Most non-Central Americans think of the narrow neck between Mexico and Colombia in terms of dramatic past revolutions and lauded peace agreements, or sensational problems of gang violence and natural disasters. In this volume, the contributors examine regional circumstances within frames of democratization and neoliberalism, as they shape lived experiences of transition. The authors-anthropologists and social scientists from the United States, Europe, and Central America-argue that the process of regions and nations "disappearing" (being erased from geopolitical notice) is integral to…mehr
Most non-Central Americans think of the narrow neck between Mexico and Colombia in terms of dramatic past revolutions and lauded peace agreements, or sensational problems of gang violence and natural disasters. In this volume, the contributors examine regional circumstances within frames of democratization and neoliberalism, as they shape lived experiences of transition. The authors-anthropologists and social scientists from the United States, Europe, and Central America-argue that the process of regions and nations "disappearing" (being erased from geopolitical notice) is integral to upholding a new, post-Cold War world order-and that a new framework for examining political processes must be accessible, socially collaborative, and in dialogue with the lived processes of suffering and struggle engaged by people in Central America and the world in the name of democracy.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ellen Moodie is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois.
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Acknowledgements List of Figures, Maps and Tables Map of Central America Introduction: Ethnographic Visions of Millennial Central America Jennifer L. Burrell and Ellen Moodie Part I: Imagining Democracy After the Cold War Chapter 1. Contradiction and Struggle Under the Leftist Phoenix: Rural Nicaragua at the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Revolution Rosario Montoya Chapter 2. The Violence of Cold War Polarities and the Fostering of Hope: The 2009 Elections in Postwar El Salvador Ainhoa Montoya Chapter 3. Daring to Hope in the Midst of Despair: The Agrarian Question within the Anti-Coup Resistance Movement in Honduras Jefferson C. Boyer and Wilfredo Cardona Peñalva Chapter 4. "My Heart Says NO": Political Experiences of the Struggle Against CAFTA-DR in Costa Rica Ciska Raventós Chapter 5. Democracy, Disenchantment and the Future in El Salvador Ellen Moodie Part II: Indigeneity, Race and Human Rights in the (Post) Multicultural Moment Chapter 6. Cuando Nos Internacionalizamos: Human Rights and Other Universals at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Baron Pineda Chapter 7. Acknowledging Racism and State Transformation in Postwar Guatemalan Society Claudia Dary Fuentes Chapter 8. Ephemeral Rights and Securitized Lives: Migration, Mareros and Power in Millennial Guatemala Jennifer L. Burrell Part III: Dominant, Residual and Emergent Economic Strategies Chapter 9. Honduras's Smallholder Coffee Farmers, the Coffee Crisis, and Neoliberal Policy: Disjunctures in Knowledge and Conundrums for Development Catherine Tucker Chapter 10. Maya Handicraft Vendors' CAFTA-DR Discourses: "Free Trade Is Not For Everyone in Guatemala" Walter E. Little Chapter 11. "Here The Campesino is Dead": Can Central America's Smallholders Be Saved? Sarah Lyon Chapter 12. Certifying Sustainable Tourism in Costa Rica: Environmental Governance and Accountability in a Transitional Era Luis Vivanco Chapter 13. Central America Comes to the "Cradle of Democracy": Immigration and Neoliberalization in Williamsburg, Virginia Jennifer Bickham Mendez Part IV: A Place on the Map: Surviving on Pasts, Presents and Futures Chapter 14. Migration, Tourism and Post-Insurgent Individuality in Northern Morazán, El Salvador Leigh Binford Chapter 15. Intimate Encounters: Sex and Power in Nicaraguan Tourism Florence E. Babb Chapter 16. Notes on Tourism, Ethnicity and the Politics of Cultural Value in Honduras Mark Anderson Notes on Contributors Bibliography Index
Acknowledgements List of Figures, Maps and Tables Map of Central America Introduction: Ethnographic Visions of Millennial Central America Jennifer L. Burrell and Ellen Moodie Part I: Imagining Democracy After the Cold War Chapter 1. Contradiction and Struggle Under the Leftist Phoenix: Rural Nicaragua at the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Revolution Rosario Montoya Chapter 2. The Violence of Cold War Polarities and the Fostering of Hope: The 2009 Elections in Postwar El Salvador Ainhoa Montoya Chapter 3. Daring to Hope in the Midst of Despair: The Agrarian Question within the Anti-Coup Resistance Movement in Honduras Jefferson C. Boyer and Wilfredo Cardona Peñalva Chapter 4. "My Heart Says NO": Political Experiences of the Struggle Against CAFTA-DR in Costa Rica Ciska Raventós Chapter 5. Democracy, Disenchantment and the Future in El Salvador Ellen Moodie Part II: Indigeneity, Race and Human Rights in the (Post) Multicultural Moment Chapter 6. Cuando Nos Internacionalizamos: Human Rights and Other Universals at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Baron Pineda Chapter 7. Acknowledging Racism and State Transformation in Postwar Guatemalan Society Claudia Dary Fuentes Chapter 8. Ephemeral Rights and Securitized Lives: Migration, Mareros and Power in Millennial Guatemala Jennifer L. Burrell Part III: Dominant, Residual and Emergent Economic Strategies Chapter 9. Honduras's Smallholder Coffee Farmers, the Coffee Crisis, and Neoliberal Policy: Disjunctures in Knowledge and Conundrums for Development Catherine Tucker Chapter 10. Maya Handicraft Vendors' CAFTA-DR Discourses: "Free Trade Is Not For Everyone in Guatemala" Walter E. Little Chapter 11. "Here The Campesino is Dead": Can Central America's Smallholders Be Saved? Sarah Lyon Chapter 12. Certifying Sustainable Tourism in Costa Rica: Environmental Governance and Accountability in a Transitional Era Luis Vivanco Chapter 13. Central America Comes to the "Cradle of Democracy": Immigration and Neoliberalization in Williamsburg, Virginia Jennifer Bickham Mendez Part IV: A Place on the Map: Surviving on Pasts, Presents and Futures Chapter 14. Migration, Tourism and Post-Insurgent Individuality in Northern Morazán, El Salvador Leigh Binford Chapter 15. Intimate Encounters: Sex and Power in Nicaraguan Tourism Florence E. Babb Chapter 16. Notes on Tourism, Ethnicity and the Politics of Cultural Value in Honduras Mark Anderson Notes on Contributors Bibliography Index
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