The devil behind the mirror : globalization and politics in the Dominican Republic / / Steven Gregory ; with a new preface
| The devil behind the mirror : globalization and politics in the Dominican Republic / / Steven Gregory ; with a new preface |
| Autore | Gregory Steven <1954-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.97293 |
| Soggetto topico |
Globalization - Dominican Republic
Globalization - Political aspects - Dominican Republic Tourism - Dominican Republic |
| Soggetto non controllato |
andres
boca chica capital caribbean islands caribbean central america culture discrimination dominican republic economy of difference ethnographic fieldwork gender studies gender global economic change globalization government and governing haiti haitians hispaniola history identity politics imagination impact of transnationalism informal economy livelihood masculinity politics poverty power and wealth power relations racism sex tourism telenova transnational capital transnational |
| ISBN | 0-520-95789-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The politics of livelihood -- The spatial economy of difference -- Structures of the imagination -- Sex, tourism and the political economy of masculinity -- Race, identity, and the body politic -- The politics of transnational capital. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787897403321 |
Gregory Steven <1954->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2014] | ||
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The devil behind the mirror : globalization and politics in the Dominican Republic / / Steven Gregory ; with a new preface
| The devil behind the mirror : globalization and politics in the Dominican Republic / / Steven Gregory ; with a new preface |
| Autore | Gregory Steven <1954-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.97293 |
| Soggetto topico |
Globalization - Dominican Republic
Globalization - Political aspects - Dominican Republic Tourism - Dominican Republic |
| Soggetto non controllato |
andres
boca chica capital caribbean islands caribbean central america culture discrimination dominican republic economy of difference ethnographic fieldwork gender studies gender global economic change globalization government and governing haiti haitians hispaniola history identity politics imagination impact of transnationalism informal economy livelihood masculinity politics poverty power and wealth power relations racism sex tourism telenova transnational capital transnational |
| ISBN | 0-520-95789-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The politics of livelihood -- The spatial economy of difference -- Structures of the imagination -- Sex, tourism and the political economy of masculinity -- Race, identity, and the body politic -- The politics of transnational capital. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822010803321 |
Gregory Steven <1954->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2014] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Globalization and human rights [[electronic resource] /] / Alison Brysk, editor
| Globalization and human rights [[electronic resource] /] / Alison Brysk, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (323 p.) |
| Disciplina | 323/.09/0511 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BryskAlison <1960-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Human rights
Globalization |
| Soggetto non controllato |
accountability
anthology anthropology communications technology contemporary world critical analysis dominican republic global challenges global issues global standards globalization human experience human rights international markets modern perspective nigeria nonfiction essays nonfiction philippines political repression rights violations sex tourism social justice social science theoretical perspectives thought provoking |
| ISBN |
0-520-93628-0
9786612359552 1-59734-636-5 1-282-35955-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Who Has a Right to Rights? -- 2. Tourism, Sex Work, and Women's Rights in the Dominican Republic -- 3. Interpreting the Interaction of Global Markets and Human Rights -- 4. Economic Globalization and Rights -- 5 Sweatshops and International Labor Standards -- 6. The Ironies of Information Technology -- 7. Globalization and the Social Construction of Human Rights Campaigns -- 8. The Drama of Human Rights in a Turbulent, Globalized World -- 9. Transnational Civil Society Campaigns and the World Bank Inspection Panel -- 10. Humanitarian Intervention -- 11. Human Rights, Globalizing Flows, and State Power -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783085303321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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