Latin American Studies Book Series – serie
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Power Struggles over the Post-neoliberal Social Security System Reforms in Venezuela and Ecuador
Häftad, 2019
1098 kr
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This book carries out a comparative analysis of the power struggles over the post-neoliberal social security reforms in Venezuela and Ecuador. The research breaks down why the social security system reform initiated by Hugo Chávez’ government in Venezuela has come down since its passing in 2002, …
Geoethics In Latin America
Av Rogelio Daniel Acevedo, Jesús Martínez Frías
Häftad, 2018
1098 kr
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This book studies geoethics in Latin America and offers comprehensive research on geoethics and geoeducation. Its respective chapters explore geoethics in relation to UNESCO geoparks, mining activities in Latin America, natural hazards and risk management. Geoethics is a key discipline in the field …
Political Landscapes of the Late Intermediate Period in the Southern Andes
The Pukaras and Their Hinterlands
Av Alina Álvarez Larrain, Catriel Greco
Häftad, 2019
1131 kr
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This book studies the relationship between pukaras and their surrounding landscape, focusing on the architectural and settlement variability registered in both contexts. It is the outcome of a symposium held at the XIX National Congress of Argentine Archaeology (San Miguel de Tucuman, August 8–12, …
Advances in Coastal Geoarchaeology in Latin America
Selected papers from the GEGAL Symposium at La Paloma, Uruguay
Av Hugo Inda Ferrero, Felipe García Rodríguez
Inbunden, 2019
1693 kr
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This book introduces selected contributions from the GEGAL (Spanish acronym for Latin American Geoarchaeological Studies Group) Workshop held at La Paloma Beach, Uruguay, with a focus on Coastal Geoarchaeology, and an attendance of more than 50 researchers, students and professionals from several …
Advances in Coastal Geoarchaeology in Latin America
Selected papers from the GEGAL Symposium at La Paloma, Uruguay
Av Hugo Inda Ferrero, Felipe García Rodríguez
Häftad, 2020
1693 kr
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This book introduces selected contributions from the GEGAL (Spanish acronym for Latin American Geoarchaeological Studies Group) Workshop held at La Paloma Beach, Uruguay, with a focus on Coastal Geoarchaeology, and an attendance of more than 50 researchers, students and professionals from several …
Violence in the Barrios of Caracas
Social Capital and the Political Economy of Venezuela
Inbunden, 2019
1316 kr
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This book presents an overview of the problem of urban violence in Caracas, and specifically in its barrios. It helps situate readers familiar or not with Latin American in the context that is Caracas, Venezuela, a city displaying one of the world’s highest homicide rates. The book offers a …
Violence in the Barrios of Caracas
Social Capital and the Political Economy of Venezuela
Häftad, 2020
989 kr
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This book presents an overview of the problem of urban violence in Caracas, and specifically in its barrios. It helps situate readers familiar or not with Latin American in the context that is Caracas, Venezuela, a city displaying one of the world’s highest homicide rates. The book offers a …
Pilauco: A Late Pleistocene Archaeo-paleontological Site
Osorno, Northwestern Patagonia and Chile
Av Mario Pino, Giselle A. Astorga
Inbunden, 2019
1131 kr
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This volume combines 10 years of accomplished research at the Pilauco site. The studies are focused on a variety of scientific areas including geological, sedimentological, geomorphological and paleobotanical topics, as well as paleontology of vertebrata and invertebrata, micropaleontology, …
Pilauco: A Late Pleistocene Archaeo-paleontological Site
Osorno, Northwestern Patagonia and Chile
Av Mario Pino, Giselle A. Astorga
Häftad, 2020
962 kr
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This volume combines 10 years of accomplished research at the Pilauco site. The studies are focused on a variety of scientific areas including geological, sedimentological, geomorphological and paleobotanical topics, as well as paleontology of vertebrata and invertebrata, micropaleontology, …
Latin America in Times of Global Environmental Change
Inbunden, 2019
1098 kr
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This volume discusses the challenges of Latin America in global environmental geopolitics. Written by leading experts, this book brings together Latin American research on global environmental change. They cover a range of topics such as climate change, water, forest and biodiversity conservation …
Latin America in Times of Global Environmental Change
Häftad, 2020
1098 kr
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This volume discusses the challenges of Latin America in global environmental geopolitics. Written by leading experts, this book brings together Latin American research on global environmental change. They cover a range of topics such as climate change, water, forest and biodiversity conservation …
Indigenous Amazonia, Regional Development and Territorial Dynamics
Contentious Issues
Av Walter Leal Filho, Victor T. King m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1643 kr
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This book brings together a valuable collection of case studies and conceptual approaches that outline the present state of Amazonia in the 21st century. The many problems are described and the benefits, as well as the achievements of regional development are also discussed. The book focuses on …
Indigenous Amazonia, Regional Development and Territorial Dynamics
Contentious Issues
Av Walter Leal Filho, Victor T. King m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
1643 kr
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This book brings together a valuable collection of case studies and conceptual approaches that outline the present state of Amazonia in the 21st century. The many problems are described and the benefits, as well as the achievements of regional development are also discussed. The book focuses on …
Andean Foodways
Pre-Columbian, Colonial, and Contemporary Food and Culture
Inbunden, 2020
1917 kr
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There is widespread acknowledgement among anthropologists, archaeologists, ethnobotanists, as well as researchers in related disciplines that specific foods and cuisines are linked very strongly to the formation and maintenance of cultural identity and ethnicity. Strong associations of foodways …
Andean Foodways
Pre-Columbian, Colonial, and Contemporary Food and Culture
Häftad, 2021
1917 kr
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There is widespread acknowledgement among anthropologists, archaeologists, ethnobotanists, as well as researchers in related disciplines that specific foods and cuisines are linked very strongly to the formation and maintenance of cultural identity and ethnicity. Strong associations of foodways …
Settlement of the Chonos Archipelago, Western Patagonia, Chile
Av Omar Reyes
Inbunden, 2020
1580 kr
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This book describes an archaeological investigation of human occupation in the northern area of the Patagonian archipelago in the far south of South America. It is of global anthropological and archaeological interest, dealing as it does with an archipelago characterised by a maze of islands, …
Settlement of the Chonos Archipelago, Western Patagonia, Chile
Av Omar Reyes
Häftad, 2021
1580 kr
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This book describes an archaeological investigation of human occupation in the northern area of the Patagonian archipelago in the far south of South America. It is of global anthropological and archaeological interest, dealing as it does with an archipelago characterised by a maze of islands, …
Legacy of Mega Events
Urban Transformations and Citizenship in Rio de Janeiro
Av Luiz Cesar de Queiroz Ribeiro, Filippo Bignami
Inbunden, 2020
1098 kr
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This edited volume offers a critical reflection on the failed experiment to redevelop the city of Rio de Janeiro according to the neoliberal strategy of entrepreneurial urban governance and mercantile regulatory transformations, which were leveraged by mega-sporting events. The case of Rio de …
Legacy of Mega Events
Urban Transformations and Citizenship in Rio de Janeiro
Av Luiz Cesar de Queiroz Ribeiro, Filippo Bignami
Häftad, 2021
1098 kr
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This edited volume offers a critical reflection on the failed experiment to redevelop the city of Rio de Janeiro according to the neoliberal strategy of entrepreneurial urban governance and mercantile regulatory transformations, which were leveraged by mega-sporting events. The case of Rio de …
Ancient Hunting Strategies in Southern South America
Av Juan Bautista Belardi, Damián Leandro Bozzuto m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
1355 kr
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This book presents the state of the art for the studies of strategies and tactics for the procurement of preys in Argentina in different regions and chronologies (from the end of the Pleistocene until historic moments). The chapters are related to the performance of these practices in …
Ancient Hunting Strategies in Southern South America
Av Juan Bautista Belardi, Damián Leandro Bozzuto m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
1355 kr
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This book presents the state of the art for the studies of strategies and tactics for the procurement of preys in Argentina in different regions and chronologies (from the end of the Pleistocene until historic moments). The chapters are related to the performance of these practices in …
Economics of Climate Change in Argentina
Av Maria Elisa Belfiori, Mariano Javier Rabassa
Inbunden, 2021
552 kr
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In this volume, the contributors discuss some of the most remarkable global warming effects in Argentina and examine policies that Latin American countries could follow to achieve their individual climate goals. Climate change is one of the most pressing issues today. However, after many years of …
Economics of Climate Change in Argentina
Av Maria Elisa Belfiori, Mariano Javier Rabassa
Häftad, 2022
552 kr
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In this volume, the contributors discuss some of the most remarkable global warming effects in Argentina and examine policies that Latin American countries could follow to achieve their individual climate goals. Climate change is one of the most pressing issues today. However, after many years of …
World Heritage Patinas
Actions, Alerts and Risks
Av Rodrigo Christofoletti, Marcos Olender
Inbunden, 2021
1131 kr
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This book presents studies on the management of the Brazilian world heritage and its international counterparts, relating its preservationist practices to the risks and alerts that run its maintenance in the face of so many challenges in the contemporary world. The book has encouraged scholars from …
World Heritage Patinas
Actions, Alerts and Risks
Av Rodrigo Christofoletti, Marcos Olender
Häftad, 2022
1131 kr
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This book presents studies on the management of the Brazilian world heritage and its international counterparts, relating its preservationist practices to the risks and alerts that run its maintenance in the face of so many challenges in the contemporary world. The book has encouraged scholars from …
Oil and Natural Gas Economy in Argentina
The case of Fracking
Av Victor Bravo, Nicolas Di Sbroiavacca
Inbunden, 2021
1534 kr
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This book gathers four papers authored by Víctor Bravo and Nicolás Di Sbroiavacca, Oil and Natural Gas Engineers, specialized in Energy Economics. The main axis of the book is the application of the exploitation techniques of Oil and Natural Gas in Argentina, by the so-called “conventional” …
Oil and Natural Gas Economy in Argentina
The case of Fracking
Av Victor Bravo, Nicolas Di Sbroiavacca
Häftad, 2022
1534 kr
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This book gathers four papers authored by Víctor Bravo and Nicolás Di Sbroiavacca, Oil and Natural Gas Engineers, specialized in Energy Economics. The main axis of the book is the application of the exploitation techniques of Oil and Natural Gas in Argentina, by the so-called “conventional” …
Southernmost End of South America Through Cartography
Tierra del Fuego, the South Atlantic Ocean and Antarctica from the 16th to 19th Century
Av Luis Ignacio de Lasa, María Teresa Luiz
Inbunden, 2021
1693 kr
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This volume describes the construction of the territorial identity of the southern end of South America and analyzes the cartographic territorialization of Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the “Terra Australis” continent. Different spatial representations and territorial nature coexisted in this …
Southernmost End of South America Through Cartography
Tierra del Fuego, the South Atlantic Ocean and Antarctica from the 16th to 19th Century
Av Luis Ignacio de Lasa, María Teresa Luiz
Häftad, 2022
1693 kr
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This volume describes the construction of the territorial identity of the southern end of South America and analyzes the cartographic territorialization of Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the “Terra Australis” continent. Different spatial representations and territorial nature coexisted in this …
Festivals and Heritage in Latin America
Interdisciplinary Dialogues on Culture, Identity and Tourism
Av Fabiana Lopes da Cunha, Jorge Rabassa
Inbunden, 2021
1098 kr
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This book explores a variety of heritage dialogues, from global and specific approaches, combining different views, perceptions and senses. Following the first volume on Latin American Heritage as published in this book series in 2019, this new volume focuses on music, dance and railway heritage, …
