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Region, Race, and Class in the Making of Colombia

By: Alfonso Múnera

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Region, Race, and Class in the Making of Colombia

By: Alfonso Múnera

This pioneering translation of Alfonso Múnera’s seminal work El fracaso de la nación presents a new interpretation and innovative perspective on canonical Colombian history and the failure of the Colombian nation to English-speaking readers. Mainstream historiography depicts Colombian independence as the achievement of European-descendent elites only, downplaying the role and importance of regional subaltern classes. Múnera’s well-researched account challenges theoretical, political, and cultural interventions and shows that these subaltern groups were pivotal to achieving independence from Spain. It was their organizing and pressing for freedom from colonial domination that ultimately brought about independence in Cartagena and later to the whole country. Yet Múnera demonstrates that these differing regional elites meant that a single, coherent unity across New Granada was not possible, a point that would ultimately doom subsequent nation-building efforts. Offering a truly decolonizing perspective, one that has remained hidden from official accounts of Colombian independence, scholars and researchers in political science, history, sociology, and anthropology will welcome the opportunity to read this work for the first time in translation.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000927563

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9781000927566

Corrupt Circles

A History of Unbound Graft in Peru

By: Alfonso W. Quiroz

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Corrupt Circles

A History of Unbound Graft in Peru

By: Alfonso W. Quiroz

The pervasiveness of corruption has been aided by the readiness of both Peruvians and the international community to turn a blind eye.

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Woodrow Wilson Center Press

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0801891280

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9780801891281

The Social Roots Of Basque Nationalism

By: Alfonso Pérez-Agote

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The Social Roots Of Basque Nationalism

By: Alfonso Pérez-Agote

Translated by Cameron Watson and William A. Douglass. Foreword by William A. Douglass. The Basque people have preserved their ethnic identity and sense of themselves as a separate community despite centuries of repression, diaspora, and economic and social upheaval—one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of the phenomenon we call nationalism. In The Social Roots of Basque Nationalism, sociologist Alfonso Pérez-Agote addresses the social mechanisms that Basques employed to sustain their ethnic identity under the Franco Regime and demonstrates how persecution actually encouraged the extension of Basque nationalist consciousness. He also reveals how state political pressure radicalized one element of the Basque-nationalist movement, resulting in the formation of ETA, an armed terrorist wing that itself became a mechanism for extending nationalist consciousness. Finally, he examines the subsequent changes in Basque nationalism following Franco’s death and the extension of democracy in Spain, which resulted in the institutionalization of the movement into an autonomous political power. This work is based in part on interviews and polls with informants in the Basque Country and abroad, eliciting such data as the role that family, education, social contacts, and religious environment play in the evolution of political attitudes; the place of violence in the Basque world view and contemporary political culture; regional variations in Basque nationalism; and the factors that contributed to the resilience of Basque nationalism in adapting to new historical conditions. The result is a sophisticated discussion of the various ways in which Basque social reality is constituted and how this reality helps to create political culture. Because Pérez-Agote situates his discussion within the broader frameworks of ethnic identity, group dynamics, and the nature of nationalism, the book makes a significant contribution not only to our understanding of the Basques but to the broader study of the evolution of nationalism and the nation-state, political violence, and the complicated transition of any society from dictatorship to democracy.

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University of Nevada Press

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0874176654

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9780874176650

Wildlife Ecology and Management in Mexico

By: Raul Valdez,José Alfonso Ortega-Santos

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Wildlife Ecology and Management in Mexico

By: Raul Valdez,José Alfonso Ortega-Santos

Mexico is the fourteenth largest country in the world and ranks fifth in biodiversity. Located in the transition zone between the temperate and tropical regions of North and South America, Mexico is an important migratory corridor for wildlife and also provides wintering habitat for several species of bats, monarch butterflies, and temperate North American nesting birds. Mexico faces several challenges to wildlife management and conservation efforts. While there is increased public education and acknowledgment of the valuable benefits wildlife provides, there is still much work to do to incentivize conservation efforts. Fortunately, there is growing recognition that Mexico’s wildlife resources can be a critical component in the rural economic development of the country. Bringing together an international team of wildlife experts across North America, Wildlife Ecology and Management in Mexico provides information on the status, distribution, ecological relationships, and habitat requirements and management of the most important game birds and mammals in Mexico. It also reviews current threats and challenges facing wildlife conservation as well as strategies for resolving these issues. This reference is a valuable tool for wildlife biologists, wildlife management professionals, and anyone interested in conserving Mexico’s wealth of natural resources. By laying out the challenges to conservation research, editors Raul Valdez and J. Alfonso Ortega-S. hope to encourage interdisciplinary communication and collaboration across borders.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1623497248

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9781623497248

El Caballo

By: Alfonso Ulloa

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El Caballo

By: Alfonso Ulloa

“For what other reason would they give up possessions, all they have known and loved from birth? To go to a new country, new language, new climate. The right answer was just to be free.” Fifty-five years ago in 1965, upon Alfonso’s arrival to the United States, he devoted all his spare time to exposing the truth about Fidel Castro and Communism. This historical manuscript is a first-person, true account of what the author experienced during the first six years of communism under Fidel Castro. Alfonso Ulloa made a promise to his friends who had to stay behind that he would write everything that they endured and make sure that those in Cuba had a voice for the world to hear. “It must not be lost to our grandchildren and future generations. They need to know the truth, the Cuba of their ancestors and what communism stole from them.”

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116

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Page Publishing Inc

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1643348817

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9781643348810

Principles of Development

By: Lewis Wolpert,Cheryll Tickle,Alfonso Martinez Arias

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Principles of Development

By: Lewis Wolpert,Cheryll Tickle,Alfonso Martinez Arias

Developmental biology is at the core of all biology. This text emphasises the principles and key developments in order to provide an approach and style that will appeal to students at all levels.

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721

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198709889

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9780198709886

White-Tailed Deer Habitat

Ecology and Management on Rangelands

By: Timothy Edward Fulbright,José Alfonso Ortega-Santos

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White-Tailed Deer Habitat

Ecology and Management on Rangelands

By: Timothy Edward Fulbright,José Alfonso Ortega-Santos

The original, 2006 edition of Timothy Edward Fulbright and J. Alfonso Ortega-S.’s White-Tailed Deer Habitat: Ecology and Management on Rangelands was hailed as “a splendid reference for the classroom and those who make their living from wildlife and the land” and as “filling a niche that is not currently approached in the literature.” In this second, full-color edition, revised and expanded to include the entire western United States and northern Mexico, Fulbright and Ortega-S. provide a carefully reasoned synthesis of ecological and range management principles that incorporates rangeland vegetation management and the impact of crops, livestock, predation, and population density within the context of the arid and semiarid habitats of this broad region. As landowners look to hunting as a source of income and to the other benefits of managing for wildlife, the clear presentation of the up-to-date research gathered in this book will aid their efforts. Essential points covered in this new edition include: White-tailed deer habitat requirements Nutritional needs of White-tailed deer Carrying capacity Habitat management Hunting Focused across political borders and written with an understanding of environments where periodic drought punctuates long-term weather patterns, this revised and expanded edition of White-Tailed Deer Habitat: Ecology and Management on Rangelands will aid landowners, researchers, and naturalists in their efforts to integrate land management and use with sound ecological practices.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1603449728

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9781603449724

La Fortuna Del Lagartijo

Un Júnior Nacido Tamal Con Las Hojas

By: Luis Alfonso Rodriguez Martinez

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La Fortuna Del Lagartijo

Un Júnior Nacido Tamal Con Las Hojas

By: Luis Alfonso Rodriguez Martinez

Sobre el libro: La fortuna del lagartijo. Novela que trata la amistad y la lealtad de entre amigos, desde los momentos cas cálidos y gloriosos hasta los más desafortunados, la amistad ante todo y sobre todo. el lagartijo hereda de su padre un negocio de reciclaje de metales, el cual pone en manos de un socio capitalista minoritario, "ponchito", quien mientras este hace crecer el negocio, el lagartijo se la vive viajando por el mundo, gastando dinero y le suceden una serie de acontecimientos, desde un secuestro hasta conocer altos funcionarios de gobierno, los narcotraficantes y cabarteras de toda clase. La fortuna del lagartijo: novela que nos narra la lealtad entre dos amigos, los logros por la astucia en los negocios, sucesos por una conducta rebelde y desordenada, y un cariño disimulado de una mujer hacia un buen amigo.

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403

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Palibrio

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1463313152

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9781463313159

Naples

By: Bonechi Books,Pasquale Faiella,Alfonso Pirozzi,Mario Zaccaria

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Naples

By: Bonechi Books,Pasquale Faiella,Alfonso Pirozzi,Mario Zaccaria

The Gulf of Naples embodies an extraordinary world, rich in natural beauties and art treasures. This guide offers a lavish and detailed view of streets, squares, monuments, palaces, churches and museums of Naples. The easy-to-use and help-to-plan your personalized itinerary make this book an indispensable tool for any visit to this city.

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8880297732

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Region, Race, and Class in the Making of Colombia

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Corrupt Circles

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The Social Roots Of Basque Nationalism

The Social Roots Of Basque Nationalism

Wildlife Ecology and Management in Mexico

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El Caballo

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Principles of Development

Principles of Development

White-Tailed Deer Habitat

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La Fortuna Del Lagartijo

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