“…The volume offers a critique of ideology of two legal approaches to the legitimacy of the Inter American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) that portray it as a supranational tribunal whose last say on human rights protection has a transformative effect on the democracies of Latin America. The book shows how the discussion between these Latin American legal strands mirrors global trends in the study of the legitimacy of international courts related to the use of constitutional analogies and concepts such as the notion of judicial dialogue and the idea of democratic transformation. …”

“…Based on ethnographic research of contemporary groups in Germany, Scandinavia and North America, the book examines this alternative Neopagan religion’s transformations towards respectability and mainstream thought after the 1970s. …”

“…—The George Washington Law ReviewA valuable analysis of the rise, fall, and--hopefully—the revival of unionism in America. [The book] distills into readable form a mass of legal and empirical analysis of what has been happening in the workplaces of the United States and other industrial democracies. …”

“…Aimed at understanding the broader lessons for workers across Latin America, the book delves into Venezuela's complex history and its impact on the present, focusing on the oil industry's nationalization and the creation of PDVSA. …”

“…Pablo Imen's 'Memorias Pedagógicas del Futuro' explores the intricate relationship between education and class struggle in Latin America. The book delves into the historical and conceptual analysis of education within capitalist frameworks, emphasizing the social and political dimensions of educational systems. …”

“…Given its wide range of case studies from across Africa, Asia and Latin America, this book will be of value to scholars, policymakers and advocates of sustainable development alike. …”

“…What is the impact of political decentralisation in Latin America? This book considers the problems raised by political decentralisation in the region and identifies the challenges ahead. …”

“…"Schoolteachers and the Nordic Model examines the cultural distinctiveness of the Nordic teaching profession and teacher training compared to examples from Europe and North America. The book explores the concept of these 'teacher cultures' as various dimensions of professional identities, recruitment patterns, teachers' social status, values and knowledge. …”

“…It reflects on contemporary issues in the context of historical and cultural developments, particularly in Latin America. The book compiles various articles, prologues, and lectures, aiming to keep alive the author's thoughts and broaden their dissemination among students, educators, and the general public. …”

“…Intended for readers interested in historical biographies and the history of mining in South America, the book provides insights into Lambert's complex character and his impact on both Chile and the broader mining world…”

“…Alejandro Kohl's 'La salud de nuestra América: una perspectiva histórico-antropológica' explores the historical and anthropological aspects of health in Latin America. The book examines the complex interplay between indigenous cultures and Western influences over centuries, focusing on how these interactions have shaped health practices and systems. …”

“…Ongoing conflicts between neoliberal and post-neoliberal politics have resulted in growing social instability in Latin America. This book explores the cultural dynamics of neoliberalism and anti-neoliberal resistance in Latin America as a complex set of interrelated cultural forms, examining the ways in which neoliberalism has transformed public discourses of self and social relationships, popular cultures and modes of everyday experience. …”

“…Based on recent theories of city-port development, the ethnographic studies in this volume focus on local stakeholders' perceptions and strategies in port cities in Europe and Latin America. This book covers a wide variety of urban fields, from traditional dockland communities, inland waterway sailors and new forms of migration and exile, to active agents of urban transformation »[Ein] unbedingt lesenswerter Sammelband [...].« Daniel Kalt, dérive 36, 7-9 (2009) Reviewed in: RaumPlanung, 141 (2008), Sandra Huning…”

“…Now more than ever, it is essential for minorities in the business world to learn how to navigate through the halls and digital Zoom calls of corporate America. The book will consist of 12 lessons or short stories. …”

“…., Basque country, Brazil, China, Europe, France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, North Korea, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates and the United States of America, this book showcases the complexity of language planning. …”

“…Bringing together new research from leading scholars from Europe, Asia, Australia and North America, this book combines the state of the art in the field with an agenda for a future research…”

“…An interdisciplinary collection that addresses the racial and ethnic politics of knowledge production and indigenous activism in the Americas, this book analyzes the relationship of language to power and advocates for collaboration between community members, scholars, and activists that prioritize the right of Indigenous people to decide how their knowledge is used…”

“…The Haitian Revolution was perhaps the most successful slave rebellion in modern history; it created the first and only free and independent Black nation in the Americas. This book tells the story of how enslaved Africans forcibly brought to colonial Haiti through the trans-Atlantic slave trade used their cultural and religious heritages, social networks, and labor and militaristic skills to survive horrific conditions. …”

“…Focusing on correspondence and other writing genres produced by French and Italian soldiers in the trenches in the First World War, as well as Spanish emigrants to the Americas, the book reveals how these writings were influenced by dialect and oral speech and were oblivious to the rules of grammar, spelling and punctuation. …”
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“…Bringing together scholars and case studies from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, the book is both comparative and global in nature. …”