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Intimate Frontiers
Intimate Frontiers: A Literary Geography of the Amazon analyzes the ways in which the Amazon has been represented in twentieth century cultural production. With contributions by scholars working in Latin America, the US and Europe, Intimate Frontiers reads against the grain commonly held notions about the region —its gigantism, its richness, its exceptionality, among other— choosing to approach these rather from quotidian, everyday experiences of a more intimate nature. The multinational, pluriethnic corpus of texts critically examined here, explores a wide range of cultural artifacts including travelogues, diaries, and novels about the rubber boom genocide, as well as indigenous oral histories, documentary films, and photography about the region. The different voices gathered in this book show that the richness of the Amazon lays not in its natural resources or opportunities for economic exploit, but in the richness of its histories/stories in the form of songs, oral histories, images, material culture, and texts.
Virtually Disastrous
How do you lead virtual teams to high performance? Globalisation is here to stay - yet no one is really prepared. Many teams tasked with managing globalisation are clearly out of their depth. This is primarily because these teams work virtually and internationally over great distances. The team members no longer sit face to face in their offices, instead they communicate across countries and continents via modern communication media. Leading a conventional team to top performance is difficult enough, not least because of the inevitable group dynamic involved. When the context becomes virtual, this all too often leads to management failure. This book describes the art of leading virtual teams...
Development in Theory and Practice
This definitive reader brings together seminal articles on development in Latin America. Tracing the concepts and major debates surrounding the issue, the text focuses on development theory through three contrasting historical perspectives: imperialism, underdevelopment and dependency, and globalization. By offering a rich array of essays from Latin American Perspectives, the book allows students to sample all the important trends in the field. A new general introduction and conclusion, along with part introductions, contextualize each selection. One of the leading figures in development studies, Ronald Chilcote shows in this text why work on imperialism dating to the turn of the twentieth c...
Beyond Carnival
Green also describes how these men have created vibrant subcultures with alternative support networks for maintaining romantic and sexual relationships and for surviving in an intolerant social environment. Documenting how urban parks, plazas, cinemas, and beaches were appropriated for same-sex erotic encounters, Green leads us into the world of street cruising, male hustlers, and cross-dressing prostitutes."--BOOK JACKET.
Predatory States
This powerful study makes a compelling case about the key U.S. role in state terrorism in Latin America during the Cold War. Long hidden from public view, Operation Condor was a military network created in the 1970s to eliminate political opponents of Latin American regimes. Its key members were the anticommunist dictatorships of Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil, later joined by Peru and Ecuador, with covert support from the U.S. government. Drawing on a wealth of testimonies, declassified files, and Latin American primary sources, J. Patrice McSherry examines Operation Condor from numerous vantage points: its secret structures, intelligence networks, covert operation...
Enhancing Communication & Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Research
Enhancing Communication & Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Research, edited by Michael O′Rourke, Stephen Crowley, Sanford D. Eigenbrode, and J. D. Wulfhorst, is a volume of previously unpublished, state-of-the-art chapters on interdisciplinary communication and collaboration written by leading figures and promising junior scholars in the world of interdisciplinary research, education, and administration. Designed to inform both teaching and research, this innovative book covers the spectrum of interdisciplinary activity, offering a timely emphasis on collaborative interdisciplinary work. The book’s four main parts focus on theoretical perspectives, case studies, communication tools, and institutional perspectives, while a final chapter ties together the various strands that emerge in the book and defines trend-lines and future research questions for those conducting work on interdisciplinary communication.
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Interkulturelle Dialoge
In Zeiten der Globalisierung entstehen zunehmend Fragen zum erfolgreichen Umgang mit kulturellen Unterschieden im Global Business. In den 17 Interviews in diesem Buch geben Fachleute wichtige Einblicke in die interkulturelle Handlungskompetenz. Das Buch besteht aus zwei Teilen. Im ersten Teil des Buches finden Sie Interviews mit Länderexperten. Sie erfahren, wie wichtig Höflichkeit im Geschäftsleben in Singapur ist, sowie welche Bedeutung der Islam im Geschäftskontakt in der arabischen Welt hat. Sie entdecken die Herausforderungen in der Projektplanung für deutsche Manager in den USA. Sie werden den Fragen nachgehen, welche denn nun tatsächlich die Unterschiede zwischen den USA und Kan...
Entre a casa e a rua
Entre a casa e a rua... tem como ponto inicial o desafio de pensar quais seriam as características literárias dos textos escritos por mulheres no/sobre o contexto da Ditadura Militar Brasileira, tendo como foco os romances escritos com o propósito de denunciar os excessos do regime. Neste livro são analisados os romances O pardal é um pássaro azul (1975) de Heloneida Studart e O tropical Sol da Liberdade (1987) de Ana Maria Machado e suas relações com o Período da Ditadura Militar Brasileira (1964-1985). A autora retoma as convergências e as divergências desses estudos, resgatando seu sentido histórico, por meio da interpretação cuidadosa dos dois romances e examinando as pressões e os limites exercidos pelo contexto histórico, político e social.
Legentes
Em comemoração aos sete anos de sua atuação, o Grupo de Pesquisa Direito e Literatura: um olhar para as questões humanas e sociais a partir da Literatura - LEGENTES (PUC Minas/CNPq) traz a público LEGENTES: desconstrução e caminhos outros para ler em Direito e Literatura. O livro é uma construção compartilhada, da qual participam, exclusivamente, pesquisadores que integram as atividades do grupo de pesquisa, inclusive aquelas vinculadas às formações stricto sensu, desde a formalização do grupo junto ao CNPq, em dezembro de 2014. Cabe a organização à Profa Dra. Luciana Pimenta, colíder do LEGENTES, e à Profa Dra. Hilda Helena Soares Bentes, pesquisadora do grupo, uma das primeiras pesquisadoras em Direito e Literatura no Brasil. Considerando que o LEGENTES vem se dedicando, desde sua criação, à pesquisa em Direito e Literatura e à desconstrução, a partir de leituras da obra do filósofo francês Jacques Derrida, destaca-se a marca singular nas pesquisas de Direito e Literatura desenvolvidas pelo grupo: o olhar e o desejo de desconstrução.
