Research in International Studies, Latin America Series – serie
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Nicaraguan Constitution of 1987
English Translation and Commentary
Häftad, 1991
360 kr
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This volume of seven essays on the 1987 Nicaraguan constitution does not accept a priori the judgment that Latin American constitutions are as fragile as egg shells, easily broken and discarded if found to be inconvenient to the interests of the rulers. Rather, they are viewed as being central to …
Tension of Paradox
José Donoso's the Obscene Bird of Night As Spiritual Exercises
Häftad, 1992
414 kr
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Pamela Finnegan provides a detailed criticism of a major novel written by one of Chile's leading literary figures. She analyzes the symbolism and the use of language in The Obscene Bird of Night, showing that the novel's world becomes an icon characterized by entropy, parody, and materiality. Her …
Perspectives on War and Peace in Central America
Av Sung Ho Kim, Thomas W. Walker
Häftad, 1992
247 kr
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This volume records the perspectives of a highly diverse group of prominent individuals who met late in 1988 in an important international symposium concerned with the continuing conflicts in Central America. Included are presentations by leading conservative and liberal scholar-authors; high …
Claribel Alegría and Central American Literature
Critical Essays
Av Sandra M. Boschetto-Sandoval, Marcia Phillips McGowan
Häftad, 1994
365 kr
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These essays examine the multifaceted work of the Central American author whom Latin American literary historians consider precursor of "cultural dialogism" in poetry and fiction. As poet, essayist, journalist, novelist, and writer of "quasi–testimonio," Alegría's multiple discourses transgress the …
Literature and Resistance in Guatemala
Textual Modes and Cultural Politics from El Señor Presidente to Rigoberta Menchú
Häftad, 1995
999 kr
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What circumstances lead writers in a poor, multi-ethnic and largely illiterate country to produce a literature that both expresses and affects opposition to the regime? Who are these writers? This study examines these and other questions about the literature of resistance in Guatemala, from the …
Theories of Dependent Foreign Policy and the Case of Ecuador in the 1980s
Häftad, 1995
360 kr
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How do economic weakness and dependence influence foreign policy decisions and behavior in third world countries? Theories in Dependent Foreign Policy examines six foreign policy theories: compliance, consensus, counterdependence, realism, leader preferences and domestic politics, and each is …
Theory in the Practice of the Nicaraguan Revolution
Häftad, 1995
371 kr
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Even in the period following the electoral defeat of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) in 1990, the revolution of 1979 continues to have a profound effect on the political economy of Nicaragua. Wright's study, which is based on interviews with people from all walks of life—from …
Panamanian Militarism
A Historical Interpretation
Häftad, 1996
318 kr
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Carlos Guevara Mann argues that Panamanian militarism, a consequence of the breakdown of legitimacy that occurred in the early nineteenth century, is more a manifestation of a deeply-rooted political tradition than an isolated phenomenon of the late twentieth century. He examines the variable US …
Argentina, the United States, and the Anti-Communist Crusade in Central America, 1977–1984
Av Ariel Armony
Häftad, 1997
415 kr
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Ariel Armony focuses, in this study, on the role played by Argentina in the anti–Communist crusade in Central America. This systematic examination of Argentina's involvement in the Central American drama of the late 1970s and early 1980s fine–tunes our knowledge of a major episode of the Cold War …
Many Faces of Sandinista Democracy
Häftad, 1997
324 kr
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Taking power in Nicaragua in 1979 as a revolutionary party, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) was willing to put its fate in the hands of the Nicaraguan people twice, in 1984 and 1990. The party wrote a democratic constitution and then, remarkably, accepted the decision of the …
Voices from the Silence
Guatemalan Literature of Resistance
Av Marc Zimmerman, Marc Zimmerman m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
544 kr
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The conquest, colonization, independence, the liberal reforms, the regimes, revolution, and dictatorships, the insurrections and ongoing peace dialogues all are combined in a narrative projecting the most important forces in Guatemalan history from the Mayan period to our own times.Using excerpts …
José María Arguedas
Reconsiderations for Latin American Studies
Av Ciro A. Sandoval, Sandra M. Boschetto-Sandoval
Häftad, 1998
447 kr
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José María Arguedas (1911–1969) is one of the most important authors to speak to issues of the survival of native cultures. José María Arguedas: Reconsiderations for Latin American Cultural Studies presents his views from multiple perspectives for English-speaking audiences for the first time.The …
Peasants in Arms
War and Peace in the Mountains of Nicaragua, 1979–1994
Av Lynn Horton
Häftad, 1999
411 kr
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Drawing on testimonies from contra collaborators and ex-combatants, as well as pro-Sandinista peasants, this book presents a dynamic account of the growing divisions between peasants from the area of Quilalí who took up arms in defense of revolutionary programs and ideals such as land reform and …
Bewitchment of Silver
The Social Economy of Mining in Nineteenth-Century Peru
Häftad, 2000
367 kr
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Mining was crucial for the development of nineteenth-century Peru. Silver mining in particular was a key to both the export sector and the creation of an internal market and national development. The Bewitchment of Silver is an inquiry into the impact of that mineral on a national economy in a …
Cuban Counterrevolution
Häftad, 2000
454 kr
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For forty years the Cuban Revolution has been at the forefront of American public opinion, yet few are knowledgeable about the history of its enemies and the responsibility of the U.S. government in organizing and sustaining the Cuban counterrevolution. Available in English for the first time, this …
Managing the Counterrevolution
The United States and Guatemala, 1954–1961
Häftad, 2001
411 kr
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The Eisenhower administration's intervention in Guatemala is one of the most closely studied covert operations in the history of the Cold War. Yet we know far more about the 1954 coup itself than its aftermath. This book uses the concept of "counterrevolution" to trace the Eisenhower …
Terror in the Countryside
Campesino Responses to Political Violence in Guatemala, 1954–1985
Häftad, 2001
315 kr
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The key to democratization lies within the experience of the popular movements. Those who engaged in the popular struggle in Guatemala have a deep understanding of substantive democratic behavior, and the experience of Guatemala's civil society should be the cornerstone for building a meaningful …
Beyond the Barricades
Nicaragua and the Struggle for the Sandinista Press, 1979–1998
Av Adam Jones
Häftad, 2002
367 kr
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Throughout the 1980s, Barricada, the official daily newspaper of the ruling Sandinista Front, played the standard role of a party organ, seeking the mobilize the Nicaraguan public to support the revolutionary agenda. Beyond the Barricades, however, reveals a story that is both more intriguing and …
Taking Root
Narratives of Jewish Women in Latin America
Av Marjorie Agosin, Marjorie Agosín
Häftad, 2002
403 kr
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In Taking Root, Latin American women of Jewish descent, from Mexico to Uruguay, recall their coming of age with Sabbath candles and Hebrew prayers, Ladino songs and merengue music, Queen Esther and the Virgin of Guadalupe. Rich and poor, Sephardi and Ashkenazi, Jewish immigrant families searched …
Cultivating Coffee
The Farmers of Carazo, Nicaragua, 1880–1930
Häftad, 2003
367 kr
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Many scholars of Latin America have argued that the introduction of coffee forced most people to become landless proletarians toiling on large plantations. Cultivating Coffee tells a different story: small and medium-sized growers in Nicaragua were a vital part of the economy, constituting the …
Gabriela Mistral
The Audacious Traveler
Av Marjorie Agosin, Marjorie Agosín
Häftad, 2003
442 kr
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Gabriela Mistral is the only Latin American woman writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Even so, her extraordinary achievements in poetry, narrative, and political essays remain largely untold. Gabriela Mistral: The Audacious Traveler explores boldly and thoughtfully the complex …
Threatening Others
Nicaraguans and the Formation of National Identities in Costa Rica
Häftad, 2004
385 kr
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During the last two decades, a decline in public investment has undermined some of the national values and institutions of Costa Rica. The resulting sense of dislocation and loss is usually projected onto Nicaraguan "immigrants."Threatening Others: Nicaraguans and the Formation of National …
Feminism and the Legacy of Revolution
Nicaragua, El Salvador, Chiapas
Häftad, 2004
371 kr
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In many Latin American countries, guerrilla struggle and feminism have been linked in surprising ways. Women were mobilized by the thousands to promote revolutionary agendas that had little to do with increasing gender equality. They ended up creating a uniquely Latin American version of feminism …
Unpast
Elite Violence and Social Control in Brazil, 1954–2000
Av R. S. Rose
Häftad, 2006
399 kr
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Portuguese and Brazilian slave-traders shipped at least four million slaves to Brazil—in contrast to the five hundred thousand slaves that English vessels brought to the Americas. Controlling the vast number of slaves in Brazil became of primary importance. The Unpast: Elite Violence and Social …
Organic Coffee
Sustainable Development by Mayan Farmers
Av Maria Elena Martinez-Torres
Häftad, 2006
273 kr
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Despite deepening poverty and environmental degradation throughout rural Latin America, Mayan peasant farmers in Chiapas, Mexico, are finding environmental and economic success by growing organic coffee. Organic Coffee: Sustainable Development by Mayan Farmers provides a unique and vivid insight …
Blood and Capital
The Paramilitarization of Colombia
Häftad, 2009
371 kr
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In Blood and Capital: The Paramilitarization of Colombia, Jasmin Hristov examines the complexities, dynamics, and contradictions of present-day armed conflict in Colombia. She conducts an in-depth inquiry into the restructuring of the state's coercive apparatus and the phenomenon of paramilitarism …
When Sugar Ruled
Economy and Society in Northwestern Argentina, Tucumán, 1876–1916
Häftad, 2010
415 kr
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Two tropical commodities—coffee and sugar—dominated Latin American export economies in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. When Sugar Ruled: Economy and Society in Northwestern Argentina, Tucumán, 1876–1916 presents a distinctive case that does not quite fit into the pattern of many Latin …
Populist Seduction in Latin America
Häftad, 2010
367 kr
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Is Latin America experiencing a resurgence of leftwing governments, or are we seeing a rebirth of national-radical populism? Are the governments of Hugo Chávez, Evo Morales, and Rafael Correa becoming institutionalized as these leaders claim novel models of participatory and direct democracy? Or …
Pachakutik and the Rise and Decline of the Ecuadorian Indigenous Movement
Av Kenneth J. Mijeski, Scott H. Beck
Häftad, 2011
371 kr
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The mobilization of militant indigenous politics is one of the most important stories in Latin American studies today. In this critical work, Kenneth J. Mijeski and Scott H. Beck examine the rise and decline of Ecuador's leading indigenous party, Pachakutik, as it tried to transform the state into …
Captured Peace
Elites and Peacebuilding in El Salvador
Inbunden, 2016
911 kr
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El Salvador is widely considered one of the most successful United Nations peacebuilding efforts, but record homicide rates, political polarization, socioeconomic exclusion, and corruption have diminished the quality of peace for many of its citizens. In Captured Peace: Elites and Peacebuilding in …
