| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 333 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
CEDLA Latin America studies (CLAS) ; v. 102 |
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Latin America studies ; v. 102.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Part I: Imagining democracy after the cold war -- Part II: Indigeneity, race and human rights in the (post) multicultural moment -- Part III: dominant, residual and emergent economic strategies -- Part IV: a place on the map: surviving on pasts, presents and futures |
| Summary |
Most non-Central Americans think of the narrow neck between Mexico and Colombia in terms of dramatic past revolutions and lauded peace agreements, or sensational problems of gang violence and natural disasters. In this volume, the contributors examine regional circumstances within frames of democratization and neoliberalism, as they shape lived experiences of transition. The authors-anthropologists and social scientists from the United States, Europe, and Central America-argue that the process of regions and nations ""disappearing"" (being erased from geopolitical notice) is integral to uphold |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Democratization -- Central America
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Democracy -- Central America
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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Democracy
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Democratization
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Economic policy
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Politics and government
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Social policy
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| SUBJECT |
Central America -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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Central America -- Economic policy
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Central America -- Social policy
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| Subject |
Central America
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Burrell, Jennifer L., editor.
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Moodie, Ellen, editor.
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| ISBN |
0857457535 |
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9780857457530 |
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