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Struggles for social rights in Latin America / / edited by Susan Eva Eckstein and Timothy P. Wickham-Crowley



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Titolo: Struggles for social rights in Latin America / / edited by Susan Eva Eckstein and Timothy P. Wickham-Crowley Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 p.)
Disciplina: 303.372098
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Soggetto topico: Social rights - Latin America
Social justice - Latin America
Basic needs - Latin America
Classificazione: 71.38
Altri autori: EcksteinSusan <1942->  
Wickham-CrowleyTimothy P. <1951->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: STRUGGLES FOR SOCIAL RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1. Struggles for Social Rights in Latin America: Claims in the Arenas of Subsistence, Labor, Gender, and Ethnicity; part I: Subsistence Rights; 2. In Defense of Social Justice: From Global Transformation to Local Resistance; 3. Risking Environmental Justice: Culture, Conservation, and Governance at Calakmul, Mexico; 4. The Cardboard Collectors of Nuevo Laredo: How Scavengers Protect the Environment and Benefit the Economy; part II: Labor Rights
5. Economic Liberalization and Income Distribution in Mexico: Losers and Winners in a Time of Global Restructuring6. Defending Labor Rights across Borders: Central American Export-Processing Plants; 7. Subversion and Compliance in Transnational Communities: Implications for Social Justice; part III: Gender, Sexuality, and Social Rights; 8. Guatemaltecas: The Politics of Gender and Democratization; 9. Adjustment with a Woman's Face: Gender and Macroeconomic Policy at the World Bank
10. Literary Representations of ""Maids"" and ""Mistresses"": Gender Alliances across Class and Ethnic Boundaries?11. Sexual Orientation, AIDS, and Human Rights in Argentina: The Paradox of Social Advance amid Health Crisis; part IV: Racial and Ethnic Rights; 12. Under the Shadows of Yaruquies: Gaining Indigenous Autonomy In Cacha, Ecuador; 13. Social Justice and Reforms in Late Colonial Peru: An Andean Critique of Spanish Colonialism; 14. The Musical Expression of Social Justice: Mexican Corridos at the End of the Nineteenth Century; Contributors; Index
Sommario/riassunto: This is a collection of original essays focusing on social rights in Latin America, covering four areas in particular: subsistence, labor, gender, and race/ethnicity within the original framework of human rights. Topics covered include the environment, AIDS, workers' rights, tourism, and many more.
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ISBN: 1-136-06370-6
1-283-84445-1
1-136-06362-5
0-203-61671-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910786320703321
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