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Focusing on the intricate presence of a Japanese new religion
(Sekai Kyuseikyo) in the densely populated and primarily Christian
environment of Kinshasa (DR Congo), this ethnographic study offers
a practitioner-orientated perspective to create a localized picture
of religious globalization. Guided by an aesthetic approach to
religion, the study moves beyond a focus limited to text and offers
insights into the role of religious objects, spiritual technologies
and aesthetic repertoires in the production and politics of
difference. The boundaries between non-Christian religious
minorities and the largely Christian public sphere involve fears
and suspicion of "magic" and "occult sciences".
Provides an up-to-date synthesis of the many strands of
distributional analysis used in the fields of social policy,
welfare theory and public finance. Develops a consistent
mathematical approach into a self-contained and unified treatment
of the distribution and redistribution of income. Thoroughly
updated edition of a well adopted textbook. Substantially enhanced
by the inclusion of two new chapters on Poverty and Horizontal
Inequity (unfairness in income taxes) - issues of popular interest
in which there has been a great deal of recent theoretical
research. A reference and resource work spanning several areas of
economics not drawn together elsewhere. -- .
Making History is a comprehensive exploration of the practice of history, historical tradition and the theories which surround it. Encompassing a huge diversity of influences, the book is organised around the following themes: * Crises and Transformations: An assessment of the most significant movements in historical scholarship in the last century, including the Annales and Bielefeld Schools, and the development of social and economic history * Theories into History: An investigation into the penetration of theory into historical practice, examining the social movements and ideologies which propelled the change, including Marxism, post-modernism and gender history * Moving beyond History: An enquiry into the increasingly interdisciplinary trends in scholarship, revealing the interconnections between history, archaeology, psychoanalysis, sociology, anthropology, and literature; scholars from non-historical disciplines have contributed to provide a unique approach to a controversial debate * Beyond the Academy: An exploration of the changes in historical practice with reference to film, amateur history, heritage, popular culture, and New Labour.
This topical volume seeks to analyze the intimate but under-studied
relationship between the construction of national identity in Latin
America, and the violent struggle for political power that has
defined Latin American history since independence. The result is an
original, fascinating contribution to an increasingly important
field of study.
The landscape of memory studies has been transformed by a growing
consciousness of global interconnectedness and the politics of
human rights. The essays in this volume of the Mass Dictatorship
project explore the entangled pasts of dictatorships, the tensions
between de-territorializing and re-territorializing memories, and
the competitive construction of memories of the intersubjective
past from a world-wide perspective. Written from a variety of
differing historical perspectives, cultural positions, and
disciplinary backgrounds, the collection searches for historical
accountability across the generations of the post-war era.
This volume explores the politics of memory involved in 'coming to
terms with the past' of mass dictatorship on a global scale.
Considering how a growing sense of global connectivity and global
human rights politics changed the memory landscape, the essays
explore entangled pasts of dictatorships.
Are the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
(ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
independent actors, who mete out fair and un-biased justice, or
instruments of a new world order, which execute the will of the
most powerful states? By applying process tracing and frame
analysis, this book reveals the interplay between the power
politics of states, the agenda setting power of international
criminal tribunals and the scope of the autonomy which the
tribunals, the prosecutors and judges enjoy - and how they make use
of it. The book details the mechanisms that govern judicial
behaviour at the ICTY and the ICTR as well as the influence of the
media, non-governmental organisations, governments and
international organisations on judges and prosecutors. Last but not
least, it shows why and how initially controversial frames like
those about the "genocide in Srebrenica" and "the Rwandan genocide"
became almost undisputed notions which are hardly challenged by
anyone today.
In recent years several Latin American countries have adopted a
more assertive and autonomous stance in their foreign policy. The
growing rejection of neo-liberalism as an ideological dogma seems
to have given space to more pragmatic stances in favour of national
interests. Whilst ideological discourse continues to be directed
towards both domestic and international audiences with varying
intensities and tones, it appears to be combined with clearly
pragmatic policies and aims. This book reviews the foreign policy
of eleven Latin American countries and argues that a combination of
pragmatism and ideology characterises contemporary Latin American
approaches to international relations. It analyses whether this is
a permanent or contingent feature, what factors affect the mix of
pragmatism and ideology, and whether this is an identifiable new
pattern of foreign policy in Latin America
This highly topical volume seeks to analyze the intimate but
under-studied relationship between the construction of national
identity in Latin America and the violent struggle for political
power that has defined Latin American history since independence.
The theoretical framework is complemented by a series of tightly
structured and fascinating case studies, written by an
international team of specialists and spanning a range of Latin
American countries. The result is an original and fascinating
contribution to an increasingly important field of study.
Making History is a comprehensive exploration of the practice of history, historical tradition and the theories which surround it. Encompassing a huge diversity of influences, the book is organised around the following themes: * Crises and Transformations: An assessment of the most significant movements in historical scholarship in the last century, including the Annales and Bielefeld Schools, and the development of social and economic history * Theories into History: An investigation into the penetration of theory into historical practice, examining the social movements and ideologies which propelled the change, including Marxism, post-modernism and gender history * Moving beyond History: An enquiry into the increasingly interdisciplinary trends in scholarship, revealing the interconnections between history, archaeology, psychoanalysis, sociology, anthropology, and literature; scholars from non-historical disciplines have contributed to provide a unique approach to a controversial debate * Beyond the Academy: An exploration of the changes in historical practice with reference to film, amateur history, heritage, popular culture, and New Labour.
In recent years several Latin American countries have adopted a
more assertive and autonomous stance in their foreign policy. This
book reviews the foreign policy of eleven Latin American countries
and argues that a combination of pragmatism and ideology
characterizes contemporary Latin American approaches to
international relations.
In recent years several Latin American countries have adopted a
more assertive and autonomous stance in their foreign policy. The
growing rejection of neo-liberalism as an ideological dogma seems
to have given space to more pragmatic stances in favour of national
interests.
The transition to democracy in Paraguay has been one of the most
difficult in Latin America. This book highlights the limitations of
the process of democratisation in a country which lacked a previous
democratic tradition and where the legacy of the harsh regime of
Alfredo Stroessner (1954-89) is enduring. The book describes the
nature of the Stroessner regime, examines the actors in the
democratisation process, and shows how they influenced the policies
of the transition governments.
Donny Moore, a New Yorker with Barbadian roots and an ex-Marine
makes a chance reunion with fellow Columbia NYC alumni, the
stunning Marie Haughton. Marie has done well for herself, now the
CEO of a five-star hotel and casino in Barbados - the Caribbean
playground of the rich and famous. She invites Donny to party with
her friends Opal Cadette, a recently-crowned Miss New
York/Caribbean beauty queen and Glenda Travis, a wily director of
the beauty pageant. When Marie is shot and Glenda goes missing in
Barbados, Donny the last person to see Glenda alive becomes a prime
suspect in her disappearance and a person of interest, especially
for the American News Media. Donny tries to comfort Opal, a
stranger to Barbados, but with more tricks than a magician, the
crafty Opal deceives him. Suddenly he's out of his depth and
entangled in a web of diamond smuggling and international
drug-running villains. Scheming drug-runners make him an UZI
target, and a depraved diamond smuggler, plans to carve him up.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1921 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1921 Edition.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such
as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Hemmed in by the vast, arid Chaco to the west and, for most of its
history, impenetrable jungles to the east, Paraguay has been
defined largely by its isolation. Partly as a result, there has
been a dearth of serious scholarship or journalism about the
country. Going a long way toward redressing this lack of
information and analysis, "The Paraguay Reader "is a lively
compilation of testimonies, journalism, scholarship, political
tracts, literature, and illustrations, including maps, photographs,
paintings, drawings, and advertisements. Taken together, the
anthology's many selections convey the country's extraordinarily
rich history and cultural heritage, as well as the realities of its
struggles against underdevelopment, foreign intervention, poverty,
inequality, and authoritarianism.
Most of the "Reader" is arranged chronologically. Weighted
toward the twentieth century and early twenty-first, it
nevertheless gives due attention to major events in Paraguay's
history, such as the Triple Alliance War (1864-70) and the Chaco
War (1932-35). The "Reader"'s final section, focused on national
identity and culture, addresses matters including ethnicity,
language, and gender. Most of the selections are by Paraguayans,
and many of the pieces appear in English for the first time.
Helpful introductions by the editors precede each of the book's
sections and all of the selected texts.
The focus for students of Latin America in the past decade has been
on the political forces of the left and the so-called "pink tide"
presidencies attempting to bring about social and economic change
in the region. However, there has been far less attention paid to
the rightwing political forces resisting such change. Such
opposition is being orchestrated by political parties, business,
the private media and other social and cultural institutions and is
linked to the "soft power" of US diplomacy. In recent years its
activities have often appeared to challenge the democratic process
itself. This volume, from the editors of the acclaimed "Reclaiming
Latin America, " addresses the current trajectories of rightwing
politics in Latin America in the face of leftist governments and
regional alliances, the discrediting of neoliberalism, and the
decline of US hegemony. It includes overview chapters on historical
context and rightwing typologies; US policy towards Latin America;
the role of US-based think-tanks; the role of transnational
business and of the private media, as well as offering
country-specific chapters on key states with rightwing governments
(Mexico, Colombia and Peru) and on opposition to left-of-center
governments in Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, Brazil, Paraguay,
Argentina and Chile. It will also consider the recent political
victories obtained by the Latin American right through the polls
and by force in Chile, Panama and Honduras. A revealing and
important book for anyone interested in contemporary Latin American
politics.
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