Global Studies: Latin America (Global Studies Latin America)

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This edition includes introductory essays on Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Carribbean region, with concise reports and current statistics for each of the countries within these regions. This background information is complemented by a selection of articles from the world press.

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Very informative.......2003-07-16

I took Latin American studies as a "blowoff" class in college, but this book coupled with the other text were EXTREMELY informative, and I found myself very wrapped up in the subject. I found myself to be quite ignorant of everything below the Texan border. I'm really glad the Prof. used this book.

Confronting the American Dream: Nicaragua under U.S. Imperial Rule (American Encounters/Global Interactions)

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Confronting the American Dream: Nicaragua under U.S. Imperial Rule (American Encounters/Global Interactions)
Michel Gobat , and Michel Gobat
Manufacturer: Duke University Press
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ASIN: 0822336472

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Michel Gobat deftly interweaves political, economic, cultural, and diplomatic history to analyze the reactions of Nicaraguans to U.S. intervention in their country from the heyday of Manifest Destiny in the mid–nineteenth century through the U.S. occupation of 1912–33. Drawing on extensive research in Nicaraguan and U.S. archives, Gobat accounts for two seeming paradoxes that have long eluded historians of Latin America: that Nicaraguans so strongly embraced U.S. political, economic, and cultural forms to defend their own nationality against U.S. imposition and that the country’s wealthiest and most Americanized elites were transformed from leading supporters of U.S. imperial rule into some of its greatest opponents.

Gobat focuses primarily on the reactions of the elites to Americanization, because the power and identity of these Nicaraguans were the most significantly affected by U.S. imperial rule. He describes their adoption of aspects of âthe American way of lifeâ in the mid–nineteenth century as strategic rather than wholesale. Chronicling the U.S. occupation of 1912–33, he argues that the anti-American turn of Nicaragua’s most Americanized oligarchs stemmed largely from the efforts of U.S. bankers, marines, and missionaries to spread their own version of the American dream. In part, the oligarchs’ reversal reflected their anguish over the 1920s rise of Protestantism, the âmodern woman,â and other âvices of modernityâ emanating from the United States. But it also responded to the unintended ways that U.S. modernization efforts enabled peasants to weaken landlord power. Gobat demonstrates that the U.S. occupation so profoundly affected Nicaragua that it helped engender the Sandino Rebellion of 1927–33, the Somoza dictatorship of 1936–79, and the Sandinista Revolution of 1979–90.

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Exhaustive.......2007-05-10

If you REALLY want to know about the USA involvement in Nicaragua read this book. One comes away with a clear picture of the years 1912 through 1933 in Nicaragua. To be even better the book could have explored the position of the middle and worker class but information is scarce. All in all one of the best books written on this era in Central America

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The American South in a Global World
James L. Peacock
Manufacturer: The University of North Carolina Press
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ASIN: 0807855898
Release Date: 2005-02-16

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Looking beyond broad theories of globalization, this volume examines the specific effects of globalizing forces on the southern United States. Eighteen essays approach globalization from a variety of perspectives, addressing relations between global and local communities; immigration, particularly of Latinos and Asians; local industry in a time of globalization; power and confrontation between rural and urban worlds; race, ethnicity, and organizing for social justice; and the assimilation of foreign-born professionals.

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This study of disease among the native peoples of the New World before and after 1492 challenges many widely held notions about encounters between European and native peoples. Whereas many late twentieth century scholars blamed the catastrophic decline of postconquest native populations on the introduction of previously unknown infections from the Old World, Alchon argues that the experiences of native peoples in the New World closely resembled those of other human populations. Exposure to lethal new infections resulted in rates of morbidity and mortality among native Americans comparable to those found among Old World populations.

Why then did native American populations decline by 75 to 90 percent in the century following contact with Europeans? Why did these populations fail to recover, in contrast to those of Africa, Asia, and Europe? Alchon points to the practices of European colonialism. Warfare and slavery increased mortality, and forced migrations undermined social, political, and economic institutions.

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"Reading Rheda's short stories and novel has been a delightful discovery for me.... Her style is full of wit, delicious and sometimes devastating irony, and captivating poetic imagery. Her book, in short, will be hard for readers to put down."

—David George, Professor of Spanish, Lake Forest College

Regina Rheda is a contemporary award-winning Brazilian writer whose original voice and style have won her many admirers. First World Third Class and Other Tales of the Global Mix presents some of her finest and most representative work to an English-speaking readership. Stories from the Copan Building consists of eight tales set in a famous residential building in São Paulo. The stories, like the apartment complex, are a microcosm of modern-day urban Brazil. They are witty, consistently caustic, and never predictable.

Also in this volume is the poignant and often hilarious novel First World Third Class. It depicts young middle-class professionals and artists who, as opportunities in Brazil diminished, opted to leave their country, even if it meant taking menial jobs abroad. At the center of the narrative is Rita, a thirty-year-old aspiring filmmaker who migrates to England, and then Italy. She looks for work and love in all the wrong places, moving from city to city and from bed to bed.

The last three stories in this collection also happen to be among the author's most recent. "The Enchanted Princess" is an ironic title for a postfeminist tale of a South American woman being wooed to marry an old-world gentleman who promises to take care of her every need. "The Sanctuary" concerns the living conditions of immigrant workers and farm animals. Equally piquant in nature, "The Front" deals with ecology, labor environments, and gender politics.

Born in the USA: A Story of Japanese America, 1889-1947 (Pacific Formations, Global Relations in Asian and Pacific Perspectives)

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Born in the USA: A Story of Japanese America, 1889-1947 (Pacific Formations, Global Relations in Asian and Pacific Perspectives)
Frank Chin
Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
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This unique oral history presents the Japanese American saga as told by those who lived through it. Frank Chin details the lives of first and second generation Japanese Americans before World War II with a rich kaleidoscope of images drawn from interviews, popular songs, novels, and newspaper articles. The heart of his story is the tragedy that followed the bombing of Pearl Harbor, when Japanese American citizens lost their homes and property and were forced into internment camps. The author deftly weaves interviews and testimony from the Japanese American Citizen's League (JACL) with opposing, in-depth conversations with those who resisted the JACL's support for U.S. policy. This shameful episode in American history resonates deeply today as we witness similar erosions of civil rights in the name of wartime security.

Growing a Global Village: Making History at Seabrook Farms

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Of the first industrial farming operation in America

Growing a Global Village: Making History at Seabrook Farms
Charles Hampton Harrison
Manufacturer: Holmes & Meier Publishers
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Of the first industrial farming operation in America.......2003-05-17

Growing A Global Village: Making History At Seabrook Farms by Charles H. Harrison (South Jersey Editor and Senior Writer for "General Store" and teacher of writing at Rowan University) is the unusual story of the first industrial farming operation in America, which in 1955 was named "the biggest vegetable factory in the world" by Life magazine. The prototype of what was to become known as "agribusiness", Seabrook Farms was a commercial operation which helped to pioneer a change in agriculture itself, and was also a major provisioner of food stocks for America's soldiers in World War II. The fascinating story of the conception and enactment of this grand and innovative project, Growing A Global Village is concisely presented in a highly recommended and absorbing account.

The Historical Archaeology of Buenos Aires - A City at the End of the World (CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY) (Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology)

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The Historical Archaeology of Buenos Aires - A City at the End of the World (CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY) (Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology)
Daniel Schávelzon
Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 0306460645

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A discussion of the historical archaeology of one of the largest cities in the world following four centuries of marginal positioning in regard to empires, trade routes, and the production and accumulation of wealth. The author describes how Buenos Aires came to achieve its current status as a major urban metropolis through an analysis of settlement patterns, architecture, the lifestyle of its residents, and the access to commodities of different social groups.

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Excerpt of review from Historical Archaeology.......2004-07-07

"The publication of Schavelzon's Historical Archaeology of Buenos Aires provides English-language readers a first look at the culmination of 13 years of excavations on historic sites in one of the most important cities in the Americas. ...this book provides North American historical archaeologists with an importantsummary of this work.

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The oft-used expression, "Asia is a region of contrasts," could not be more appropriate when discussing the Internet phenomenon across the region. In terms of absolute Internet numbers as well as penetration, the disparity between countries is remarkable and, to a great extent, mirrors the socioeconomic demographics. Smaller regions/countries such as Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong have among the highest Internet penetration in the region and the world despite the relatively smaller absolute figures. China and India, on the other hand—the world's largest and second-largest nations in terms of population—have Internet penetration rates in the low single digits even though the corresponding absolute figures are very high. Likewise, the state of the underlying infrastructure, the level of deregulation, and the awareness and expectations of the general populace vary from country to country, thereby making many pan-Asian Internet generalizations wishful thinking at best. This Report lays out the Yankee Group's estimates of Internet subscribers (defined in the "Definitions and Forecasting Methodology" section) in most of the countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific region from 2000 to 2005. The Report further delves into the drivers and inhibitors of the Internet in China and India, the two countries with the greatest potential for Internet usage based upon their enormous population base. (Note: All monetary figures in this Report are in U.S. dollars.)

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This book teaches you how to fundamentally alter your approach to personal finance so you can break free of a dependence on credit while accumulating the cash to take its place. True Prosperity provides a no-fail blueprint for getting out of debt, staying out of debt and getting ahead on an average income.

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best seller!.......1998-08-24

I was in dire need of help.This book solved all my money problems,and gave me a new outlook on life.

This book is the key to success for anyone seeking wealth!!!.......1998-06-16

As a financial counselor for the military and DOD civilians, I have encountered a gereral lack of education and awareness in finanical planning. I have long searched for a text that is geared to mainstream families. The author emphasizes the need for most of us to examine the basic building blocks of wealth and position. I emphatically support this money philosophy because it works!!! How do I know? Because I have benefitted from this knowledge by establishing a debt-free, investment rich lifestyle that has allowed me to independently fund my college education, travel and retirement. If you feel that your're in over your head and can't get out, YOU ARE WRONG!

Buy this book!.......1996-12-30

Ken Knouse has written a clear and extremely useful guide for the hordes of people sinking under the burden of consumer debt, as well as anybody who wants to have the freedom of living below their means. The fact that he, himself, was once one of the consumer debt horde gives him the kind of real-life credibility that cannot be had any other way. He and his wife are accessible role models because most readers can relate to their lives. I find the fact that they are ordinary people who have done extraordinary financial feats very inspiring. Knouse's main premise is that financial problems, in the large percentage of American homes, are a result of poor money management. What a hopeful statement! If you believe that things will only be better if you get a higher-paying job, win the lottery, etc., then achieving that goal seems quite difficult. If you believe, however, that you have sufficient funds, but insufficient skills at managing them, then change is well within your reach by simply setting yourself to learn those skills. True Prosperity lays out the information you need to get on that path. It's one of those books whose worth is much more than the cover price. Lisa Reid, editor of PurseStrings newslette

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