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Homosexuality and Invisibility in Revolutionary Cuba
Offers alternative insights into the complex relationship between politics and intelligentsia in revolutionary Cuba.
Gender Violence in Twenty-first-century Latin American Women's Writing
How do contemporary female authors in Latin America tackle gender violence in their writings?This book analyses the portrayal of violence against women in the works of ten contemporary Latin American female authors: Alejandra Jaramillo Morales, Laura Restrepo, Ena Lucia Portela, Wendy Guerra, Selva Almada, Claudia Pineiro, Diamela Eltit, Carla Guelfenbein, Lydia Cacho and Fernanda Melchor. Governments in Latin America have routinely failed to protect women from abuse, threats, censorship, repressive policies on reproduction rights, forced displacement, sex trafficking, disappearances and femicides, and this book beats a new path through these burning issues by drawing on the knowledges encap...
Bodies at Borders: Analyzing the Objectification and Containment of Migrants at Border Crossing
By the end of 2020, the number of forcibly displaced people globally had reached 82.4 million as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations and events seriously disturbing public order (UNHCR, 2021). Efforts to prevent these people from crossing national boundaries have resulted in draconian legislation and the vilification of migrants at various international borders. In the Mediterranean, at the border with ‘fortress Europe’, there have been thousands of fatalities as migrants risk the treacherous crossing in tiny boats. The so-called ‘weaponization of migration’ is apparent in recent events on the Polish-Belarussian border as hundreds of asylum seekers are trapped between rival forces of armed soldiers. Under the UK government's 'hostile environment' policy, many legal immigration routes have been closed, and the rights of asylum seekers have been severely curtailed. The so-called 'migrant caravan', which began in Honduras in October 2018, prompted the US and Mexican governments to deploy active-duty military officers to the border, creating more chaos in the area.
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From Mission to Majesty
José Francisco Juárez (1755-1782) married Maria Vicenta Trinidad de Leon, and emigrated from Mexico to Santa Barbara, California. George Stewart (1766-1791), a midshipman on the HMS Bounty, did not support Fletcher Christian in the mutiny, but remained in Tahiti and married there in 1789. When Captain Bligh returned, Stewart was imprisoned and died en route to England. His Tahitian wife, left behind, also died--but their daughter, Peggy Stewart (aka Maria Antonio Stuart), became the common law wife of George Washington Eayrs, and immigrated to Santa Barbara, California. Juarez and Stewart descendants lived in California, Massachusetts and elsewhere. Some ancestors lived in Mexico, Spain and elsewhere. Other ancestors lived in England, Scotland, Ireland and elsewhere. Some data on the ancestry of George Stewart's Tahitian wife is also given.
Handbook on Cuban History, Literature, and the Arts
First Published in 2016. If scholarship on Cuban studies after the 1959 revolution focused on the historical and cultural aspects of the construction of a socialist order, the post-1989 crisis of socialism in Central and Eastern Europe raised questions about the island’s state as a socialist model. The scholarly gaze gradually began to focus on possibilities for alternative transformations at various levels of social life rather than on the deepening of traditional twentieth-century state socialism. This volume explores the newly emergent themes and debates about Cuban society and history.
Francisco Arellano and His Descendants
Family history and genealogical information about the descendants of Francisco Arellano who was born in New Spain (former Spanish viceroyalty in North America) ca. 1740. He married Maria Martin sometime prior to the year 1766. They lived in New Spain and were the parents of two known children. Descendants lived primarily in New Mexico.
Security and Illegality in Cuba's Transition to Democracy
This book examines present security conditions in Cuba and forecasts the effects that economic and social liberalization could have on levels of criminality. For decades, Cuban citizens have enjoyed relatively good security, as a consequence of surveillance and tight political control by an authoritarian state. However, economic liberalization necessitated by the loss of Soviet support has resulted in illicit activities and increased criminality including drugs, contraband and human trafficking. Today, relatively good security and a stable political system coexist with widespread illegality. But as restrictions are eased, the average citizen is becoming less secure. Cuba's privileged geograp...
