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Although I have not yet had a chance to read Dr. Kaplowitz's book, I am a former student of his and I can attest to his immense knowledge of U.S./Mexican relations.This book covers the recent history of Mexican Americans and how they have been affected by U.S. policies over the years, for better or worse.I give the book four stars because I know it is written by a first-rate scholar and will prove to be a valuable resource to anyone researching U.S./Mexican relations. ... Read more

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In the follow-up to his widely read The Struggle for Human Rights in Latin America, author Edward Cleary examines some of the robust human rights movements of the past two decades in Mobilizing Human Rights in Latin America. Advocates of the rights of women, indigenous groups, the landless, and street children have achieved notable gains, so much so that in 1999 The New York Times claimed that women have achieved more rights in Latin America than any other region. Cleary establishes a record of why, how, where, and when human rights reached this level.

It is often assumed that the concept of human rights is something that must be imported by western liberal democracies to developing countries. Cleary shows that human rights has a long history in Latin America distinctive from other traditions and that this tradition has expressed itself profoundly after the military period. He argues that the region s unique history is not only creating solutions to issues like corruption and minority rights, but can also offer a valuable balance to the larger international discourse on human rights. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs, published by Latin American Data Base/Latin American Institute on May 25, 2001. The length of the article is 1159 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: PERU: PROGRESS MADE ON TWO HUMAN RIGHTS CASES.
Publication: NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs (Newsletter)
Date: May 25, 2001
Publisher: Latin American Data Base/Latin American Institute
Page: NA

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Throughout Latin America, indigenous peoples are responding to state violence and pro-democracy social movements by asserting their rights to a greater measure of cultural autonomy and self-determination. This volume's rich case studies of movements in Colombia, Guatemala, and Brazil weigh the degree of success achieved by indigenous leaders in influencing national agendas when governments display highly ambivalent attitudes about strengthening ethnic diversity. The contributors to this volume are leading anthropologists and indigenous activists from the United States and Latin America. They address the double binds of indigenous organizing and "working within the system" as well as the flexibility of political tactics used to achieve cultural goals outside the scope of state politics. The contributors answer questions about who speaks for indigenous communities, how indigenous movements relate to the popular left, and how conflicts between the national indigenous leadership and local communities play out in specific cultural and political contexts. The volume sheds new light on the realities of asymmetrical power relations and on the ways in which indigenous communities and their representatives employ Western constructions of subjectivity, alterity, and authentic versus counterfeit identity, as well as how they manipulate bureaucratic structures, international organizations, and the mass media to advance goals that involve distinctive visions of an indigenous future. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs, published by Latin American Data Base/Latin American Institute on March 4, 1999. The length of the article is 1484 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: GUATEMALAN TRUTH COMMISSION ISSUES REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DURING CIVIL WAR.
Publication: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs (Newsletter)
Date: March 4, 1999
Publisher: Latin American Data Base/Latin American Institute
Page: NA

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This digital document is an article from Women's Health Journal, published by Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network on January 1, 2009. The length of the article is 1164 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Sexual and reproductive health and rights: human rights and civil rights.(MAY 28)
Author: Unavailable
Publication: Women's Health Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2009
Publisher: Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network
Volume: 2009Issue: 1Page: 4(2)

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This digital document is an article from Women's Health Journal, published by Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network on January 1, 2010. The length of the article is 1303 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: May 28, International Day of Action for Women's Health sexual and reproductive rights are civil rights.(NEWS AND MEETINGS)
Author: Unavailable
Publication: Women's Health Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2010
Publisher: Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network
Volume: 2010Issue: 1Page: 4(2)

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This digital document is an article from NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs, published by Latin American Data Base/Latin American Institute on November 6, 2009. The length of the article is 1679 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: PARAGUAY: CHILDREN'S DAY SPOTLIGHTS SOCIOECONOMIC DATA.
Author: Andres Gaudin
Publication: NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs (Newsletter)
Date: November 6, 2009
Publisher: Latin American Data Base/Latin American Institute


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This digital document is an article from NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs, published by Latin American Data Base/Latin American Institute on February 5, 2010. The length of the article is 1418 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ECUADOR: ENVIRONMENT, GOVERNMENT'S BREAKPOINT.
Author: Unavailable
Publication: NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs (Newsletter)
Date: February 5, 2010
Publisher: Latin American Data Base/Latin American Institute


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This digital document is an article from NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs, published by Latin American Data Base/Latin American Institute on November 13, 2009. The length of the article is 1547 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: CHILE: NO END IN SIGHT FOR WORSENING MAPUCHE CONFLICT.
Author: Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Publication: NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs (Newsletter)
Date: November 13, 2009
Publisher: Latin American Data Base/Latin American Institute


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The term "civil rights movement" calls to mind the nation-wide effort, spearheaded by Martin Luther King Jr., during the 1950s and 1960s to end racial segregation and racial injustice in the United States.But the struggle for citizenship rights for African Americans predates King's movement by almost two hundred years.This anthology comprises the firsthand experiences of black civil rights advocates before King. (20020701) ... Read more

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In the last ten years, the growing Latino population in the United States has been attracting a great deal of attention that has focused on the social, political, economic, cultural, and linguistic transformations that communities across the country are undergoing due to the influx of Latin American immigrants. Particularly affected by these recent arrivals have been towns and cities that have been traditionally unaccustomed to significant numbers of foreign nationals in their area. Latinos and the U.S. South delves into the commonalities and dissimilarities between the varieties of Latino and U.S. Southern cultures, proposing that the manner in which these areas adapt to the challenges posed by the arrival of these most recent Hispanic residents heralds the present and future conduct of other communities receiving nontraditional Latino immigration in the United States today.

Through an analysis that incorporates historical research, existing legislation, and economic trends and statistics, and explores U.S. Southern and Latin American literatures, religious customs, the construction of a U.S. Southern identity, current events such as Hurricane Katrina, present tensions, and personal experience, Latinos and the U.S. South offers a window into how Latinos are adapting to an emblematic yet often overlooked region of the United States and the possible parallels between the two.

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This collection of essays addresses various aspects of Arab and Jewish immigration and acculturation in Latin America. The volume examines how the Latin American elites who were keen to change their countries' ethnic mix felt threatened by the arrival of Arabs and Jews. ... Read more