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Migrations, Networks, and Ethnicity in Andean Ecuador
Why do two groups from the same country pursue radically different economic strategies of transnational mobility? David Kyle examines the lives of people from four rural communities in two regions of the Andean highlands of Ecuador. Migrants from the southern province of Azuay shuttle back and forth to New York City, mostly as undocumented ......
As demonstrated by current events in Tunisia and Egypt, oppressive regimes are rarely immune to their citizens desire for democratic government. Of course, desire is always tempered by reality; therefore how democratic demands are made manifest is a critical source of study for both political scientists and foreign policy makers. What issues and ......
As demonstrated by current events in Tunisia and Egypt, oppressive regimes are rarely immune to their citizens desire for democratic government. Of course, desire is always tempered by reality; therefore how democratic demands are made manifest is a critical source of study for both political scientists and foreign policy makers. What issues and ......
Political science scholars consider the four-volume work Transitions from Authoritarian Rule to be a foundational text for studying the process of democratization, specifically in those cases where an authoritarian regime is giving way to some form of democratic government. The most important of the four books is without a doubt the fourth ......
An array of internationally noted scholars examines the process of democratization in Southern Europe and Latin America. The authors provide new interpretations of both current and historical efforts of nations to end periods of authoritarian rule and to initiate transition to democracy, efforts that have met with widely varying degrees of ......
An array of internationally noted scholars examines the process of democratization in southern Europe and Latin America. They provide new interpretations of both current and historical efforts of nations to end periods of authoritarian rule and to initiate transition to democracy, efforts that have met with widely varying degrees of success and ......
''Rich in nuanced, contextually sensitive analysis, and each of the case studies is written by a leading authority.''Abraham F. Lowenthal, from the foreword 1986 Southern Europe - 232 pp. 0-8018-3190-3 $11.60 (reg. $14.50) pb Latin America - 256 pp. 0-8018-3188-1 $10.80 (reg. $13.50) pb Comparative Perspectives - 208 pp. 0-8018-3192-X $10.80 ......
Transhumanists advocate for the development and distribution of technologies that will enhance human intellectual, physical, and psychological capacities, even eliminate aging. What if the dystopian futures and transhumanist utopias found in the pages of science journals, Margaret Atwood novels, films like Gattaca, and television shows like Dark ......
