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Colonial Kinship

Guaraní, Spaniards, and Africans in Paraguay

By: Shawn Michael Austin

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Colonial Kinship

Guaraní, Spaniards, and Africans in Paraguay

By: Shawn Michael Austin

Winner of the 2021 Bandelier/Lavrin Book Prize from the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies In Colonial Kinship: Guaraní, Spaniards, and Africans in Paraguay, historian Shawn Michael Austin traces the history of conquest and colonization in Paraguay during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Emphasizing the social and cultural agency of Guaraní--one of the primary indigenous peoples of Paraguay--not only in Jesuit missions but also in colonial settlements and Indian pueblos scattered in and around the Spanish city of Asunción, Austin argues that interethnic relations and cultural change in Paraguay can only be properly understood through the Guaraní logic of kinship. In the colonial backwater of Paraguay, conquistadors were forced to marry into Guaraní families in order to acquire indigenous tributaries, thereby becoming "brothers-in-law" (tovajá) to Guaraní chieftains. This pattern of interethnic exchange infused colonial relations and institutions with Guaraní social meanings and expectations of reciprocity that forever changed Spaniards, African slaves, and their descendants. Austin demonstrates that Guaraní of diverse social and political positions actively shaped colonial society along indigenous lines.

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University of New Mexico Press

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Guaraní, Spaniards, and Africans in Paraguay

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Leading Innovation: How to Jump Start Your Organization's Growth Engine

By: Jeff DeGraff,Shawn Quinn

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Leading Innovation: How to Jump Start Your Organization's Growth Engine

By: Jeff DeGraff,Shawn Quinn

Leading Innovation presents a unique, holistic approach to creating innovation at all levels of your organization. Authors Jeff DeGraff and Shawn Quinn have created a real-world, how-to playbook of integrated creativity tools and techniques for understanding where innovation comes from and harnessing its power to create a culture where real growth happens on a constant basis. Based on DeGraff's proven methods-which he teaches in his innovation program at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and has applied at Fortune 500 companies around the world-this breakthrough guide focuses on systematically integrating business practices and connecting them to the value propositions they produce. You'll discover how to diagnose obstacles to innovation, realistically assess your options, and develop an integrated program of action that can be adjusted to meet the needs of any group, department, or business unit throughout your organization. You'll learn the 7 key steps to double-digit growth, sparking innovation in your: Leadership-teams, development, and behavior Strategic planning-identifying emerging opportunities Organizational culture and competency development Performance management processes-resource allocation, portfolio management Innovation incubation processes-stage-gate development processes, innovation networks Human resource management-staffing, team building, organizational learning Throughout, insightful case studies demonstrate how these results-driven methods are supported by senior leadership at GE, Reuters, Coca-Cola, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Eaton, and other leading innovators.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071590471

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Big Book of Little Bears

Identification & Price Guide

By: Shawn Brecka

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Big Book of Little Bears

Identification & Price Guide

By: Shawn Brecka

Features up-to-date values and a wealth of background information on a wide variety of plush bear lines, including Winnie-the-Pooh, Boyd's Bears, Paddington, Yogi, Salvino's, Limited Treasures, Russ, Gund, Harley-Davidson, Puffkins, Ty, and more. Readers will also learn tips on grading the condition of and caring for beanbag collectibles.

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Antique Trader

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1582210217

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Colonial Kinship

Colonial Kinship

Colonial Kinship

Colonial Kinship

Leading Innovation: How to Jump Start Your Organization's Growth Engine

Leading Innovation: How to Jump Start Your Organization's Growth Engine

Big Book of Little Bears

Big Book of Little Bears

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