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  • Resisting Extortion

    by Eduardo Moncada ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
    Criminal extortion is an understudied, but widespread and severe problem in Latin America. In states that cannot or choose not to uphold the rule of law, victims are often seen as helpless in the face of powerful criminals. However, even under such difficult circumstances, victims resist criminal extortion in surprisingly different ways. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in violent localities in ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Cities, Business, and the Politics of Urban Violence in Latin America

    by Eduardo Moncada ...
    This book analyzes and explains the ways in which major developing world cities respond to the challenge of urban violence. The study shows how the political projects that cities launch to confront urban violence are shaped by the interaction between urban political economies and patterns of armed territorial control. It introduces business as a pivotal actor in the politics of urban violence, and ... Read more

    $84.99 CAD

  • Business Intelligence Career Master Plan

    Launch and advance your BI career with proven techniques and actionable insights

    by Eduardo Chavez, Danny Moncada ...
    Learn the foundations of business intelligence, sector trade-offs, organizational structures, and technology stacks while mastering coursework, certifications, and interview success strategies Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesIdentify promising job opportunities and ideal entry point into BIBuild, design, implement, and maintain BI systems successfullyAce ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Inside Countries

    Subnational Research in Comparative Politics

    Edited by Agustina Giraudy, Eduardo Moncada, Richard Snyder ...
    Although comparative politics is conventionally seen as the study of politics across countries, the field has a longstanding and increasingly prominent tradition in national contexts; focusing on subnational units, institutions, actors and processes. This book offers the first comprehensive assessment of the substantive, theoretical, and methodological contributions. With empirical chapters from ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

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  • Sacrificing Families

    Navigating Laws, Labor, and Love Across Borders

    by Leisy J. Abrego ...
    Widening global inequalities make it difficult for parents in developing nations to provide for their children, and both mothers and fathers often find that migration in search of higher wages is their only hope. Their dreams are straightforward: with more money, they can improve their children's lives. But the reality of their experiences is often harsh, and structural barriers—particularly those ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • Media Power and Democratization in Brazil

    TV Globo and the Dilemmas of Political Accountability

    by Mauro Porto ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Internationalizing Media Studies
    In this book, Porto analyzes the role of TV Globo in the democratization of Brazil. TV Globo, one of the world's largest media conglomerates, has a dominant position in Brazil's communications landscape. It also exports telenovelas to more than 130 countries and has established joint ventures with transnational media conglomerates. Beginning in the mid-1990s, TV Globo began a process of "opening," ... Read more

    $98.99 CAD

  • Feminist Agendas and Democracy in Latin America

    by Marcela Ríos Tobar, Jutta Marx, Jutta Borner, Mariana Caminotti ...
    Latin American women’s movements played important roles in the democratic transitions in South America during the 1980s and in Central America during the 1990s. However, very little has been written on what has become of these movements and their agendas since the return to democracy. This timely collection examines how women’s movements have responded to the dramatic political, economic, and ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Latino Politics in America

    Community, Culture, and Interests

    by John A. García, Gabriel Ramon Sanchez ...
    The fourth edition of this widely-used textbook introduces students to what it means to be a Latino American culturally and politically at a time of unprecedented challenges for America’s diverse and fastest-growing ethnic group. Garcia and Sanchez provide an in-depth examination of the individual communities that comprise the Latino culture, and how those bonds affect political development and ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • From Here and There

    Diaspora Policies, Integration, and Social Rights Beyond Borders

    by Alexandra Délano Alonso ...
    When immigrants to the United States need to learn English, receive health services, open a bank account or get a work certification, US state and local governments or non-profit organizations usually assist as part of the process of supporting immigrant integration and, ultimately, citizenship. But over the past two decades, Mexico, and other origin countries of migrants have been increasingly ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • Police Reform in Mexico

    Informal Politics and the Challenge of Institutional Change

    by Daniel Sabet ...
    The urgent need to professionalize Mexican police has been recognized since the early 1990s, but despite even the most well-intentioned promises from elected officials and police chiefs, few gains have been made in improving police integrity.Why have reform efforts in Mexico been largely unsuccessful? This book seeks to answer the question by focusing on Mexico's municipal police, which make up ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • Criminal Enterprises and Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean

    by Enrique Desmond Arias ...
    This book examines security in three cities that suffer from chronic violence: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Medellin, Colombia; and Kingston, Jamaica. In each, democratic states contend with subnational armed groups that dominate territory and play important roles in politics even as they contribute to fear and insecurity. Through a nested three-city, six-neighborhood analysis of the role of criminal ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Economies of Desire

    Sex and Tourism in Cuba and the Dominican Republic

    by Amalia L. Cabezas ...
    Is a native-born tour guide who has sex with tourists—in exchange for dinner or gifts or cash—merely a prostitute or gigolo? What if the tourist continues to send gifts or money to the tour guide after returning home? As this original and provocative book demonstrates, when it comes to sex—and the effects of capitalism and globalization—nothing is as simple as it might seem.Based on ten years of ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD