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Rise and Fall of Repression in Chile
Inbunden, 2022
1583 kr
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In The Rise and Fall of Repression in Chile, Pablo Policzer tackles the difficult task of analyzing how authoritarian regimes utilize coercion. Even in relatively open societies, coercive institutions such as the police and military tend to be secretive and mistrustful of efforts by outsiders to …
Collapse of Venezuela
Scorched Earth Politics and Economic Decline, 2012–2020
Inbunden, 2025
1190 kr
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The Collapse of Venezuela documents Venezuela's economic implosion as politicians adopted strategies that severely harmed the economy in their struggle for power.Between 2012 and 2020, Venezuela suffered the largest economic contraction ever documented outside of wartime. This collapse was caused …
Making a Modern Political Order
The Problem of the Nation State
Inbunden, 2023
789 kr
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Sheehan's thoughtful book makes a convincing case that the modern political order arises out of people's shared expectations and hopes, without which the nation state could not exist.Every political order depends on a set of shared expectations about how the order does and should work. In Making a …
Rise and Fall of Repression in Chile
Häftad, 2009
553 kr
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Analyzing how authoritarian regimes utilize coercion, this book sheds light on a fundamental period during the Chilean dictatorship. It provides an account of why the DINA was created in the first place, how it became the most powerful repressive institution in Chile, and why it was suddenly …
Practice of Human Development and Dignity
Av Paolo G. Carozza, Clemens Sedmak
Inbunden, 2020
1033 kr
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Although deeply contested in many ways, the concept of human dignity has emerged as a key idea in fields such as bioethics and human rights. It has been largely absent, however, from literature on development studies. The essays contained in The Practice of Human Development and Dignity fill this …
Carnivals, Rogues, and Heroes
An Interpretation of the Brazilian Dilemma
Inbunden, 1991
1537 kr
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Encompassing half the continent of South America, Brazil is one of the most modern, complex, and misunderstood nations. Renowned Brazilian anthropologist Roberto DaMatta takes the misconceptions and offers a fresh, provocative interpretation of the complexity of social structure in Brazil. Using …
Carnivals, Rogues, and Heroes
An Interpretation of the Brazilian Dilemma
Häftad, 1991
615 kr
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Encompassing half the continent of South America, Brazil is one of the most modern, complex, and misunderstood nations. Renowned Brazilian anthropologist Roberto DaMatta takes the misconceptions and offers a fresh, provocative interpretation of the complexity of social structure in Brazil. Using …
Catholic Church and Democracy in Chile and Peru
Av Michael Fleet, Brian H. Smith
Inbunden, 1997
1901 kr
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Recent changes imposed by the Vatican may redefine the Chilean and Peruvian Church's involvement in politics and social issues. Fleet and Smith argue that the Vatican has been moving to restrict the Chilean and Peruvian Church's social and political activities. Fleet and Smith have gathered …
Counterpoints
Selected Essays on Authoritarianism and Democratization
Inbunden, 1999
1479 kr
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Using Argentina as the main example, this work examines all aspects of democracy and democratization in Latin America. The author illustrates many weaknesses of authoritarianism and repressive regimes which, he argues, can be taken advantage of appropriately by the struggle for democracy.
Counterpoints
Selected Essays on Authoritarianism and Democratization
Häftad, 1999
537 kr
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Using Argentina as the main example, this work examines all aspects of democracy and democratization in Latin America. The author illustrates many weaknesses of authoritarianism and repressive regimes which, he argues, can be taken advantage of appropriately by the struggle for democracy.
Chile's Political Culture and Parties
An Anthropological Explanation
Av Larissa Adler Lomnitz, Ana Melnick
Inbunden, 2000
1479 kr
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This volume examines Chile's political culture by considering its origin and the persistence of its ""grammar"", which the authors define as the ability of each member of society to function within social categories and rules. This ""grammar"", they believe, is what gives character to national …
Dynamics of Inflation
An Analysis of the Relations Between Inflation, Public-Sector Financial Fragility, Expectations, and Profit Margins
Inbunden, 1991
833 kr
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Originally published in Latin America where it was enthusiastically received, The Dynamics of Inflation presents the first detailed, theoretical schema for the study of accelerating inflation in chronically inflated economies with complex productive structures. Antonio Kandir demonstrates that …
Discovering the Possible
The Surprising World of Albert O. Hirschman
Inbunden, 1995
911 kr
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Internationally recognized as a leading thinker in the fields of economic development and Latin American studies, Albert O. Hirschman has, more recently, turned to the study of social science at large. His pioneering work has had reverberations in economics, political science, sociology, and other …
Democracy and Its Limits
Lessons from Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East
Av Howard Handelman, Mark Tessler
Häftad, 2000
458 kr
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These multidisciplinary essays combine an appreciation of the progress made in Third World democratization with an assessment of structural and cultural factors that limit further progress toward procedural democracy in many parts of the world, such as China and much of the Middle East.
Electoral Laws and the Survival of Presidential Democracies
Inbunden, 1996
669 kr
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In Electoral Laws and the Survival of Presidential Democracies, political scientist Mark P. Jones addresses the conditions necessary for the survival of democratic presidential systems, arguing that the electoral laws employed by such systems are intricately and inextricably linked to the longevity …
Issues in Democratic Consolidation
The New South American Democracies in Comparative Perspective
Av Scott Mainwaring, J. Samuel Valenzuela m. fl.
Inbunden, 1992
1828 kr
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Since 1974 there has been a wave of democratization in the world, in particular in South America. This work examines some of the difficulties of constructing consolidated democracies and provides a critical examination of the major issues involved.
Issues in Democratic Consolidation
The New South American Democracies in Comparative Perspective
Av Scott Mainwaring, J. Samuel Valenzuela m. fl.
Häftad, 1992
615 kr
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Focusing primarily on recent South American cases, ""Issues in Democratic Consolidation"" examines some of the difficulties of constructing consolidated democracies and provides a critical examination of the major issues involved.
Llamas, Weavings, and Organic Chocolate
Multicultural Grassroots Development in the Andes and Amazon of Bolivia
Av Kevin Healy
Häftad, 2000
781 kr
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This is the story of Bolivian rural development and cultural change in three parts. The first provides an overview of the history of rural development; the second consists of narratives of nine projects; and the third analyzes successful outcomes of the projects and their effects.
Religious Politics in Latin America, Pentecostal Vs. Catholic
Häftad, 1998
458 kr
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This is a survey of religious and political developments in Latin American Christianity, especially in the rapidly growing Pentecostal churches and in Catholicism. Pentecostalism and Catholicism have many shared concerns, and a coalition between their leaders could have an impact on public policy.
Small Christian Communities
Imagining Future Church
Häftad, 1997
380 kr
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This text presents the findings of a theological consultation held in 1996, which discussed the future of the Christian Church. It describes how small communities can enrich the life of the Church by drawing together people of diverse cultures and economic situations for spiritual renewal.
Shaping the Political Arena
Av Ruth Berins Collier, David Collier
Häftad, 2002
914 kr
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This is a paired comparison of the eight Latin American countries with the longest history of urban commercial and industrial development: Brazil and Chile; Mexico and Venezuela; Uruguay and Colombia; and Argentina and Peru.
Democracy in Latin America
Between Hope and Despair
Häftad, 2013
654 kr
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In 2009, Ignacio Walker—scholar, politician, and one of Latin America's leading public intellectuals—published La Democracia en América Latina. Now available in English, with a new prologue, and significantly revised and updated for an English-speaking audience, Democracy in Latin America: Between …
Origins of Argentina's Revolution of the Right
Inbunden, 2003
1583 kr
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This volume traces the ideological roots and political impact of Argentine right-wing nationalism as it developed in the 1930s and 1940s. The author focuses on the attempt by a brand of noncomformist intellectuals to shift the concept of Argentine nationalism to an integralist-populist incarnation.
Origins of Argentina's Revolution of the Right
Häftad, 2003
553 kr
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This volume traces the ideological roots and political impact of Argentine right-wing nationalism as it developed in the 1930s and 1940s. The author focuses on the attempt by a brand of noncomformist intellectuals to shift the concept of Argentine nationalism to an integralist-populist incarnation.
Authoritarian Legacies and Democracy in Latin America and Southern Europe
Av Katherine Hite, Paola Cesarini
Inbunden, 2004
1901 kr
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Among the challenges for democracies in Latin America and Southern Europe are weakened political parties, politicized militaries, compromised judiciaries, corrupt police forces and widespread citizen distrust. These essays offer an examination of the political structures and institutions bequeathed …
Authoritarian Legacies and Democracy in Latin America and Southern Europe
Av Katherine Hite, Paola Cesarini
Häftad, 2004
537 kr
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Among the challenges for democracies in Latin America and Southern Europe are weakened political parties, politicized militaries, compromised judiciaries, corrupt police forces and widespread citizen distrust. These essays offer an examination of the political structures and institutions bequeathed …
Criminality, Public Security, and the Challenge to Democracy in Latin America
Häftad, 2009
656 kr
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Examines the question of how crime and crime fighting impact the consolidation of democracy and the rule of law in Latin America. This book evaluates broadly a relative dearth of hard data about the Latin American security situation. It is suitable for those in the fields of Latin American and …
Precarious Democracies
Understanding Regime Stability and Change in Colombia and Venezuela
Häftad, 2011
656 kr
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Why has democracy in Colombia and Venezuela evolved in very different directions? This provides a comparative historical analysis of how the democratic regimes in these two countries have diverged, following similar transitions from authoritarian rule to democracy in the late 1950s.
Catholic Church and Democracy in Chile and Peru
Av Michael Fleet, Brian H. Smith
Häftad, 2000
680 kr
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The Latin American Church accounts for a substantial percentage of the world Catholic population and plays a major role in the social and political arena. However recent changes by the Vatican have reimposed a more hierarchical control. This text aims to determine the effect of this retrenching.
Child in Latin America
Health, Development, and Rights
Av Ernest J. Bartell, C.S.C., Ernest J. Bartell m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
1958 kr
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This work brings together contributors from the US, Latin America and organizations such as UNICEF, to consider the physical, educational, social legal and economic status and progress of children throughout Latin America, focusing especially on health and rights issues.
