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Engaged Observer

Engaged Observer

Autor: Victoria Sanford , Asale Angel-ajani

Número de Páginas: 270

"Anthropology has long been associated with an ethos of "engagement." The field's core methods and practices involve long-term interpersonal contact between researchers and their study participants, giving major research topics in the field a distinctively human face. The fact that these interactions frequently cross social parameters, including class, race, ethnicity, and gender, raises important questions. Can research findings be authentic and objective? Are anthropologists able to use their data to aid the participants of their study, and is that aid always welcome? In this book, authors bring together an international array of scholars who have been embedded in some of the most conflict-ridden and dangerous zones in the world to reflect on the role and responsibility of anthropological inquiry. They explore issues of truth and objectivity, the role of the academic, the politics of memory, and the impact of race, gender, and social position on the research process. Through ethnographic case studies, they offer models for conducting engaged research and illustrate the contradictions and challenges of doing so".--BOOKJACKET.

Reagan Versus The Sandinistas

Reagan Versus The Sandinistas

Autor: Thomas W Walker , Harvey Williams , Peter Kornbluh , Eva Gold

Número de Páginas: 322

The product of research and investigation by a team of sixteen authors, Reagan versus the Sandinistas is the most comprehensive and current study to date of the Reagan administration's mounting campaign to reverse the Sandinista revolution. The authors thoroughly examine all major aspects of Reagan's "low-intensity war," from the U.S. government's attempts at economic destabilization to direct CIA sabotage and the sponsorship of the contras or freedom fighters. They also explore less-public tactics such as electronic penetration, behind-the-scenes manipulation of religious and ethnic tensions, and harassment of U.S. Nicaraguan specialists and "fellow travelers." The book concludes with a consideration of the impact of these activities and their implications for international law, U.S. interests, U.S. polity, and Nicaragua itself. Reagan versus the Sandinistas is designed not only for courses on Latin America, U.S. foreign policy, and international relations, but also for students, scholars, and others interested in understanding one of the most massive, complex efforts—short of direct intervention—organized by the United States to overthrow the government of another country.

Encyclopedia of Human Rights

Encyclopedia of Human Rights

Autor: Edward H. Lawson

Número de Páginas: 1766

Preface to the first edition

Latin America in the Era of the Cuban Revolution and Beyond

Latin America in the Era of the Cuban Revolution and Beyond

Autor: Thomas C. Wright

Número de Páginas: 319

An in-depth explanation of how the Cuban Revolution dictated Latin American politics and U.S.-Latin American relations from the 1950s to the present, including widespread democratization and the rise of the "Pink Tide." Fidel Castro's ascent to power and the revolution he carried out in Cuba not only catalyzed a wave of revolutionary activity; it also set off a wave of reaction that led to widespread military dictatorships and severe repression culminating in state terrorism. Both revolution and reaction were essentially over by 1990, and yet significant long-term effects of the Cuban Revolution can still be seen in the modern era. Latin America in the Era of the Cuban Revolution and Beyond covers the events of the Cuban Revolution itself, the resulting radicalization of Latin American politics, the United States' responses to the threat of communist expansion in the hemisphere, and rural and urban guerrilla warfare that were spawned by the Cuban Revolution. It also addresses the very different but incomplete communist revolutions in Peru, Chile, and Nicaragua, the rise of state terrorism in response to the threat of revolution, and major developments after 1990. This book...

Ethics & International Affairs

Ethics & International Affairs

Autor: Joel H. Rosenthal

Número de Páginas: 502

This collection of some of the best contemporary scholarship in ethics and international affairs explores the connection between moral traditions and decision making during and after the Cold War. Each author relates the timeless insights of philosophy and our collective historical experience to the hard choices of our own age. This volume should be of special interest to those working and teaching in international relations, diplomatic history, foreign policy, applied ethics, and related fields.

The Treatment of Political Prisoners in Cuba and the American Response

The Treatment of Political Prisoners in Cuba and the American Response

Autor: Gregory Wallance

Número de Páginas: 58
New American Supplement to the Latest Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Standard Work of Reference in Art, Litterature, Science, History, Geography, Commerce, Biography, Discovery and Invention

New American Supplement to the Latest Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Standard Work of Reference in Art, Litterature, Science, History, Geography, Commerce, Biography, Discovery and Invention

Número de Páginas: 654
ISLA

ISLA

Número de Páginas: 330

Clippings of Latin American political, social and economic news from various English language newspapers.

New Serial Titles

New Serial Titles

Número de Páginas: 2316

A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.

Information Freedom and Censorship

Information Freedom and Censorship

Autor: Article 19 (organization)

Número de Páginas: 492

The London-based Article 19 International Centre on Censorship has compiled worldwide data on information freedom and its violations into the most complete source of its kind. This report is the only human rights survey focusing on freedom of opinion and expression, with extensive country-by-country analysis of information laws and media activity. This sourcebook for journalists, activists, political scientists, and legal professionals details both progress and setbacks in freedom of expression. In addition to the 77 country surveys, which include Unesco general statistics, the report provides a mini-encyclopedia of "Themes and Issues" in information freedom as of November 1990. ISBN 0-8389-2156-6: $39.00 (For use only in the library).

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