CEDLA Latin America Studies – serie
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Foodscapes, Foodfields, and Identities in the YucatÁn
Inbunden, 2012
1921 kr
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The state of Yucatán has its own distinct culinary tradition, and local people are constantly thinking and talking about food. They use it as a vehicle for social relations but also to distinguish themselves from “Mexicans.” This book examines the politics surrounding regional cuisine, as the …
Urban Residence
Housing and Social Transformations in Globalizing Ecuador
Inbunden, 2012
1921 kr
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Riobamba and Cuenca,two intermediate cities in Ecuador, have become part of global networks through transnational migration, incoming remittances, tourism, and global economic connections. Their landscape is changing in several significant ways, a reflection of the social and urban transformations …
Latin America Facing China
South-South Relations beyond the Washington Consensus
Av Alex E. Fernández Jilberto, Barbara Hogenboom
Häftad, 2012
527 kr
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The last quarter of the twentieth century was a period of economic crises, increasing indebtedness as well as financial instability for Latin America and most other developing countries; in contrast, China showed amazingly high growth rates during this time and has since become the third largest …
Central America in the New Millennium
Living Transition and Reimagining Democracy
Av Jennifer L. Burrell, Ellen Moodie
Inbunden, 2012
1921 kr
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Most non-Central Americans think of the narrow neck between Mexico and Colombia in terms of dramatic past revolutions and lauded peace agreements, or sensational problems of gang violence and natural disasters. In this volume, the contributors examine regional circumstances within frames of …
Dignity for the Voiceless
Willem Assies's Anthropological Work in Context
Av Ton Salman, Salvador Martí i Puig m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1590 kr
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Willem Assies died in 2010 at the age of 55. The various stages of his career as a political anthropologist of Latin American illustrate how astute a researcher he was. He had a keen eye for the contradictions he observed during his fieldwork but also enjoyed theoretical debate. A distrust of power …
Enhancing Democracy
Public Policies and Citizen Participation in Chile
Inbunden, 2014
1861 kr
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Since the end of the Pinochet regime, Chilean public policy has sought to rebuild democratic governance in the country. This book examines the links between the state and civil society in Chile and the ways social policies have sought to ensure the inclusion of the poor in society and democracy. …
Housing and Belonging in Latin America
Av Christien Klaufus, Arij Ouweneel
Inbunden, 2015
1921 kr
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The intricacies of living in contemporary Latin American cities include cases of both empowerment and restriction. In Lima, residents built their own homes and formed community organizations, while in Rio de Janeiro inhabitants of the favelas needed to be “pacified” in anticipation of international …
Environment and Citizenship in Latin America
Natures, Subjects and Struggles
Häftad, 2015
527 kr
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Scholarship related to environmental questions in Latin America has only recently begun to coalesce around citizenship as both an empirical site of inquiry and an analytical frame of reference. This has led to a series of new insights and perspectives, but few efforts have been made to bring these …
