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Gain new, unique insights for poverty reduction throughout Latin America

Poverty and Inequality in the Latin American-U.S. Borderlands: Implications of U.S. Interventions shows the implications of direct and indirect involvement by the United States in the "borderlands" of Latin America, including Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guatemala. Recognized authorities give expert analysis of the implications of United States’ intervention on entrenched socioeconomic problems, while offering unique insights into poverty reduction.

Poverty and Inequality in the Latin American-U.S. Borderlands: Implications of U.S. Interventions focuses on:

the lasting effects of counterinsurgency-fuelled social change in Guatemala

the true effects of Progresa, Mexico’s Program for Education, Health and Nutrition

the anti-military struggle of the people of Vieques, Puerto Rico against the United States Navy

the survival strategies that Cuban women have developed to survive in hard economic times

the reinforcement of rural poverty through subsidy programs in South Mexico

powerful stories detailing personal experiences with poverty and inequalityPoverty and Inequality in the Latin American-U.S. Borderlands: Implications of U.S. Interventions is a valuable resource for sociologists, anthropologists, economists, historians, political scientists, public policy experts, and everyone interested in a detailed look at the complex economic, political, and social problems of Latin America. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. ... Read more

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Settlement archaeology in the Maya area has focused much of its attention on the polar extremes of the settlement continuum. As a result of this urban/rural bias, a whole range of complex rural settlements remain under-explored. The chapters in this volume highlight the variable quality of these "middle level settlements."The authors also grapple with the possible social implications of such diversity. The contrasting opinions that result are partially reflective of different scales of analysis, and opposing theoretical perspectives. They are also indicative of the fact that our current models for ancient Maya sociopolitical and socioeconomic organization do not accommodate the range of variability exhibited by sites of this size and complexity. In sum, research into the social implications of rural complexity, as exemplified by the analyses presented in this volume, has forced a critical reevaluation of how we view ancient Maya society. ... Read more

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Perspectives on Ancient Maya Rural Complexity
An important addition to your library.Research in Maya archaeology with substance and theory rolled into a wonderful package.I found it to be very helpful in my own studies. ... Read more

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Contributors from a wide range of academic disciplines examine the details of ancient Mayan ideas about gender, and compare them to gender relations in our own era, using recently deciphered Mayan writings along with paintings, sculpture, ceramics, burials, and other material remains. ... Read more

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This work is a journey through esoteric Hindu meanings which interpenetrate and transfigure each other, showing the spectrum of deities whose virtues often change into their opposite, and revealing the philosophical concepts that underlie the myths and ancient legends. ... Read more