1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463576303321

Autore

Pereyra Omar

Titolo

Contemporary middle class in Latin America : a study of San Felipe / / Omar Pereyra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-7391-9107-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (159 p.)

Disciplina

305.5/50980905

Soggetti

Middle class - Latin America - History - 21st century

Social change - Latin America - History - 21st century

Social mobility - Latin America - History - 21st century

Cities and towns - Growth

Electronic books.

Latin America Social conditions 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 San Felipe and the Transformation of the Social and Urban Space; 2 Trajectories; 3 Boundaries; 4 Controlling Common Space; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3: Glossary of Spanish Terms; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This book is about the transformation of the contemporary Peruvian middle class. Scholars interested in Latin American stratification and urbanization will find this book informative about two oft neglected, but highly relevant, topics in the region: the middle classes and the formal area of the city. </span></span>



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450865103321

Autore

Diamond Sigmund

Titolo

Compromised campus [[electronic resource] ] : the collaboration of universities with the intelligence community, 1945-1955 / / Sigmund Diamond

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992

ISBN

1-280-52343-3

0-19-536380-9

1-4294-0738-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Disciplina

364.1/31

Soggetti

Political crimes and offenses - Investigation - United States - History - 20th century

Higher education and state - United States - History - 20th century

Academic freedom - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. Square One: Veritas or Hallucination; 2. Harvard and the FBI: ""A Most Cooperative and Understanding Association""; 3. The Russian Research Center, 1: Informing and Surveillance; 4. The Russian Research Center, 2: Scholarship and Intelligence; 5. More on Harvard: Public Masks, Private Faces; 6. Henry Kissinger and William Yandell Elliott: Mail-tampering, etc.; 7. William F. Buckley, Jr.: The FBI Informer as Yale Intellectual; 8. H. B. Fisher and Yale University, 1927-1952: Ivy-covered Surveillance; 9. Lux et Veritas; 10. The FBI Dissemination Program; Conclusion

NotesIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the role of the FBI in dealing with American universities regarding loyalty matters. The author has used the Freedom of Information Act to uncover instances of FBI illegal activities in this area.