Struggles for social rights in Latin America

Author(s)

• Eckstein, Susan
• Wickham-Crowley, Timothy P.

Bibliographic Information

Struggles for social rights in Latin America

edited by Susan Eva Eckstein and Timothy P. Wickham-Crowley

Routledge, 2003

• : pbk
• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

• Struggles for social rights in Latin America / Susan Eva Eckstein and Timothy P. Wickham-Crowley
• In defense of social justice / Donna L. Chollett
• Risking environmental justice / Nora Haenn
• The cardboard collectors of Nuevo Laredo / Martin Medina
• Economic liberalization and income distribution in Mexico / Jaime Ros and Nora Claudia Lustig
• Defending labor rights across borders / Mark S. Anner
• Subversion and compliance in transational communities / Alejandro Portes and Patricia M. Fernández-Kelly
• Guatamaltecas / Susan A. Berger
• Adjustment with a woman's face / Cynthia A. Wood
• Literary representation of "maids" and "mistresses" / Judith Morgenroth Schneider
• Sexual orientation, AIDS, and human rights in Argentina / Mario Recheny
• Under the shadows of Yaruquíes / Amanda Pallares
• Social justice and reforms in late colonial Peru / Alcira Dueñas
• The musical expression of social justice / Catherine Héau

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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 more.

Table of Contents

Lists of Tables and FiguresPrefaceStruggles for Social Rights in Latin America: Claims in the Arenas of Subsistence, Labor, Gender,and Ethnicity - Susan Eva Eckstein and Timothy P. Wickham-CrowleyPart I: Subsistence RightsIn Defense of Social Justice: From Global Transformation to Local Resistance - Donna L. ChollettRisking Environmental Justice: Culture, Conservation, and Governance at Calakmul, Mexico - Nora HaennThe Cardboard Collectors of Nuevo Laredo: How Scavengers Protect the Environment and Benefit the Economy - Martin Medina Part II: Labor RightsEconomic Liberalization and Income Distribution in Mexico: Losers and Winners in a Time of Global Restructuring - Jaime Ros and Nora Claudia Lustig Defending Labor Rights Across Borders: Central American Export-Processing Plants - Mark S. AnnerSubversion and Compliance in Transnational Communities: Implications for Social Justice - Alejandro Portes and Patricia Fernandez-Kelly Part III: Gender, Sexuality, and Social RightsGuatemaltecas: The Politics of Gender and Democratization - Susan A. BergerAdjustment with a Woman's Face: Gender and Macroeconomic Policy at the World Bank - Cynthia A. WoodLiterary Representations of Maids and Mistresses: Gender Alliances across Class and Ethnic Boundaries? - Judith Morganroth SchneiderSexual Orientation, AIDS, and Human Rights in Argentina: The Paradox of Social Advance amid Health Crisis - Mario PechenyPart IV: Racial and Ethnic RightsUnder the Shadows of Yaruquies: Gaining Indigenous Autonomy in Cacha, Ecuador - Amalia PallaresSocial Justice and Reforms in Late Colonial Peru: An Andean Critique of Spanish Colonialism - Alcira DuenasThe Musical Expression of Social Justice: Mexican Corridos at the End of the Nineteenth Century - Catherine Heau

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA61767598
• ISBN:
  • 0415935288
  • 041593527X
• LCCN: 20024514
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York ; London
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 346 p
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HM671
  • DC21 : 303.372098
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Social rights -- Latin America
  • LCSH : Social justice -- Latin America
  • LCSH : Basic needs -- Latin America