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(Un)civil Societies - Human Rights and Democratic Transitions in Eastern Europe and Latin America (Hardcover, New): Rachel A.... (Un)civil Societies - Human Rights and Democratic Transitions in Eastern Europe and Latin America (Hardcover, New)
Rachel A. May, Andrew K. Milton; Contributions by Marc Belanger, Jane Leftwich Curry, Elke Fein, …
R2,920 Discovery Miles 29 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this timely volume, Rachel A. May and Andrew K. Milton have assembled an array of scholars from different disciplines to examine transitional governments in Eastern Europe and Latin America. Although policy makers and scholars often conflate them, the processes of democratization and the institutionalization of human rights are interactive, and the successful completion of each requires the parallel development of both. Drawing on specific political conditions and organized around topics such as the media, political parties, and political violence, (Un)Civil Societies broadens the discussion about democratization both thematically and geographically. This book is a valuable resource for students of comparative politics and anyone interested in the ongoing dialogue about human rights and democracy.

Terror in the Countryside - Campesino Responses to Political Violence in Guatemala, 1954-1985 (Paperback, 1): Rachel A. May Terror in the Countryside - Campesino Responses to Political Violence in Guatemala, 1954-1985 (Paperback, 1)
Rachel A. May
R630 Discovery Miles 6 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The key to democratization lies within the experience of the popular movements. Those who engaged in the popular struggle in Guatemala have a deep understanding of substantive democratic behavior, and the experience of Guatemala's civil society should be the cornerstone for building a meaningful formal democracy.
In "Terror in the Countryside" Rachel May offers an in-depth examination of the relationship between political violence and civil society. Focusing on Guatemala, Professor May develops a theoretical scheme that calls into question the more conventional understandings of both violence and civil society.
By elaborating a cyclical model of violence, and suggesting a typology of rural (campesino) popular organizations, Terror in the Countryside provides both a history and an analysis of late-twentieth-century violence and of the role of campesino organizations during the worst years of conflict in Guatemala.
This history details the way ideologies, organizational structures, and mobilization strategies evolved in response to the climate of terror, emphasizing the courage and sacrifice of those who worked for justice and human rights.
This book argues that the peace accords can be considered only as a first step to eliminate a violence that has become deeply rooted in the political life of the country.

Caribbean Revolutions - Cold War Armed Movements (Hardcover): Rachel A. May, Alejandro Schneider, Roberto Gonzalez Arana Caribbean Revolutions - Cold War Armed Movements (Hardcover)
Rachel A. May, Alejandro Schneider, Roberto Gonzalez Arana
R2,214 Discovery Miles 22 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides both a historical introduction and a comparative analysis of the five most important guerrilla movements in the Caribbean Basin between 1959 and the 1990s, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia, and Puerto Rico. The authors argue that the Cold War shaped and fueled the structure, tactics, and ideologies of the diverse movements taking place for the revolutionary cause, and address the particular impact that the Cuban Revolution had on the region. The first chapter of Caribbean Revolutions provides an introduction to the Cuban Revolution, the Cold War, and Marxist thought. Succeeding chapters analyze each case study individually and also provide discussions on the current political situation for all of the organizations covered in the book that remain active. With lists of suggested reading and extra resources in each chapter, this is written as an accessible course book for students of Latin American history and politics.

La Florida - Five Hundred Years of Hispanic Presence (Hardcover): Viviana Diaz Balsera, Rachel A. May La Florida - Five Hundred Years of Hispanic Presence (Hardcover)
Viviana Diaz Balsera, Rachel A. May
R1,997 Discovery Miles 19 970 Ships in 10 - 17 working days

Commemorating Juan Ponce de Leon's landfall on the Atlantic coast of Florida, this ambitious volume explores five centuries of Hispanic presence in the New World peninsula, reflecting on the breadth and depth of encounters between the different lands and cultures. The contributors, leading experts in a range of fields, begin with an examination of the first and second Spanish periods. This was a time when La Florida was an elusive possession that the Spaniards were never able to completely secure; but Spanish influence would nonetheless leave an indelible mark on the land. In the second half of this volume, the essays highlight the Hispanic cultural legacy, politics, and history of modern Florida, and expand on Florida's role as a modern Trans-Atlantic cross roads. Melding history, literature, anthropology, music, culture, and sociology, La Florida is a unique presentation of the Hispanic roots that run deep in Florida's past and present and will assuredly shape its future.

Caribbean Revolutions - Cold War Armed Movements (Paperback): Rachel A. May, Alejandro Schneider, Roberto Gonzalez Arana Caribbean Revolutions - Cold War Armed Movements (Paperback)
Rachel A. May, Alejandro Schneider, Roberto Gonzalez Arana
R785 Discovery Miles 7 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides both a historical introduction and a comparative analysis of the five most important guerrilla movements in the Caribbean Basin between 1959 and the 1990s, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia, and Puerto Rico. The authors argue that the Cold War shaped and fueled the structure, tactics, and ideologies of the diverse movements taking place for the revolutionary cause, and address the particular impact that the Cuban Revolution had on the region. The first chapter of Caribbean Revolutions provides an introduction to the Cuban Revolution, the Cold War, and Marxist thought. Succeeding chapters analyze each case study individually and also provide discussions on the current political situation for all of the organizations covered in the book that remain active. With lists of suggested reading and extra resources in each chapter, this is written as an accessible course book for students of Latin American history and politics.

(Un)civil Societies - Human Rights and Democratic Transitions in Eastern Europe and Latin America (Paperback): Rachel A. May,... (Un)civil Societies - Human Rights and Democratic Transitions in Eastern Europe and Latin America (Paperback)
Rachel A. May, Andrew K. Milton; Contributions by Marc Belanger, Jane Leftwich Curry, Elke Fein, …
R1,481 Discovery Miles 14 810 Ships in 10 - 17 working days

In this timely volume, Rachel A. May and Andrew K. Milton have assembled an array of scholars from different disciplines to examine transitional governments in Eastern Europe and Latin America. Although policy makers and scholars often conflate them, the processes of democratization and the institutionalization of human rights are interactive, and the successful completion of each requires the parallel development of both. Drawing on specific political conditions and organized around topics such as the media, political parties, and political violence, (Un)Civil Societies broadens the discussion about democratization both thematically and geographically. This book is a valuable resource for students of comparative politics and anyone interested in the ongoing dialogue about human rights and democracy.

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