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Résumé : L'auteur fait revivre les personnages célèbres des neuf pays d'Amérique centrale, qu'il s'agisse des pères fondateurs, des dictateurs, des écrivains ou encore des artistes. ©Electre 2022

Résumé : L'auteur, journaliste par nécessité et ethnologue de coeur, livre une série de reportages anthropologiques réalisés dans les sept Etats de l'isthme centro-américain. Accompagné de son ami mexicain Alfredo, il suit la route de la conquête espagnole de Cortès. Il dénonce la violence des inégalités sociales poussant à l'émigration et celle des maras (gangs de jeunes), rencontrés sur la panaméricaine.

Résumé : Depuis les accords d'Esquipulas (Guatemala), en 1987, la construction de la paix et de la démocratie butte sur les choix des modèles économiques, la difficulté d'élaborer des espaces pacifiés, le maintien d'inégalités et le développement de la criminalité. Tous les pays de l'Amérique centrale sont concernés.

Résumé : Stunning in its sweep, Americas is the most authoritative history available of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean. From Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and from Cuba to Trinidad and Tobago, Americas examines the historical, demographic, political, social, cultural, religious, and economic trends in the region. For this new edition Peter Winn has provided a new preface and made revisions throughout to include the most up-to-date information on changes and developments in Latin America since the last revised edition of 1999. - Note de l'éditeur

Résumé : Honduras in Dangerous Times: Resistance and Resilience explores how the people of Honduras use cultural resources to resist and to change the conditions of their society, to critique those conditions, and to create the pieces of a better future in the midst of a dangerous present. The book explores ideas and practices which support systems of dominance and submission in Honduras and the ways in which people have slowly developed a broad culture of resistance and resilience. This culture includes struggling for land and environmental preservation against extractive industries, promoting natural local food and sustainable technology to replace foreign agribusiness, bringing a corrupt legal and political system to account by invoking concepts of human rights and laws routinely ignored, bending institutional religion to issues of social justice, and expressing protest and visions of a better society through popular culture. The book highlights the special contribution of the country's indigenous peoples in resistance; it also discusses the powerful role of the United States in shaping Honduran economic, political, and military life, and what people-to-people solidarity with Hondurans means for citizens of the United States. The book concludes by presenting Honduran popular resistance in a context of late neoliberalism in Honduras and in relation to other Latin American social movements. Honduras in Dangerous Times shows that Hondurans resist in the face of violence and oppression not only because they are resilient, but also that they are resilient because they resist. Resistance keeps hope alive and change possible. Note de l'éditeur

Résumé : In recent times, Latin American influences have permeated American culture through music, movies, television, and literature. This sweeping volume serves as a ready-reference guide to pop culture in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, focusing on Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Costa Rica, among other areas. The work encourages hands-on engagement with the popular culture in these places, making such suggestions as Brazilian films to rent or where to find Venezuelan music on the Internet. To start, the book covers various perspectives and issues of these regions, including the influence of the United States, how the idea of machismo reflects on the portrayal of women in these societies, and the representation of Latino-Caribo cultures in film and other mediums. Entries cover key trends, people, events, and products from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. Each section gives detailed information and profound insights into some of the more academic—and often controversial—debates on the subject, while the inclusion of the Internet, social media, and video games make the book timely and relevant. - Note de l'éditeur

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