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Social relations in our globalising world are increasingly stretched out across the borders of two or more nation-states. Yet, despite the growing academic interest in transnational economic networks, political movements and cultural forms, too little attention has been paid to the transformations of space that these processes both reflect and reproduce. Transnational Spaces takes a innovative perspective, looking at transnationalism as a social space that can be occupied by a wide range of actors, not all of whom are themselves directly connected to transnational migrant communities.
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Examine alternative strategies to resolving important Latino social issues! Latino Social Policy: A Participatory Research Model examines the failure of traditional research methods to address major social needs in Latino communities, promoting instead a participatory/action approach to research that is socially—and scientifically—meaningful. Experts from a variety of disciplines focus on nontraditional strategies that engage community residents in community-research projects, shortening the distance between the researcher and the “subject.” This unique book recounts lessons learned on conducting Participatory Action Research (PAR) in Latino communities using techniques based on anth...
This book explores peripheral visions on economic development, both in the sense that it deals with specific issues of economic development and underdevelopment in countries at the periphery of the world economy, and in terms of its exploration of the economic thinking developed in those regions, particularly in Latin America. Bringing together an international group of historians of thought, economic historians and development economists from Latin America, Europe and other parts of the world, this volume is highly credited and is an excellent contribution to development economic studies. This book is divided into four parts. Following the introduction, the first set of papers describes the...
This book offers a comprehensive introduction to studying the diversity of American poetry in the twenty-first century.
To many, Kentucky means the greatest thoroughbreds in the world. To others, it is the home of the finest bourbon. But the obvious success of burgoo, Owensboro barbeque, and Harlan Sanders's Kentucky Fried Chicken carries the state's reputation for excellence to a wider audience. From the perfect mint julep to benedictine, from a classic hot brown to cheese chutney, Kentucky's Best captures the full range of the state's culinary delights. Linda Allison-Lewis combines traditional and gourmet dishes, offering recipes from all parts of the state and from beloved restaurants and inns. Start with a mouth-watering soup from Amelia's Field Country Inn or experience the wonderful smell of the Seelbac...
Exército de Deus por Dennis Bailey Quando um rival envia um exército para destruir a Arca de Noé, o grande patriarca tem um exército próprio para encontrá-los. Exército de deus Uma das histórias mais queridas e duradouras de todos os tempos. . . Um dos personagens mais reconhecíveis da história. . . Uma trama de um rival para matar Noé e sua família é frustrada por uma bela jovem, que se junta a eles quando fogem da antiga cidade bíblica do Éden. Um ano depois, o Senhor revela Seu plano de destruir a terra pelo dilúvio e ordena que Noé construa uma arca. Somente as notícias são recebidas com ceticismo e oposição de membros de sua própria família. Eventualmente, a palavra da arca chega ao Éden, levando o rival a enviar um exército de cinco mil homens para destruí-lo. No entanto, Noah tem um exército próprio. Ação, aventura e suspense combinam-se com o relato bíblico da Arca de Noé para criar uma página que vira o coração que fica com você por muito tempo depois que as águas da enchente recuam.