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Kiss, bow, or shake hands. how to do business in 18 Latin American countries by Morrison, Terri

Table of Contents: “…Cultural orientation -- Map of Latin America -- Argentina -- Belize -- Bolivia -- Brazil -- Chile -- Colombia -- Costa Rica -- Ecuador -- El Salvador -- Guatemala -- Honduras -- Mexico -- Nicaragua -- Panama -- Paraguay -- Peru -- Uruguay -- Venezuela -- Titles and forms of address in Latin-American countries -- Why learn a foreign language? …”

Performing Institutions Contested Sites and Structures of Care. by Lindelof, Anja Mølle

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A decade of light and shadow : Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s

From Civil to Political Religion : the Intersection of Culture, Religion and Politics. by Cristi, Marcela, 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Theoretical Foundations; Chapter 2 American Civil Religion and the American Debate; Chapter 3 The "Problem" of Legitimacy, Power, and Politics; Chapter 4 State-Directed Civil Religions in Comparative Perspective; Chapter 5 Chile, 1973-1989: A Case Study; Chapter 6 Civil Religion and the Spirit of Nationalism; Conclusion: Durkheim versus Rousseau Revisited; Notes; References; Index.…”
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The Nature of Goods and the Goods of Nature : Why Anti-Globalisation Is Not the Answer. by Santacreu-Vasut, Estefania

Table of Contents: “…A way forward: Taking the train ticket; 10. Valparaiso, Chile…”
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Engaged Community Participation by means of Responsible Tourism Development : Exemplified at the National Park `La Campana`. by Griesser, Philip

Table of Contents: “…1 Introduction ; 2 Analysis of Chile's National Park Administration System with focus on the concerned case study -- National Park 'La Campana' ; 3 State of research for responsible tourism development and community engagement ; 4 Theoretical bases for identification and evaluation of relevant determinants ; 5 Methodology ; 6 Empirical investigation: visitor and community-related procedures and processes ; 7 Discussion of the results and outlook ; 8 Final considerations ; Bibliography ; Appendix.…”
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Afterlives of confinement : spatial transitions in postdictatorship Latin America by Draper, Susana

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The Afterlife of Prisons -- Prison-Malls : Architectures of Utopic Regeneration -- Literary Afterlives of the Punta Carretas Prison : Tunneling Histories of Freedom -- The Workforce and the Open Prison : Awakening from the Dream of the Chilean Miracle in Diamela Eltit's Mano de obra -- Freedom, Democracy, and the Literary Uncanny in Roberto Bolano's Nocturno de Chile -- Memorialistic Architectonics and Memory Marketing -- It Goes without Seeing : Framing the Future Past of Violence in Postdictatorhip Film.…”
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Financial services and preferential trading arrangements : lessons from Latin America by Haddad, Mona

Table of Contents: “…Financial services and trade agreements: an overview -- Architectural approaches to the treatment of trade and investment in financial services in selected preferential trade agreements -- Preparing for a bilateral negotiation in financial services -- Conducting a trade-related regulatory audit in financial services -- Trade in financial services: the case of Chile -- Financial services in the Colombia-U.S. free trade agreement -- The U.S.…”
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Democracy and revolution : Latin America and socialism today / Latin America and socialism today by Raby, D. L., 1944-

Table of Contents: “…The disinherited left : from dogmatic orthodoxy to romantic anti-capitalism -- Democracy, formal or substantive : when liberalism becomes counter-revolutionary -- Socialism or popular power : revolutionary reality in a globalised world -- Originality and relevance of the Cuban revolution -- Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela -- Revolutions aborted : Chile, Nicaragua, Portugal -- Leadership, movement and representation : populism and revolutionary strategy -- The way forward : democracy, popular power and revolution.…”
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La voz mapuche = Chi Mapuche nütram = The voice of the Mapuche / Chi Mapuche nütram

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Green matters.

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Latin america, economic imperialism and the state : the political economy.

Table of Contents: “…""8 Economic policy and growth in Chile from independence to the War of the Pacific""""Section III: The Classical Age of Imperialism""; ""9 Introduction""; ""10 The state and business practice in Argentina, 1862-1914""; ""11 Railways and industrialization: Argentina and Brazil, 1870-1929""; ""12 External forces and the transformation of Peruvian coastal agriculture, 1880-1930""; ""13 British imperialism in Uruguay: the public utility companies and the batllista state, 1900-1930""; ""Section IV: The Era of Disputed Hegemony""; ""14 Introduction""…”
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Alcohol in Latin America : a social and cultural history

Table of Contents: “…Of Chicha, Majas, and Mingas: Hard Apple Cider and Local Solidarity in Twenty-First-Century Rural Southern Chile; Glossary; Bibliography; Contributors; Index.…”
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Mining and the environment : case studies from the Americas

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: MERN: Toward an Analysis of the Public Policy -- Corporate Strategy Interface -- Chapter 1 Environmental Regulation, Innovation, and Sustainable Development -- Chapter 2 US Environmental Regulations and the Mining Industry: Lessons for Chile -- Chapter 3 Environmental Policies and Practices in Chilean Mining -- Chapter 4 Environmental Management in a Heterogeneous Mining Industry: The Case of Peru -- Chapter 5 Formal and Garimpo Mining and the Environment in Brazil -- Chapter 6 Environmental Issues in Brazilian Tin Production -- Chapter 7 Environmental Management in the Bauxite, Alumina, and Aluminum Industry in Brazil -- Chapter 8 Competitiveness, Environmental Performance, and Technical Change: A Case Study of the Bolivian Mining Industry -- Appendix 1 Contributors -- Appendix 2 Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Bibliography.…”
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Corruption & democracy in Latin America / Corruption and democracy in Latin America

Table of Contents: “…Seligson, and Lorena Alcázar -- Evaluating citizen attitudes about corruption in Chile / Adam Brinegar -- Corruption, accountability reforms, and democracy in Brazil / Matthew M. …”
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Understanding Roberto Bolaño by Gutiérrez Mouat, Ricardo

Table of Contents: “…Two Dramatic Monologues: Amulet and By Night in Chile ; 7. The Stories and a Short Lumpen Novel ; 8. 2666: Bolaño's Global Novel ; Conclusion ; Notes ; Bibliography.…”
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Paulo Freire & the cold war politics of literacy / Paulo Freire and the cold war politics of literacy by Kirkendall, Andrew J.

Table of Contents: “…The revolution that wasn't and the revolution that was in Brazil, 1961-1964 -- 3. Reformist Chile, peasant consciousness, and the meaning of Christian democracy, 1964-1969 -- 4. …”
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Paulo Freire & the cold war politics of literacy / Paulo Freire and the cold war politics of literacy by Kirkendall, Andrew J.

Table of Contents: “…The revolution that wasn't and the revolution that was in Brazil, 1961-1964 -- 3. Reformist Chile, peasant consciousness, and the meaning of Christian democracy, 1964-1969 -- 4. …”
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El arte de irse por las ramas : la digresion en la novela latinoamericana contemporanea by Oliver, María Paz

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Feminist agendas and democracy in Latin America

Table of Contents: “…Feminist politics in contemporary Chile : from the democratic transition to Bachelet / Marcela Ríos Tobar -- Gender quotas, candidate selection, and electoral campaigns : comparing Argentina and Brazil / Jutta Marx, Jutta Borner, and Mariana Caminotti -- Feminist activism in a changing political context : Venezuela / Gioconda Espina -- The effectiveness of legal strategies in Argentina / Beatríz Kohen -- Violence against women in Brazil : international litigation and local advances / Flavia Piovesan -- Gender and human rights : lessons from the Peruvian truth and reconciliation Commission / Julissa Mantilla Falcón -- International feminisms : the world social forum / Virginia Vargas -- Social accountability and citizen participation : are Latin American governments meeting their commitments to gender equity? …”

Poltiical change in the Third World by Andrain, Charles F.

Table of Contents: “…POLITICAL CHANGE IN THE THIRD WORLD; Copyright; POLITICAL CHANGE IN THE THIRD WORLD; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Models and Political Change; 2 Models of Third World Political Systems; 3 A Theoretical Explanation of Political Change; 4 Political Change in Vietnam; 5 Political Change in Cuba; 6 Political Change in Chile; 7 Political Change in Nigeria; 8 Political Change in Iran; Conclusion; About the Author; Index.…”
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The impact of the Troubles on the Republic of Ireland, 1968-79 : boiling volcano? by Hanley, Brian

Table of Contents: “…Front matter; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; A note on government, society and terminology; Introduction; 'Something deep was stirring'; 'The nation on the march'; 'It's all going to start down here'; Offences against the state, 1970-72; 'Are we trying to create a new Chile here?'; Refugees and runners; 'The other minority'; 'But then they started all this killing'; 'They want to tell lies about our history'; 'Practically a foreign country'?…”
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Fighting for human rights

Table of Contents: “…Civil society and the landmines ban; ~International lawmaking of historic proportions~: civil society and the International Criminal Court; The Pinochet case: the catalyst for deepening democracy in Chile?; Civil society and environmental justice.…”
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Teen life in Latin America and the Caribbean

Table of Contents: “…Foreword: Toward a World of Positive Youth Development; Series Foreword; Introduction; Teens at the Border: For a Politics of Representation; 1 Argentina; 2 Brazil; 3 Chile; 4 Colombia; 5 Cuba; 6 The Dominican Republic; 7 Ecuador; 8 El Salvador; 9 Guatemala; 10 Haiti; 11 Jamaica; 12 Mexico; 13 Peru; 14 Puerto Rico; 15 Venezuela; Index; About the Editors and Contributors.…”
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Left behind : Latin America and the false promise of populism by Edwards, Sebastian, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Latin America : the eternal land of the future -- Latin America's decline : a long historical view -- From the Alliance for Progress to the Washington Consensus -- Fractured liberalism : Latin America's incomplete reforms -- Chile, Latin America's brightest star -- So far from God : Mexico's Tequila Crisis of 1994 -- The mother of all crises, Argentina, 2001-2002 -- Populism, neopopulism, and inequality in the new century -- Chávez's challenge and Lula's response -- A three-speed Latin America for the twenty-first century.…”

Financial crises in "successful" emerging economies

Table of Contents: “…Three varieties of capital surge management in Chile / Ricardo Ffrench-Davis and Heriberto Tapia -- 4. …”
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Business History in Latin America : the Experience of Seven Countries. by Dvila, Carlos

Table of Contents: “…Title Page; Contents; Preface; Notes on Contributors; Glossary; 1: Business History in Latin America: an introduction; 2: Business History in Argentina; 3: Business History in Brazil from the mid-nineteenth century to 1945; 4: Business History in Chile 1850-1945; 5: Business History in Colombia; 6: Regional Studies and Business History in Mexico since 1975; 7: Business History in Peru; 8: Economic and Business History in Venezuela; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Social Movements and Leftist Governments in Latin America : Confrontation or Co-optation?. by Prevost, Gary

Table of Contents: “…Morales -- Dilemmas of urban popular movements in popular-sector comunas of Santiago, Chile / Edward Greaves -- Social movements and the government of Rafael Correa : confrontation or cooperation? …”
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Foundations of the American century : the Ford, Carnegie, and Rockefeller Foundations in the rise of American power by Parmar, Inderjeet

Table of Contents: “…The significance of foundations in U.S. foreign policy -- American foundation leaders -- Laying the foundations of globalism, 1930-1945 -- Promoting Americanism, combating anti-Americanism, and developing a Cold War -- American Studies Network -- The Ford foundation in Indonesia and the Asian Studies Network -- Ford, Rockefeller, and Carnegie in Nigeria and the African Studies Network -- The major foundations, Latin American studies, and Chile in the Cold War -- American power and the major foundations in the post-cold war era -- Conclusion.…”
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Gender, politics and institutions : towards a feminist institutionalism

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction: Gender, Politics, and Institutions; 2 Gender and Institutions of Political Recruitment: Candidate Selection in Post-Devolution Scotland; 3 Discursive Strategies for Institutional Reform: Gender Quotas in Sweden and France; 4 Gendered Institutions and Women's Substantive Representation: Female Legislators in Argentina and Chile; 5 Gendering the Institutional Reform of the Welfare State: Germany, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland.…”
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Distortions to agricultural incentives in Latin America

Table of Contents: “…Sturzenegger and Mariana Salazni -- Brazil / Mauro de Rezende Lopes [and others] -- Chile / Alberto Valdés and Esteban Jara -- Colombia / Lia Guterman -- Dominican Republic / Jesús de los Santos and Pedro Pablo Peña -- Ecuador / Ernesto Valenzuela, Sara Wong, and Damiano Sandri -- Mexico / Isidro Soloaga and Gabriel Lara -- Nicaragua / Matias Berthelon, Diana Kruger, and Diana Saavedra.…”
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Business History in Latin America : the Experience of Seven Countries. by Dvila, Carlos

Table of Contents: “…Title Page; Contents; Preface; Notes on Contributors; Glossary; 1: Business History in Latin America: an introduction; 2: Business History in Argentina; 3: Business History in Brazil from the mid-nineteenth century to 1945; 4: Business History in Chile 1850-1945; 5: Business History in Colombia; 6: Regional Studies and Business History in Mexico since 1975; 7: Business History in Peru; 8: Economic and Business History in Venezuela; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Finance for development : Latin America's banks and capital markets after liberalization by Stallings, Barbara

Table of Contents: “…Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Finance for Development: Issues and Trends -- Financial Liberalization, Crisis, and the Aftermath -- Changes in Ownership: Public, Private, and Foreign Banks -- Toward Stability: Regulation, Supervision, and the Macroeconomic Context -- From Banks to Capital Markets: New Sources of Finance -- Chile: Mixed Ownership Provides a New Model -- Mexico: Foreign Banks Assume Control -- Brazil: Public Banks Continue to Play a Key Role -- A Policy Agenda for the Financial Sector -- References -- Index…”
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Knowledge and learning in the Andes : ethnographic perspectives

Table of Contents: “…Title Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Multiple Media in the Creation and Transmission of Knowledge; 1: Yachay: The Tragedia del fin de Atahuallpa as Evidence of the Colonisation of Knowledge in the Andes; 2: Transmission of Knowledge through Textiles: Weaving and Learning How to Live; 3: Coloured Knowledges: Colour Perception and the Dissemination of Knowledge in Isluga, Northern Chile; 4: Interlocking Realms: Knowing Music and Musical Knowing in the Bolivian Andes; Part II: Knowledge, Power and Authority.…”
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Annuities and other retirement products : designing the payout phase by Rocha, Roberto Rezende

Table of Contents: “…Introduction and overview -- Designing the payout phase of pension systems : policy issues, constraints, and options -- The payout phase of pension systems : a comparison of five countries -- Australia : mandating retirement savings without lifetime anniutization -- Switzerland : rigid regulation and the challenge of sustainability -- Sweden : promoting personal responsibility with a strong public commitment -- Denmark : the benefits of group contracts with deferred annuities and risk-sharing features -- Chile : building a robust market for fixed real annuities.…”
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U.S. development aid--an historic first : achievements and failures in the twentieth century by Butterfield, Samuel Hale

Table of Contents: “…A White House surprise -- A summary of 50 years -- Starting off -- Changing assumptions -- Organizing the aid program -- Early country programs: Afghanistan, Chile, India, and Taiwan -- An appealing new strategy -- Kennedy's vision -- Johnson's wars -- Population explosion -- Technical assistance revived -- Trying to reach the rural poor -- Carter and Reagan -- Promoting market forces -- After the Cold War: policies under Bush and Clinton -- Africa's lagging development -- Women in development -- Assessing 50 years of effort.…”
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Belching out the devil : global adventures with Coca-Cola by Thomas, Mark, 1963 April 11-

Table of Contents: “…An admission -- Prologue -- The happiness factory -- Give 'em enough Coke -- Serious charges -- The hush money that didn't stay quiet -- 'Chile' -- The days of the great Coke pledge -- May contain traces of child labour -- Dodge city -- Let them dig wells -- Interlude : connecting -- India : a prequel -- Kuriji -- Gas -- The fizz man's burden -- India : a postquel -- Second fattest in the infants -- Belching out the devil -- We're on the road to Delaware -- Postscript: Brand loyalty.…”
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Discrimination in Latin America : an Economic Perspective. by Bank, World

Table of Contents: “…; 2 Ethnic and Social Barriers to Cooperation: Experiments Studying the Extent and Nature of Discrimination in Urban Peru; Figures; Tables; 3 Discrimination in the Provision of Social Services to the Poor: A Field Experimental Study; 4 Discrimination and Social Networks: Popularity among High School Students in Argentina; 5 An Experimental Study of Labor Market Discrimination: Gender, Social Class, and Neighborhood in Chile.…”
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The histories of the Latin American church a handbook by Cruz, Joel Morales

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- How to use this book -- Abbreviations -- Latin America -- Christianity in Latin America : a short history -- The Latin American Bible -- Brief introduction to theology in Latin America -- Religious traditions -- Argentina -- Bolivia -- Brazil -- Chile -- Colombia -- Costa Rica -- Cuba -- Dominican Republic -- Ecuador -- El Salvador -- Guatemala -- Honduras -- Mexico -- Nicaragua -- Panama -- Paraguay -- Peru -- Puerto Rico -- Uruguay -- Venezuela -- Latinos in the United States -- Appendices -- Denominational and organizational websites -- For further reading -- Biographical calendar -- Glossary.…”
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Democracy in Latin America : (re)constructing political society

Table of Contents: “…Transitions: Brazil / Mará d'Alva Kinzo -- Transitions: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay / Marcelo Cavarozzi -- Reforms: Mexico and Colombia / Laurence Whitehead -- Foundations: Central America / Edelberto Torres-Rivas -- Crisis and regression : Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela / Heinz R. …”