The US-Mexican borderlands form the region where the United States and Latin America have interacted with the greatest intensity. This work addresses the protracted conflict rooted in the vast difference in power between Mexico and its northern neighbor. Each of the seven parts explores a key issue in borderlands studies.
The US-Mexican borderlands form the region where the United States and Latin America have interacted with the greatest intensity. This work addresses ...
From sixteenth century rebellions against Spanish occupation to the present, guerrilla warfare as a means of transformation has been linked to Latin America's tumultuous history. While these revolutionary movements in many ways have altered the collective consciousness of the entire world, the full significance of guerrilla movemets as vehicles of social transformation has often been underestimated.
From sixteenth century rebellions against Spanish occupation to the present, guerrilla warfare as a means of transformation has been linked to Latin A...
The efforts of Indians in Latin America have gained momentum and garnered increasing attention in the last decade as they claim rights to their land and demand full participation in the political process. This issue is of rising importance as ecological concerns and autochtonous movements gain a foothold in Latin America, transforming the political landscape into one in which multiethnic democracies hold sway. In some cases, these movements have led to violent outbursts that severely affected some nations, such as the 1992 and 1994 Indian uprisings in Ecuador. In most cases, however,...
The efforts of Indians in Latin America have gained momentum and garnered increasing attention in the last decade as they claim rights to their land a...
The essays in this volume explore the ways in which Latin American women have influenced, and have been influenced by, the traditional practices and ideologies of their cultures. The essays are arranged in two sections: culture and the status of women in Latin America, and reconstructing the past.
The essays in this volume explore the ways in which Latin American women have influenced, and have been influenced by, the traditional practices and i...
The only reader currently available on criminality in Latin America, "Reconstructing Criminality in Latin America" reconstructs the way in which different Latin American societies have viewed, described, defined, and reacted to criminal behavior. Crime in Latin America is explored in terms of gender, race, class, and criminological theory.
The highly readable essays in this book explore how Catholic notions of sin, natural law, the divine rights of absolutist monarchs, liberal rights of man, positivism, and social Darwinism received a sympathetic, even enthusiastic, endorsement from policy...
The only reader currently available on criminality in Latin America, "Reconstructing Criminality in Latin America" reconstructs the way in which diffe...
The Catholic Church played a significant role in social action in colonial Latin America: a time when the Church was the most important institution next to the royal government. This collection of classic articles and modern research looks at the Church's active social and political influence.
The Catholic Church played a significant role in social action in colonial Latin America: a time when the Church was the most important institution ne...
Sport in Latin America and the Caribbean is the most comprehensive overview to date of the development of modern sports in Latin America. This new book illustrates how and why sport has become a central part of the political, economic, and social life of the region and the repercussions of its role. This highly readable volume is composed of articles on a wide variety of sports-basketball, baseball, volleyball, cricket, soccer, and equestrian events-in countries and regions throughout Latin America, including Mexico, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, Peru, Brazil, Cuba, Nicaragua, and the Dominican...
Sport in Latin America and the Caribbean is the most comprehensive overview to date of the development of modern sports in Latin America. This new boo...
Emerging awareness of the plight of the rainforests of Central and South America has catapaulted this issue to the forefront of global environmental concerns. As understanding has increased, so has the contention between the various groups that have a stake in the forest. Developers, environmentalists, governments and the landless poor whose livelihood depends on the rainforest all have contributed to the debate on how to address this problem.
Emerging awareness of the plight of the rainforests of Central and South America has catapaulted this issue to the forefront of global environmental c...
Archer offers an assessment of the heritage of the independence struggle. The text illustrates themes connected with the origins of the wars, the 15 years of violence which differed according to region, and the political, economic and social contexts of the struggle.
Archer offers an assessment of the heritage of the independence struggle. The text illustrates themes connected with the origins of the wars, the 15 y...