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Varieties of Liberalism in Central America
Nation-States As Works in Progress
Av Forrest D. Colburn, Arturo Cruz S.
Häftad, 2007
219 kr
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Why do some countries progress while others stagnate? Why does adversity strengthen some countries and weaken others? Indeed, in this era of unprecedented movement of people, goods, and ideas, just what constitutes a nation-state? Forrest Colburn and Arturo Cruz suggest how fundamental these …
My Car in Managua
Häftad, 1991
203 kr
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Histories of revolutions often focus on military, political, or economic upheavals but sometimes neglect to connect these larger events to the daily lives of "ordinary" people. Yet the peoples' perception that "things are worse than before" can topple revolutionary governments, as shown by the …
Managing the Commanding Heights
Nicaragua's State Enterprises
Häftad, 2018
515 kr
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Revolutions have often occurred in poor countries. Although triumphant revolutionaries may lack the resources to assume complete responsibility for their country’s economy, they do tend to nationalize what Lenin called the “commanding heights”—those enterprises that meet the strategic needs of the …
Post-Revolutionary Nicaragua
State, Class, and the Dilemmas of Agrarian Policy
Häftad, 1986
515 kr
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Post-Revolutionary Nicaragua: State, Class, and the Dilemmas of Agrarian Policy offers a penetrating analysis of the challenges faced by the Sandinista regime following the overthrow of the Somoza dynasty in 1979. Written in the context of a developing nation grappling with revolutionary …
Post-Revolutionary Nicaragua
State, Class, and the Dilemmas of Agrarian Policy
E-bok, 1986
346 kr
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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed …
Post-Revolutionary Nicaragua
State, Class, and the Dilemmas of Agrarian Policy
Inbunden, 1986
1190 kr
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Post-Revolutionary Nicaragua: State, Class, and the Dilemmas of Agrarian Policy offers a penetrating analysis of the challenges faced by the Sandinista regime following the overthrow of the Somoza dynasty in 1979. Written in the context of a developing nation grappling with revolutionary …
Managing the Commanding Heights
Nicaragua''s State Enterprises
E-bok, 2024
357 kr
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Revolutions have often occurred in poor countries. Although triumphant revolutionaries may lack the resources to assume complete responsibility for their country’s economy, they do tend to nationalize what Lenin called the “commanding heights”—those enterprises that meet the strategic needs of the …
Managing the Commanding Heights
Nicaragua's State Enterprises
Inbunden, 2024
1583 kr
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Revolutions have often occurred in poor countries. Although triumphant revolutionaries may lack the resources to assume complete responsibility for their country’s economy, they do tend to nationalize what Lenin called the “commanding heights”—those enterprises that meet the strategic needs of the …
Latin America at the End of Politics
Häftad, 2002
721 kr
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After decades of ideological struggle, much of it in the service of an elusive socialist ideal, Latin America has embraced liberalism--democracy and unfettered markets. But liberalism has triumphed more by default than through exuberance. The region's democracies are fragile and lethargic. Despite …
Latin America at the End of Politics
E-bok, 2018
484 kr
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After decades of ideological struggle, much of it in the service of an elusive socialist ideal, Latin America has embraced liberalism--democracy and unfettered markets. But liberalism has triumphed more by default than through exuberance. The region's democracies are fragile and lethargic. Despite …
Costa Rica
A Different Path to Democracy in Latin America
Av Forrest D. Colburn, Andrea M. Prado
Inbunden, 2027
757 kr
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In a corner of the world where most nation-states are deeply problematic, Costa Rica’s success is a puzzle. This scholarly yet accessible book explores which political decisions led to a very different outcome for the little country that could. Since a brief civil conflict in 1948, the Central …
Costa Rica
A Different Path to Democracy in Latin America
Av Forrest D. Colburn, Andrea M. Prado
Häftad, 2027
321 kr
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In a corner of the world where most nation-states are deeply problematic, Costa Rica’s success is a puzzle. This scholarly yet accessible book explores which political decisions led to a very different outcome for the little country that could. Since a brief civil conflict in 1948, the Central …
Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance
Inbunden, 1990
2746 kr
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Peasant rebellions are uncommon. "Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance" explores peasants' foot dragging, feigned ingorance, false compliance, manipulation, flight, slander, theft, arson, sabotage, and similar prosaic forms of struggle. These kinds of resistance stop well short of collective …
Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance
Häftad, 1990
648 kr
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Peasant rebellions are uncommon. "Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance" explores peasants' foot dragging, feigned ingorance, false compliance, manipulation, flight, slander, theft, arson, sabotage, and similar prosaic forms of struggle. These kinds of resistance stop well short of collective …
Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance
E-bok, 2016
762 kr
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Peasant rebellions are uncommon. "Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance" explores peasants'' foot dragging, feigned ingorance, false compliance, manipulation, flight, slander, theft, arson, sabotage, and similar prosaic forms of struggle. These kinds of resistance stop well short of collective …
Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance
E-bok, 2016
762 kr
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Peasant rebellions are uncommon. "Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance" explores peasants'' foot dragging, feigned ingorance, false compliance, manipulation, flight, slander, theft, arson, sabotage, and similar prosaic forms of struggle. These kinds of resistance stop well short of collective …
Colonialism, Independence, and the Construction of Nation-States
Inbunden, 2020
605 kr
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This book investigates studies on colonialism and anti-colonialism from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. The author begins by recounting the deleterious impact of colonialism and then focuses on the heady days of anti-colonialism nationalism. He traces how the system fell apart: …
Colonialism, Independence, and the Construction of Nation-States
E-bok, 2020
815 kr
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This book investigates studies on colonialism and anti-colonialism from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. The author begins by recounting the deleterious impact of colonialism and then focuses on the heady days of anti-colonialism nationalism. He traces how the system fell apart: …
