Cargando…
Struggles for Social Rights in Latin America.
This is a collection of original essays focusing on social rights in Latin America, covering four areas in particular: subsistence, labor, gender, and race/ethnicity within the original framework of human rights. Topics covered include the environment, AIDS, workers' rights, tourism, and many m...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- STRUGGLES FOR SOCIAL RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1. Struggles for Social Rights in Latin America: Claims in the Arenas of Subsistence, Labor, Gender, and Ethnicity; part I: Subsistence Rights; 2. In Defense of Social Justice: From Global Transformation to Local Resistance; 3. Risking Environmental Justice: Culture, Conservation, and Governance at Calakmul, Mexico; 4. The Cardboard Collectors of Nuevo Laredo: How Scavengers Protect the Environment and Benefit the Economy; part II: Labor Rights.
- 5. Economic Liberalization and Income Distribution in Mexico: Losers and Winners in a Time of Global Restructuring6. Defending Labor Rights across Borders: Central American Export-Processing Plants; 7. Subversion and Compliance in Transnational Communities: Implications for Social Justice; part III: Gender, Sexuality, and Social Rights; 8. Guatemaltecas: The Politics of Gender and Democratization; 9. Adjustment with a Woman's Face: Gender and Macroeconomic Policy at the World Bank.
- 10. Literary Representations of ""Maids"" and ""Mistresses"": Gender Alliances across Class and Ethnic Boundaries?11. Sexual Orientation, AIDS, and Human Rights in Argentina: The Paradox of Social Advance amid Health Crisis; part IV: Racial and Ethnic Rights; 12. Under the Shadows of Yaruquies: Gaining Indigenous Autonomy In Cacha, Ecuador; 13. Social Justice and Reforms in Late Colonial Peru: An Andean Critique of Spanish Colonialism; 14. The Musical Expression of Social Justice: Mexican Corridos at the End of the Nineteenth Century; Contributors; Index.