Ancient Maya Politics: a political anthropology of the classic period, 150-900 CE by
The Classic Maya have long presented scholars with vexing problems. One of the longest running and most contested of these, and the source of deeply polarized interpretations, has been their political organization. Using recently deciphered inscriptions and fresh archaeological finds, Simon Martin argues that this particular debate can be laid to rest.
The Encrypted State : delusion and displacement in the Peruvian Andes by
What happens when a seemingly rational state becomes paranoid and delusional? The Encrypted State engages in a close analysis of political disorder to shed new light on the concept of political stability. The book focuses on a crisis of rule in mid-20th-century Peru, a period when officials believed they had lost the ability to govern and communicated in secret code to protect themselves from imaginary subversives.
Entre el bosque y los árboles Utopías Menores en El Salvador, Nicaragua y Uruguay by
Este libro presenta casos de experimentos sociales en El Salvador, Nicaragua, y Uruguay. En estos espacios, donde florecía la comunicación horizontal y multi-clasista, el concepto de utopías menores de Jay Winter es apropiado.
Rice in the Time of Sugar: the political economy of food in Cuba by
How did Cuba's long-established sugar trade result in the development of an agriculture that benefited consumers abroad at the dire expense of Cubans at home? In this history of Cuba, Louis A. Perez proposes a new Cuban counterpoint: rice, a staple central to the island's cuisine, and sugar, which dominated an export economy 150 years in the making.
Setbacks and Advances in the Modern Latin American Economy by
This volume explores several notable themes related to the economy in Latin America and offers insightful historical perspectives to understand national, regional, and global issues in the continent since the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. The collected essays focus on economic crises, the relationship of growth models to society and politics, the fluctuations of local economies, and regional protests.
Social Institutions and Gender Index SIGI 2020 Regional Report for Latin America and the Caribbean by
Gender equality and women's empowerment can only be achieved if countries take action to tackle and eliminate discrimination in their legal frameworks, social norms and practices. The SIGI 2020 Regional Report for Latin America and the Caribbean provides new evidence-based analysis on the setbacks and progress in achieving gender equality between 2014 and 2019.
The Latin American Studies books are situated in Kaisa House, mainly on the 4th floor and the floor K3. The series are on the floor K4.There are also books on literary research and cultural history on the 5th floor. Latin American fiction is on the floor K3.
The Cuban Hustle: culture, politics, everyday life by
In The Cuban Hustle, Sujatha Fernandes explores the multitudinous ways artists, activists, and ordinary Cubans have hustled to survive and express themselves in the aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse. Whether circulating information on flash drives as a substitute for the internet or building homemade antennas to listen to Miami's hip hop radio stations, Cubans improvise alternative strategies and workarounds to contend with ongoing isolation.
Extractivisms: politics, economy and ecology by
Nature and communities in the global south is being overwhelmed at a shocking rate. In many places this is due to ventures such as large-scale open-pit mining, oil extraction in tropical areas, and the spread of monocultures. These and other such forms of natural resource appropriation are usually known as extractivisms. This introductory book on the one hand adopts an interdisciplinary and critical perspective, incorporating contributions from economics, politics, ecology, and more.
Kun yö saapuu Venezuelaan: taistelu oikeusvaltiosta by
Ajankohtainen kirja kertoo miten vallankaappaushankkeista vankilassa istunut everstiluutnantti Hugo Chavez voitti presidentinvaalit, minkä jälkeen valtion suunnattomat mineraalirikkaudet käytettiin populistisen yksinvaltiuden rakentamiseen. Oikeusvaltio ja sen tuotantorakenteet tuhottiin, ja Venezuela joutui lopulta järjestäytyneen rikollisuuden käsiin. Enemmistö venezuelalaisista elää äärimmäisessä köyhyydessä ja kärsii lääkkeiden ja ravinnon puutteesta. Miljoonat kansalaiset ovat lähteneet maanpakoon. Vuonna 2019 parlamentin puhemies Juan Guaido nousi perustuslain mukaiseksi väliaikaiseksi presidentiksi, mutta diktaattoripresidentti Nicolas Maduro ei luovu vallasta.
Living in times of climate change: weather-related understandings, realities and entanglements among Guarani people in the Bolivian Chaco by
Since climate change became an issue of public concern worldwide, the weather has attracted increasing attention and come to stand as a common ground for joint action between Indigenous people and governmental and non-governmental actors in the Bolivian Chaco. Despite becoming a common cause, the management of weather through mitigation and adaptation strategies takes place under ontological differences and power imbalances.
Marijuana Boom: the rise and fall of Colombia's first drug paradise by
Before Colombia became one of the world's largest producers of cocaine in the 1980s, traffickers from the Caribbean coast partnered with American buyers in the 1970s to make the South American country the main supplier of marijuana for a booming US drug market, fueled by the US hippie counterculture. How did Colombia become central to the creation of an international drug trafficking circuit? Marijuana Boom is the story of this forgotten history.
Social Political and Religious Movements in the Modern Americas by
This volume explores several notable themes related to social, political, and religious movements in Latin America and offers insightful historical perspectives to understand national, regional, and global issues from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. This volumes collected chapters focus on the Latin American society and are divided into three sections.
The Book Citation Index in Web of Science Core Collection is a bibliographic database that includes the published scholarly literature of book chapters and books.
