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“West's Encyclopedia of American Law” is 13 volumes and 5,000 entries of comprehensive information on the fascinating American Legal System and its components. Covering historical and current terms, concepts, events, movements, cases, and persons significant to U.S law, West’s has been written, updated, and reviewed by lawyers and professors with the everyday user in mind.Everyone from the layperson hooked on the weekly TV courtroom procedural to the serious student can find such valuable information as brief definitions of legal jargon, exhaustive examinations of courtroom procedure, explanations of complex topics such as civil rights, biographies of standout attorneys, analyses of controversial issues, and transcripts of crucial Supreme Court decisions.

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This digital document is an article from Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 11020 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Les exiles argentins en France et la 'decouverte' des droits de l'homme dans les annees 1970 et 1980.
Author: Marina Franco
Publication: Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
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Volume: 32Issue: 63Page: 45(27)

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This digital document is an article from UN Chronicle, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1777 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Discrimination against indigenous peoples: the Latin American context.(Racial Discrimination)
Author: Jose Francisco Cali Tzay
Publication: UN Chronicle (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2007
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Volume: 44Issue: 3Page: 48(3)

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One of the most famous leaders of the Chicano civil rights movement, Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales was a multifaceted and charismatic, bigger-than-life hero who inspired his followers not only by taking direct political action but also by making eloquent speeches, writing incisive essays, and creating the kind of socially engaged poetry and drama that could be communicated easily through the barrios of Aztlán, populated by Chicanos in the United States.

Gonzales is the author of I Am Joaquín, an epic poem of the Chicano movement that lives on in film, sound recording, and hundreds of anthologies. Gonzales and other Chicanos established the Crusade for Justice, a Denver-based civil rights organization, school, and community center, in 1966.The school, La Escuela Tlatelolco, lives on today some three decades after its founding.

In Message to Aztlán, Dr. Antonio Esquibel, Professor Emeritus of Metropolitan State College of Denver, has compiled the first collection of Gonzales' diverse writings: the original I Am Joaquín (1967), along with a new Spanish translation, seven major speeches (1968-78); two plays, The Revolutionist and A Cross for Malcovio (1966-67); various poems written during the 1970s and a selection of letters.Published as part of of Arte Público Press' Hispanic Civil Rights Series, these varied works demonstrate the evolution of Gonzales' thought on human and civil rights. Any examination of the Chicano movement is incomplete without this volume.More than 35 photographs accompany the text. ... Read more

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The efforts of Indians in Latin America have gained momentum and garnered increasing attention in the last decade as they claim rights to their land and demand full participation in the political process. This issue is of rising importance as ecological concerns and autochtonous movements gain a foothold in Latin America, transforming the political landscape into one in which multiethnic democracies hold sway.

In some cases, these movements have led to violent outbursts that severely affected some nations, such as the 1992 and 1994 Indian uprisings in Ecuador. In most cases, however, grassroots efforts have realized success without bloodshed. An Aymara Indian, head of an indigenous-rights political party, became Vice President of Bolivia. Brazilian lands are being set aside for indigenous groups not as traditional reservations where the government attempts to "civilize" the hunters and gatherers, but where the government serves only to keep loggers, gold miners, and other interlopers out of tribal lands.

Contemporary Indigenous Movements in Latin America is a collection of essays compiled by Professor Erick D. Langer that brings together—for the first time—contributions on indigenous movements throughout Latin America from all regions. Focusing on the 1990s, Professor Langer illustrates the range and increasing significance of the Indian movements in Latin America. The volume addresses the ways in which Indians have confronted the political, social, and economic problems they face today, and shows the diversity of the movements, both in lowlands and in highlands, tribal peoples, and peasants. The book presents an analytical overview of these movements, as well as a vision of how and why they have become so important in the late twentieth century.

Contemporary Indigenous Movements in Latin America is important for those interested in Latin American studies, including Latin American civilization, Latin American anthropology, contemporary issues in Latin America, and ethnic studies. ... Read more

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Contemporary Indigenous Movements in Latin America
Indigenous peoples throughout Latin America have emerged at the forefront of challenges to neo-liberal economic policies.This book hits at key issues facing native peoples, including demands for access to land, how concepts of citizenship are constructed, and how Indians interact with other social movements.The book also includes interviews with Indigenous leaders from Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile that provide insights into how native peoples view the world and press their demands.Langer's introduction to this volume is an excellent examination of the main issues confronting Indigenous peoples today.The essays in this volume are clearly written, and provide the best introduction available to the important topic of contemporary Indigenous movements in Latin America. ... Read more

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“They had been massacred, assassinated. [The death squad] had pulled off their nails. They had been burned with acid … shot in the head.” In a provoking, first-person account of the horrors of war and political persecution, Salvadoran refugee and community leader Carlos Vaquerano remembers the day that his brother Marcial and seven others were brutally murdered by the death squads supported by his country’s violent right-wing government.

When a sister in the United States offers to help him emigrate, Carlos and his family agree that he has no other options. So, like the more than one million Central American refugees fleeing the atrocities of war, Carlos makes the difficult journey through Mexico and into the U.S. Once here, though, he cannot forget his brother’s admonishment: “Never forget that you have to fight so that justice exists in our country.” Fulfilling his brother’s plea, Carlos Vaquerano would go on to establish the Salvadoran-American Leadership and Educational Fund, one of the nation’s leading Central American organizations.

Each of the eight people interviewed for this landmark collection—Carmen Alegría, Isabel Beltrán, Juan Ramón Cardona, Eduardo González, Javier Huete, Alicia Mendoza, Rossana Pérez, and Carlos Vaquerano—is a leader in the Salvadoran / Central American refugee movement. Consequently, this book offers insight into the early philosophy and framework of the movement as revealed by some of its pioneers.

Published as part of the Hispanic Civil Rights Series, this compelling and historically significant volume collects the personal narratives of Central American refugees who fled the violence in their homelands and became leading community advocates at the forefront of social justice.
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Revolutionizing Motherhood examines one of the most astonishing human rights movements of recent years.During the Argentine junta's Dirty War against subversives, as tens of thousands were abducted, tortured , and disappeared, a group of women forged the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo and changed Argentine politics forever.In this volume, Marguerite Guzmn Bouvard traces the history of the Mothers and examines how they have transformed maternity from a passive, domestic role to one of public strength.Using traditional symbols of motherhood as the vehicles for social protest, they have provided a model of activism in the struggle for human rights.Amazon.com Review
The 1976 Argentine junta that overthrew the ragged Peronistagovernment launched a campaign of terror to crush dissent. "FordFalcons without license plates would slide through the streets likesharks," says one witness, remembering nights when securityforces "disappeared" hordes of people. Though many weretortured and executed in detention centers, junta leaders denied anyknowledge of this. Determined to learn the fates of their sons anddaughters, a group of middle-aged women who called themselves Mothersof the Plaza de Mayo braved beatings, threats, and abductions tospotlight the flagrant violations of human rights. This scholarly,somewhat dry book tells of their radicalization and activism, whichhelped galvanize world pressure against the junta and slow the tide ofdisappearances. Though stiff writing sometimes undermines theiraffecting, painful stories, this is an amazing and rewarding blueprintfor cooperative struggle against abuses of power. ... Read more

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life changing
I was directed to read this for a class. I had no idea that it would cause me to change my way of thinking. We all know that the atrocities of disappearances exist, and we might even place a bit of distance between ourselves and the subjects of this book so we can feel better about our own place in life. However, getting close to this subject brings an awareness and sense that something needs to be done, not donation of money, or thinking about it every now and then, (although these actions help) but everyday we need to be doing something. What the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo did was revolutionary. What they did, and how they went about organizing, spreading the word and surviving as they did in the roles that they were as mothers unfamiliar with is astounding. We can learn alot from the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. I hope that everyone who has been politically disheartened or disenfranchised reads this book! I believe the other review on this book may have articulated the response to it more thoroughly; nonetheless, I hope to get across that this is a must-read for those interested in social justice issues, activism and more.

A New Argentine Mother
This is an academic look at the organization of middle-aged Argentine mothers that began in the wake of widespread political and state sponsored terrorism in the period of 1976-1982, more commonly called the Dirty War. It began as a network of mothers who met while trying in vain to search fortheir children who had been `disappeared' by the government and grew intoan internationally recognized and admired group committed to changing thestructure of the Argentine political system from the bottom up. Thisbook focuses on the journey of these women from traditional housewives,many with no formal education, confined to the private sphere of home andfamily, to a highly politicized, ever present and very out spoken activistorganization.They have taken the traditional role of `mother' and used itto their advantage to bring to light the atrocities committed by themilitary junta against their children.As the title suggests, theirorganization has revolutionized the concept of motherhood by taking theconcerns and duties of mothers out of the private sphere into the publicand even international political arena. This book is an interestingdocumentation of the group and includes interviews with many members aswell as commentary from many Argentine and international publications aboutthe Mothers.It discusses their activities from the group's conceptionduring the Dirty War through the transition to democracy as well as theircontinuing struggle in Argentine political life today.The book alsodocuments the enormous obstacles they faced and continue to faceeconomically, socially, and within their own families as well as theirpolitical struggles.It also talks about their interaction and receptionin the international sphere, as they captured the attention of human rightsand women's organizations from all over the world.It even discusses theideological split among the Mothers after the return to democracy in 1982that caused some Mothers to break away from the original group to formanother group of Mothers with slightly different ideologies. One ofthe most interesting aspects of this book is the focus on the developmentof the women themselves.A great deal of time is devoted to thetransformation that has taken place among these women as they came togetherto find solace in each other that only someone experiencing the purgatoryof not knowing the fate of their children could offer.It documents thecourage, dedication, successes and disappointments of a group of women whocame together to help each other look for answers.It is detaileddocumentation of a very personal and painful journey of political awakeningthrough collective struggle and pain.It is one of the most valuable andmoving aspects of this book. By focusing on this personal transformation,one begins to understand the almost incomprehensible corruption andbrutality of the government. For these women, protesting meant standing inthe face all traditional social, religious and cultural roles for women,especially middle-aged women. By the end of the book, one can't helpbut share in their frustrations and pain as they continue to fight for theintegrity of the family and the supreme sanctity of human life.It isironic that it was precisely because they were quintessential Argentinemothers that they became political activists that began to transform theconcept of motherhood and the role of women in Argentine society.Theabduction of their children was not only a painful, emotional loss, butalso a direct assault on the institution of the family. It is interestingto note that throughout the book they emphasize their occupation, as amother, has remained intact. However, the activities involved with being amother have changed.To them, now to be a mother also meant fighting forthe rights of their children, left voiceless by the government and carryingon their children's work and memory in their absence. This book isan excellent source of information about the Mothers themselves as well asabout the atmosphere of Argentina as a whole during this time.It has manypictures of the mothers from the past and present and mixes academic facteasily with first person accounts, quotes and interview.It equallydiscusses successes and mistakes of the group, as well as variouscontroversies that have surrounded the group's history.It's content andstyle make it an emotional and informative book. ... Read more

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Courageous woman uncoverstorture, coverups and femicide
While the summary gives away some hints of the book there is a lot more to be covered specifically how Maria Tulsa uncovers how much of the torture, murders and government terrorism in El Salvador was aided by the United States. That's probably what people should focus on the most. Even in today's age the hypocritical points the finger at Iraq and other countries for sponsoring terrorism yet has aided terrorism and dictatorships in places like Argentina, Guatemala, Chile, Nicaragua (Samoza dynasty) and many more country.

Some things never change. Anyhow, as mentioned Maria herself is born not just from a poor family but a poor crazy family. Her mother and father are simply terrible cruel parents who don't give her daughter anything, her siblings abuse her and low and behold it's her Grandmother who is the only person that Maria can honestly call a relative.

Later on she marries, and her husband is murdered by the government and labeled as a terrorist for striking. Maria can't even find her husband's dead body to claim (something that happened in other countries like Argentina where the government exterminated thousands of people yet wouldn't even tell loved ones where their victims bodies where). Simply disgusting. Maria's story is very familiar to people who have done research and have lived through this sort of thing.

She didn't just become a victim but an activist starting the Co-Madres group. Her story is sad but inspirational it really deserves more attention than just the three reviews here on Amazon.com

A very courageous person
It is amazing to see what kind of atrocities go on in other parts of the world.What's even more of a shock are the institutions put in place to keep the masses oppressed for the benefit of a few.This book opened myeyes to the widespread repercussions of the cold war, and how the USsupported tyranous regimes in the name of "defending democracy".

It opened my eyes to the human atroscities in El Salvador
A must read for anyone who is the least bit concerned with human rights--A lesson in the truth vs. what the media provides us.Honestly written--a beautiful book

this book should be read by any person of domestic violence,
this is the best book i have ever read.it is very exicting and uplifting. Maria Tula is one of the most courageous individuals i have read about. being a woman i want to use maria as a model for myself and myfuture daughters. any one who has experiecned domestic violence should readthis book because she expereinced and overcame it. please read andrecommend this book to women and men. ... Read more

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Public policy on immigration will be central to determining the form and character of U.S. society in the twenty-first century. The political Right has so far seized the initiative in defining the parameters of the discussion, in effect limiting national debate to choosing between degrees of restrictionism.

Immigration: A Civil Rights Issue for the Americas fills a gap in existing literature on immigration by providing a variety of perspectives among those who agree that immigrants have rights, but may differ about how to assert those rights. First published in the quarterly journal Social Justice in 1996, these essays are written by some of the most notable scholars in the area of immigration. This volume will be valuable for classroom use and beyond because of the readable and accessible style of the articles.

The 13 contributions to this new book are refreshingly progressive interventions into the national debate on immigration. They agree that divergent approaches exist among progressives and that such differences must be examined.

Calling upon that which is best in the democratic heritage of the U.S., this collection challenges the historic and ongoing civil rights struggle to adopt a global perspective that includes the civil rights of all immigrants, whether documented or undocumented. In addition, the book takes on issues that are relevant to everyday realities in most communi-ties throughout the U.S.

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Americans whose skin color is even a shade darker than most descendants of Europeans have a long history of discrimination in the United States. Almost all minorities have had to stand up for their rights in the United States, even though the country was originally formed by immigrants. Hispanic Americans, like other minority groups, have had to fight to be treated fairly. Today, there are millions of Hispanics in the country, spread across every state of the nation. They are the fastest growing minority in the United States, but the fact that they are spread out tends to weaken their influence in any single region. Hispanics must unite to make their case known. This book will explain both the history and the current reality of the Latino civil rights movement. As this vital and growing population group takes it place in the twenty-first century, it will also help shape the course of America's future. ... Read more

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