This series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by historical and cultural factors.
by Aliaga, José Ramón Iglesias, Bouchard, J. F., Guillaume-Gentil, Nicolas, Guinea, Mercedes, Marcos, Jorge G., Obelic, Bogomil, Patiño, Diógenes, Sánchez Mosquera, Amelia, Scott, John F., Stothert, Karen E., Terán, Dra. Paulina G., Riesco Terrero, Ángel, Tihay, Jean-Pierre, Usillos, Andrés Gutiérrez, Usselmann, Pierre, Veintimilla, César, Zaldumbide, María del Carmen Molestina
En este volumen se recogen la mayor parte de las ponencias que fueron presentadas en el Simposio El Área Ecuatorial Andina: Regionalización, periodización e intercambio, que tuvo lugar dentro del 49 Congreso Internacional de Americanistas, (Julio de 1997 en la ciudad de Quito). …
"Tracing the way the agrarian myth has re-emerged over the twentieth century in ideology shared by populism, postmodernism and the political right, the argument in this book is that at the centre of this discourse about the cultural identity of 'otherness'/'difference' lies the …
This work explores the links between political, economic and social violence and illustrates how local community organizations run and managed by women play a key role throughout conflict situations, not only for meeting basic needs, but also as advocates, fostering trust and co…
Historical account of revolutionary social movements in Latin America, with particular reference to guerrilla warfare and leadership in Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru and Venezuela - covers political party conflicts, the role of communists, political problems, armed forces e…
La Guía etnográfica de la alta amazonia es un proyecto editorial de largo aliento que se propone publicar monografías etnográficas, ensayos comparativos y trabajos de arqueología referentes a diversas zonas y pueblos indígenas de las regiones amazónicas de Perú, Bolivia, Ecuador…
La Guía etnográfica de la alta amazonia es un proyecto editorial de largo aliento que se propone publicar monografías etnográficas, ensayos comparativos y trabajos de arqueología referentes a diversas zonas de Ecuador, Perú y Bolivia. El proyecto contempla la publicación de 15 v…
Focuses on the role of civil society and social movements in furthering access to education in selected countries. Discusses the mobilization of African-Americans for education, communal identity and education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, universal elementary education in India, M…
"A New York roofer requests payment in cash. A Bogota car mechanic sets up "shop" on a quiet side street. Four Mexican immigrants assemble semiconductors in a San Diego home. A Leningrad doctor sells needed medicine to a desperate patient. All are part of a growing worldwide phe…
In this book the authors tell their stories of action research in their own ways, and indeed, give expression to their own cultural positioning as they draw upon their extensive experience in the field and the academy. They write in terms of their own experience, but with a coll…
"An important and original work ... The collection demonstrates that ... there is no simple equation linking economic liberalization and political democratization to either peace and development or war and state unravelling. Instead, the authors suggest that by analyzing the mec…
La Colombie a bien avancé sur le front économique et social au cours des deux dernières décennies. Des politiques macroéconomiques solides ont suscité la confiance, ce qui, allié à des conditions démographiques et extérieures favorables, a permis de conforter une croissance écon…
