"El libro tiene dos grandes temas: la identidad cultural, sobre la que se expresan opiniones balanceadas entre los extremos posibles, y la 'liberacion social', entendida en general como liberacion con respecto a estructuras opresivas. El itinerario de e

The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003 draws together entries on all aspects of literature including authors, critics, major works, magazines, genres, schools and movements in these regions from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. With more than 200 entries written by a team of international contributors, this Encyclopedia successfully covers the popular to the esoteric. The Encyclopedia is an invaluable reference resource for those studying Latin American and/or Caribbean literature as well as being of huge interest to those folowing Spanish or Portuguese language courses.

This book discusses the development of 'dissident' Irish republicanism and considers its impact on politics throughout Ireland since the 1980s. Based on a series of interviews with over ninety radical republican activists from the wide range of groups and currents which make up 'dissident' republicanism, the book provides an up-to-date assessment of the political significance and potential of the groups who continue to oppose the peace process and the Good Friday Agreement. It shows that the 'dissidents' are much more than traditionalist irreconcilables left behind by Gerry Adams' entry into the mainstream. Instead the book suggests that the dynamics and trajectory of 'dissident' republicanism are shaped more by contemporary forces than historical tradition and that by understanding the "dissidents" we can better understand the emerging forms of political challenge in an age of austerity and increasing political instability internationally.

The author examines the role of comedy in the novels of four key postmodern Spanish-American writers: Gustavo Sainz, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Jaime Bayly and Fernando Vallejo.

Political Culture (defined as the values, beliefs, and behavioral patterns underlying the political system) has long had an uneasy relationship with political science. Identity politics is the latest incarnation of this conflict. Everyone agrees that culture and identity are important, specifically political culture, is important in understanding other countries and global regions, but no one agrees how much or how precisely to measure it. In this important book, well known Comparativist, Howard J. Wiarda, traces the long and controversial history of culture studies, and the relations of political culture and identity politics to political science. Under attack from structuralists, institutionalists, Marxists, and dependency writers, Wiarda examines and assesses the reasons for these attacks and why political culture went into decline only to have a new and transcendent renaissance and revival in the writings of Inglehart, Fukuyama, Putnam, Huntington and many others. Today, political culture, now updated to include identity politics, stands as one of these great explanatory paradigms in political science, the others being structuralism and institutionalism. Rather than seeing them as diametrically exposed, Howard Wiarda shows how they may be made complementary and woven together in more complex, multicausal explanations. This book is brief, highly readable, provocative and certain to stimulate discussion. It will be of interest to general readers and as a text in courses in international relations, comparative politics, foreign policy, and Third World studies.

This intercultural communication text reader brings together the many dimensions of ethnic and cultural identity and shows how they are communicated in everyday life. Introducing and applying key concepts, theories, and approaches--from empirical to ethnographic--a wide variety of essays look at the experiences of African Americans, Asians, Asian Americans, Latino/as, and Native Americans, as well as many cultural groups. The authors also explore issues such as gender, race, class, spirituality, alternative lifestyles, and inter- and intra-ethnic identity. Sites of analysis range from movies and photo albums to beauty salons and Deadhead concerts. Visit our website for sample chapters!

What is Europe? A continent? A political institution? A cultural community? Bringing together 101 key texts on the theme of European identity, this reader provides essential insights into the idea of 'Europe', from 450 BC to the twenty first century. The only collection of its kind in English, it includes rare and newly translated material alongside classic texts from antiquity and the Enlightenment, from figures as diverse as Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Winston S. Churchill and Julia Kristeva. Space is also given to views of Europe from the outside, including Asian, African, Latin American, US and Caribbean authors. With an introductory overview, notes on each text, and a guide to further reading, Alex Drace-Francis brings issues of European identity into sharp relief for both teachers and students of European history, geography, culture and politics.

The importance of the book, Identity Conscience: Nationalism & Internationalism, lies in the significance of the message, Harmonization of Nationalism and Internationalism for the sake of Universalism, Humanism, Global Citizenship and Global Identity of International Community respecting the multiplicity of individuals' identity which is actually the integral part of the core theme of the book that attempts to propagate the considerations of global citizenship of international community with multidimensional aspects of universalism and the values of humanism. First section of the book discusses the identity of human beings, approaches to study the identity and the topics pertaining to the dimensions of identity, and seeks to study the Identity as a subject with universal, individual and pro-belonging approaches which the Author has categorized based on his understanding over the identity science and the approaches to study the same. Secondly, prior to studying the role of nationalism and patriotism in the development of some of the countries of Asia, Europe and Americas and after highlighting some aspects and attributes of nationalism in India and regional as well as national feelings among the Indians, the Author has put in the concept of nationalism with certain other views on the same and post that he highlights the issues and impacts of forceful elements of regionalism, ethnocentrism and identity related concerns in several geographies of the Globe: Russia, Japan, China, the USA, Israel and some of the European and Latin American countries. Well, developed countries would have, to a great extent, developed a unified society with certain universal codes of conduct for their Nation-States by developing one national identity, but most of the Asian and African countries are still considerably away from building a strong national identity for their respective Nation-States. Monroe Doctrine, Truman Doctrine and Trump's America First Policy which have left a significant impact on America's domestic and foreign policy as well as her considerations of Nationalism and Internationalism are some of the aspects that have been observed critically in this book. Third section of the book depicts five kinds of reactions/responses to different situations/occurrences, and outlines as to what kinds of responses/reactions are ideal & constructive and what are destructive in a Family, Society, Organization, or Nation; and how it impacts the Identity. Fourthly, the Author outlines the imperatives and considerations of internationalism, universalism and humanism in the era of globalization and interdependency through which the protection of Global Citizens can not only be ensured but also be propagated and nourished as a global culture and universal civilization of international community. Other topics discussed in this book are the apparent crisis of institutional trust over the Governments, States & her mechanisms, global politico-ethical crisis, Ethical Core Values for Nation-States, The Relevancy of Ethics in Social, Financial and Political Business, and the imperatives and considerations of Nation-States for International Community. Subsequently, the book raises certain perceptive aspects which advocate that the United Nations should be bestowed with even more authority as an Organization, and that the Organization is required to be considered as a Global Nation with international community as global citizens. And, last but not the least, the book has advanced to touch upon the topic of global sustainability of the development and universal sensitivity for the environment and climate change which is one of the mediums to connect the people of different identities of the globe and to bring them at one platform to establish their collective duties towards nature. The book concludes with a really didactic poem of the Author titled "My Poem on Universalism & Humanism" that actually attempts to sum up the book in a real sense.

What will the ethnic, racial and cultural face of the United States look like in the upcoming decades, and how will the American population adapt to these changes? Immigration, Cultural Identity, and Mental Health: Psycho-social Implications of the Reshaping of America outlines the various psychosocial impacts of immigration on cultural identity and its impact on mainstream culture. Thoroughly researched, this book examines how cultural identity relates to individual mental health and should be taken into account in mental health treatment. In a time when globalization is decreasing the importance of national boundaries and impacting cultural identity for both minority and mainstream populations, the authors explore the multiple facets of what immigration means for culture and mental health. The authors review the concept of acculturation and examine not only how the immigrant's identity transforms through this process, but also how the immigrant transforms the host culture through inter-culturation. The authors detail the risk factors and protective factors that affect the first generation and subsequent generations of immigrants in their adaptation to American society, and also seek to dispel myths and clarify statistics of criminality among immigrant populations. Further, the book aims to elucidate the importance of ethnicity and race in the psycho-therapeutic encounter and offers treatment recommendations on how to approach and discuss issues of ethnicity and race in psychotherapy. It also presents evidence-based psychological treatment interventions for immigrants and members of minority populations and shows how psychotherapy involves the creation of new, more adaptive narratives that can provide healing, personal growth, and relevance to the immigrant experience. Throughout, the authors provide clinical case examples to illustrate the concepts presented.