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Criminal Enterprises and Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean
Through an examination of violent neighborhoods this book shows how criminals affect local politics in Colombia, Brazil, and Jamaica.
Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights / Anuario Interamericano de Derechos Humanos, Volume 33 (2017)
The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004327955).
Divining Slavery and Freedom
This book discusses African religion and its place in a slave society, using the story of Domingos Sodré as its backdrop.
Women, Culture, and Politics in Latin America
“This collection, because of its exceptional theoretical coherence and sophistication, is qualitatively superior to the most frequently consulted anthologies on Latin American women’s history and literature . . . [and] represents a new, more theoretically rigorous stage in the feminist debate on Latin American women.”—Elizabeth Garrels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Blessed Anastacia
The weakness of Brazil's black consciousness movement is commonly attributed to the fragility of Afro-Brazilian ethnic identity. In a major account, John Burdick challenges this view by revealing the many-layered reality of popular black consciousness and identity in an arena that is usually overlooked: that of popular Christianity.Blessed Anastacia describes how popular Christianity confronts everyday racism and contributes to the formation of racial identity. The author concludes that if organizers of the black consciousness movement were to recognize the profound racial meaning inherent in this area of popular religiosity, they might be more successful in bridging the gap with its poor and working-class constituency.
TEMAS EM EDUCAÇÃO: Olhares Interdisciplinares, Reflexões e Saberes – Vol. 2
A presente obra reúne e abarca capítulos que abordam diversos temas educacionais e interdisciplinares com as diversas áreas do conhecimento e níveis de escolaridade. Deste modo, integram os conhecimentos que contribuem esclarecer e orientar, de modo aprofundado, os recursos de aperfeiçoamento tão necessários para auxiliar no processo de ensino e aprendizagem tanto para os profissionais evolvidos ou interessados em Educação. Assim, entende-se que a interdisciplinaridade presente nos capítulos desta obra tornam-se instrumentos fundamentais para promover a atuação conjunta com diversos campos do saber, especialmente frutífero quando são aplicados na vivência escolar ou fora dela para a construção dos conhecimentos e na obtenção dos resultados educacionais esperados.
The Leatherback Turtle
The most comprehensive book ever written on leatherback sea turtles. Weighing as much as 2,000 pounds and reaching lengths of over seven feet, leatherback turtles are the world’s largest reptile. These unusual sea turtles have a thick, pliable shell that helps them to withstand great depths—they can swim more than one thousand meters below the surface in search of food. And what food source sustains these goliaths? Their diet consists almost exclusively of jellyfish, a meal they crisscross the oceans to find. Leatherbacks have been declining in recent decades, and some predict they will be gone by the end of this century. Why? Because of two primary factors: human redevelopment of nestin...
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Empire in Transition
The books in the Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series demonstrate the University Press of Florida’s long history of publishing Latin American and Caribbean studies titles that connect in and through Florida, highlighting the connections between the Sunshine State and its neighboring islands. Books in this series show how early explorers found and settled Florida and the Caribbean. They tell the tales of early pioneers, both foreign and domestic. They examine topics critical to the area such as travel, migration, economic opportunity, and tourism. They look at the growth of Florida and the Caribbean and the attendant pressures on the environment, culture, urban development, and the m...
