cardoso Pires' best and was adapted to film by Vasco Pulido Valente. Introduction by Eduardo Prado Coelho. In the original Portuguese. Em portugues. New copy. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

Classic study of the Portuguese discovery of Brazil by Max Guedes (oficial superior da Marinha de Guerra Brasileira & historiador) with accompanying documents and anexos. Prefacio: Luis de Albuquerque. Coleccao: Documenta Historica 13. Documentos: Carta Regia da nomeacao de Pedro Alvares de Gouveia para Capitao-mor da Armada; Borrao original da Primeria Folha das Instrucoes de Vasco da Gama para a Viagem de Cabral; Carta de Pero Vaz de Caminha dirigida a D. Manuel; Carte de Mestre Joao a D. Manuel. Anexos: Carte de Giovanni Matteo Cretico ao Doge Barbarigo; Carta de Giovanni Affaitadi a Domenico Pisani; Organizacao da expedicao que partiu de Lisboa em 9 de Marco de 1500...; Tabela Horsburgh. 163pp. 4 maps (some foldout). Light shelf wear. Erasure on front end paper otherwise unmarked. Purchased new at Livro 7, Recife. Em portugues / Portuguese. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Economist Miranda Neto explores the history and resources of Amazonia and the dilemma of development in the region with a final section: Os Grandes Projetos e a Nova Amazonia; O Complexo Carajas. 154pp. Bibliography. Em portugues / Portuguese. Minor shelf wear to the cover. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Novel by Joao Ubaldo Ribeiro, recognized among Brazil's best twentieth-century authors. 323pp. Slight shelf wear; authentic Alla stamp on front end paper. In Portuguese / em portugues. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Brazilian sociologist Florestan Fernandes offered new approaches for Social Scientists to the study of folklore. 227pp. Em portugues / Portuguese. Slight shelf wear: cover rubbed, price in pencil on front end paper. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Ten short stories in Portuguese by prize-winning writer Manuel Alegre. Premio Pessoa, Premio Fernando Namora, Grande Premio de Poesia da A.P.E., Premio da Critica. Biblioteca de Bolso Literatura, 10. "Na alegoria do Pais Azul estao de facto abrangidas todas as terras onde se demanda a liberdade e o sentido de existir." 138pp. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ 238 pp. IN PORTUGUESE / PORTUGUES 10 oz. Researched in historical archives in Brazil and Portugal, this study considers race mixture in colonial Brazil (primarily 17th and 18th centuries) and the formation of Catholic lay sodalities.

NEW ~ Texts and images from documentaries dating from 1953 to 1990 presented by video projection in Sao Paulo, Brazil (1990) with contributions from Indigenous leaders as well as anthropologists and others, focusing especially on the Yanomami, but including many others such as Kayapo, Kadiweu, Mentuktire, Txikao, and Surui. 165pp. Photographs. Em portugues / Portugues. Light shelf wear. In stock. Usually ships in three days. Support independent bookstores and those who purchased directly from publishers in Brazil.

NEW ~ Published in the series Historia Popular Brasil, which consists of short didactic books on historical topics by accomplished academics. This one, number 13, is a brief history of Indigenous Brazil. Helpful resource. Maps. Illustrations. Chronology. 125pp. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ A selection of ethnographic essays by Brazilian anthropologist, and for many years a "sertanista of the Servico de Protecao aos Indios (SPI), Expedito Coelho Arnaud covering a variety of Indigenous groups and regions of Amazonia: Oiapoque, Xingu, Solimoes, Japura, and so forth. 485pp. Maps. Illus. Bibliography. Em portugues / Portugues. Light shelf wear. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Classic study of interethnic relations between the Tukuna and Brazilian Whites on the Solimoes in which the author introduced the term "friccao interetnico." Contracapa: "...a problematica das relacoes interetnicas dos Tukuna com o homem branco, Roberto Cardoso de Oliveira mostra neste libro como esse grupo indigena passou de uma ordem tribal para uma ordem nacional." 198pp. Livraria bookshop inventory. Purchased at Contra Capa, Copacabana. Minor shelf wear. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Em portugues / Portuguese. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ 263 pp. slight shelf wear. "Entender o jogo do bicho e entender uma faceta importante da cultura brasileira, e a etnografia de Simone Soares, escrita num tom leve...." PORTUGUESE / PORTUGUES 11 oz.

NEW ~ History and consequences of the terrifying 1755 earthquake that destroyed a large section of central Lisbon, Portugal. By prize-winning Brazilian historian Mary del Priore. 325pp. Illustrations. Em portugues / Portuguese. Folded flaps. Brand new copy. Imported by Alla, Santa Fe, NM. In stock. Usually ships in three days.