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Principled Pragmatism in Mexico's Foreign Policy

Variables and Assumptions

By: Rafael Velazquez-Flores

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Principled Pragmatism in Mexico's Foreign Policy

Variables and Assumptions

By: Rafael Velazquez-Flores

This book explores Mexico's foreign policy using the ‘principled pragmatism’ approach. It describes and explains main external actions from the country’s independence in the nineteenth century to Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s administration. The principal argument is that Mexico has resorted to principled pragmatism due to geographic, historical, economic, security, and political reasons. In other words, the nation uses this instrument to deal with the United States, defend national interests, appease domestic groups, and promote economic growth. The key characteristics of Mexico’s principled pragmatism in foreign policy are that the nation projects a double-edged diplomacy to cope with external and domestic challenges at the same time. This policy is mainly for domestic consumption, and it is also linked to the type of actors that are involved in the decision-making process and to the kind of topics included in the agenda. This principled pragmatism is related to the nature of the intention: principism is deliberate and pragmatism is forced; and this policy is used to increase Mexico’s international bargaining power.

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Springer Nature

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3030995739

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9783030995737

Visions of the Emerald City

Modernity, Tradition, and the Formation of Porfirian Oaxaca, Mexico

By: Mark Overmyer-Velazquez

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Visions of the Emerald City

Modernity, Tradition, and the Formation of Porfirian Oaxaca, Mexico

By: Mark Overmyer-Velazquez

Visions of the Emerald City is an absorbing historical analysis of how Mexicans living in Oaxaca City experienced “modernity” during the lengthy “Order and Progress” dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz (1876–1911). Renowned as the Emerald City (for its many buildings made of green cantera stone), Oaxaca City was not only the economic, political, and cultural capital of the state of Oaxaca but also a vital commercial hub for all of southern Mexico. As such, it was a showcase for many of Díaz’s modernizing and state-building projects. Drawing on in-depth research in archives in Oaxaca, Mexico City, and the United States, Mark Overmyer-Velázquez describes how Oaxacans, both elites and commoners, crafted and manipulated practices of tradition and modernity to define themselves and their city as integral parts of a modern Mexico. Incorporating a nuanced understanding of visual culture into his analysis, Overmyer-Velázquez shows how ideas of modernity figured in Oaxacans’ ideologies of class, race, gender, sexuality, and religion and how they were expressed in Oaxaca City’s streets, plazas, buildings, newspapers, and public rituals. He pays particular attention to the roles of national and regional elites, the Catholic church, and popular groups—such as Oaxaca City’s madams and prostitutes—in shaping the discourses and practices of modernity. At the same time, he illuminates the dynamic interplay between these groups. Ultimately, this well-illustrated history provides insight into provincial life in pre-Revolutionary Mexico and challenges any easy distinctions between the center and the periphery or modernity and tradition.

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249

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Duke University Press

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0822387883

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9780822387886

Folkloric Poverty

Neoliberal Multiculturalism in Mexico

By: Rebecca Overmyer-Velazquez

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Folkloric Poverty

Neoliberal Multiculturalism in Mexico

By: Rebecca Overmyer-Velazquez

The &“technocratic revolution&” that ushered in the age of neoliberalism in Mexico under the presidency of Carlos Salinas (1988&–1994) helped create the conditions for, and the constraints on, a resurgence of activism among the indigenous communities of Mexico. This resurgence was given further impetus by the protests in 1992 against the official celebration of the five hundredth anniversary of Columbus&’s landing in America and by the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas in 1994. Local, regional, and national indigenous organizations formed to pursue a variety of causes&—cultural, economic, legal, political, and social&—to benefit Indian peoples in all regions of the country. Folkloric Poverty analyzes the crisis these indigenous political groups faced in Mexico at the turn of the twenty-first century. It tells the story of an indigenous peoples&’ movement in the state of Guerrero, the Consejo Guerrerense 500 A&ños de Resistencia Ind&ígena, that gained unprecedented national and international prominence in the 1990s and yet was defunct by 2002. The fate of the Consejo points to the ways that Mexican multiculturalism&‚ indigenismo, combined with neoliberal reforms to keep Indians in a political quarantine, effectively limiting their actions and safely isolating their demands on the state.

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226

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Penn State Press

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0271036583

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9780271036588

Chica and Napoli

By: Ramona A Velazquez

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Chica and Napoli

By: Ramona A Velazquez

Napoli and Chica are two very different dogs who find each other in the Baja desert after losing their homes and families. The two form a friendship and set-out to find a home for both of them. On their travels they encounter various animals they must deal with in order to survive. Friendship, perseverance, and the belief that "Things have a way of working out," are prominent throughout this story.

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Archway Publishing

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1665751770

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9781665751773

The Making of Latin London

Salsa Music, Place and Identity

By: Patria Roman-Velazquez

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The Making of Latin London

Salsa Music, Place and Identity

By: Patria Roman-Velazquez

This book focuses on how Latin American people and cultural practices have moved from one continent to another, and specifically to London. How do Latin Americans experience such a process and what part do different people play in the re-making of Latin identities in the neighbourhoods, parks, bars and dance clubs of London? Through a critical engagement with theories of globalization, the geography of power, cultural identity and the transformation of places, the book explores how the formation of Latin identities is directly related to wider social, economic and political processes. Drawing on the voices of migrant peoples, community activists, shop owners, sports organizers, club owners, dancers, dance teachers, musicians and disc jockeys, the book argues that the micro movements of people - through a shopping mall or across a dance floor in a club - are directly connected to global processes involving the regulated movement of citizens, sounds and images across national boundaries and through cities.

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176

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Taylor & Francis

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1351886193

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9781351886192

Settlement Agreements in Commercial Disputes: Negotiating, Drafting & Enforcement, 2nd Edition

By: Rosen, Velazquez

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Settlement Agreements in Commercial Disputes: Negotiating, Drafting & Enforcement, 2nd Edition

By: Rosen, Velazquez

With nearly all corporate disputes being resolved in settlements, drafting strong, enforceable settlement agreements is one of the most critical and challenging areas of corporate and commercial law practice today. Yet there has never been a single, comprehensive guide to the complex legal issues involved in negotiating, drafting and enforcing settlement agreements until Settlement Agreements in Commercial Disputes. Here, in two comprehensive volumes, including CD-Rom and forms, top experts offer insights gained from many years of litigation and dispute resolution experience to give you critical tools needed to prepare successful settlements: Sophisticated analysis of the law and its application Detailed planning of effective drafting techniques In-depth coverage of "hot issues," such as multi-party settlements and tax considerations Strategies for handling "special topics," such as tax and environmental concerns A time-saving library of model agreements on disk for a variety of disputes and jurisdictions Extensive case citations And much more Whether you are looking for the best way to handle a particularly troubling issue, or simply want to be sure you have anticipated every legal eventuality, Settlement Agreements in Commercial Disputes will give you the insights, information and guidance needed to prepare settlement agreements that meet your client's or company's objectives. Note: Online subscriptions are for three-month periods. Previous Edition: Settlement Agreements in Commercial Disputes: Negotiating, Drafting and Enforcement ISBN: 9780735514782

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Wolters Kluwer

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1543813240

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9781543813241

Transnational posting of workers

By: GRAGNOLI ENRICO,PETRYLAITE' DAIVA,USONIS JUSTINAS,RODRIGUEZ-RICO ROLDAN VICTORIA,DA FRADA ANTONIO C.,DA SILVA ROUXINOL MILENA,VELAZQUEZ MANUEL,CORSO STEFANO MARIA

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Transnational posting of workers

By: GRAGNOLI ENRICO,PETRYLAITE' DAIVA,USONIS JUSTINAS,RODRIGUEZ-RICO ROLDAN VICTORIA,DA FRADA ANTONIO C.,DA SILVA ROUXINOL MILENA,VELAZQUEZ MANUEL,CORSO STEFANO MARIA

The international project STEP UP - “Stepping up the European cooperation and communication among Public & Private organizations for the protection of posted worker’s rights” is focused on the phenomenon of transnational posting of workers and aims to verify the application of recent European regulations in the field of labour migration, entrepreneurial behaviour and the concrete role played by inspection bodies. The idea of the project starts from the recent interventions of the European legislator in the field of transnational posting: interventions aimed at avoiding the low-cost posting of staff in the transnational field, with dangerous forms of competition for posted workers. At the conclusion of the research activities of the project carried out jointly by the Universities of Parma (IT), Vilnius (LT), Granada (ES), Porto (PT) and Bucharest (RO), a final international conference was organized for the presentation of the results. The Conference was held in Parma on 9 and 10 June 2022. Members of the academic environment, researchers in the STEP UP project, as well as agents of trade unions and labor inspectorates from different countries joined the discussions, sharing their practical experience, research results and learned lessons. In the essays collected in this volume, we invite you to briefly discover our research results, as well as the point of view of conference speakers regarding their take on the future of European legislation on transnational posting of workers.

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