tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/lacs//132 2009-10-02T14:16:32Z Here are posted announcements about new resources and other library developments of interest to students and faculty in Washington and Lee University's Latin American and Caribbean Studies program. Send comments and questions to Dick Grefe. Movable Type Pro 4.23-en tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/lacs//132.4721 2009-10-02T13:58:58Z 2009-10-02T14:16:32Z

The SSI, a division of the U.S. Army War College, recently released two publications on current socio-political issues in Latin America. Dealing with Political Ferment in Latin America outlines a conflict between "radical populism" and "moderate, centrist governance" across the...

Dick Grefe Dealing with Political Ferment in Latin America outlines a conflict between "radical populism" and "moderate, centrist governance" across the region. Another new release is A "New" Dyanmic in the Western Hemisphere Security Environment: The Mexican Zetas and Other Private Armies, discusses the private paramilitary organizations and their involvement in destabilization in Mexico. Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing. The library also will receive a printed copy of each of these publications.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/lacs//132.4621 2009-08-17T16:24:27Z 2009-08-17T16:26:53Z

Pew Hispanic Center. Available online. "The flow of immigrants from Mexico to the United States has declined sharply since mid-decade, but there is no evidence of an increase during this period in the number of Mexican-born migrants returning home from...

Dick Grefe Available online. "The flow of immigrants from Mexico to the United States has declined sharply since mid-decade, but there is no evidence of an increase during this period in the number of Mexican-born migrants returning home from the U.S." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/lacs//132.4620 2009-08-17T16:18:19Z 2009-08-17T16:23:29Z

Economic Commission for Latin America. Available online. (You may have to register.) Sixty-first edition demonstrates hw the current economic "crisis is affecting the economies of the region and its impact on variables such as economic growth, employment and external-sector indicators....

Dick Grefe Available online. (You may have to register.) Sixty-first edition demonstrates hw the current economic "crisis is affecting the economies of the region and its impact on variables such as economic growth, employment and external-sector indicators. It also discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the countries in dealing with the fallout from the global crisis and the economic policies they have deployed to this end. The analysis covers the performance of the region's economy in 2008 and the first semester of 2009..." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/lacs//132.4584 2009-07-28T18:20:39Z 2009-07-28T18:23:03Z

U.S. Congressional Research Service. Available online. "This report opens with a historical analysis of the unique immigration policy that evolved with Cuba and an explanation of its nexus with other federal policies. It follows with time series analysis of Cuban...

Dick Grefe Available online. "This report opens with a historical analysis of the unique immigration policy that evolved with Cuba and an explanation of its nexus with other federal policies. It follows with time series analysis of Cuban migration trends. The report concludes by discussing current challenges and issues." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/lacs//132.4543 2009-07-01T17:34:26Z 2009-07-01T17:36:51Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) This is the "Latin America" section of Daily Life Online, a growing "database of information on history and social and cultural studies, comprised of hundreds of encyclopedia volumes, dictionaries, other reference works and other books, as well as thousands of primary source documents." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/lacs//132.4541 2009-07-01T17:26:15Z 2009-07-01T17:32:34Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) This recently-published volume (Volume 9) is the newest addition to the Cambridge History of Latin America series, to which the W&L University Library subscribes through the Cambridge Histories Online database. Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/lacs//132.4386 2009-04-09T15:31:02Z 2009-04-09T15:32:53Z

Brookings Institution. Available online. "The policy debate about how to address the drug trade and the violence in Mexico frequently conflates three distinct policy issues. Addressing these issues suggest different strategies..." Links will be maintained in several locations in the...

Dick Grefe Available online. "The policy debate about how to address the drug trade and the violence in Mexico frequently conflates three distinct policy issues. Addressing these issues suggest different strategies..." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/lacs//132.4262 2009-03-13T18:31:47Z 2009-03-13T18:32:09Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) Second edition (2008) contains over 700 alphabetically-arranged entries on: "major Spanish organizations, including political parties, trade unions, and state bodies; the various regions and languages which comprise Spain, including Catalonia and the Basque Country; and major figures in Spanish culture and the arts." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/lacs//132.4129 2009-02-10T15:18:24Z 2009-02-10T15:20:17Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) This 2004 volume contains essays which "analyze Latin American history, politics, art and literature from the nineteenth century to the present and reveal the common heritage of pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America." Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/lacs//132.4128 2009-02-10T15:16:18Z 2009-02-10T15:17:59Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) Edited by Efrain Kristal, this 2005 volume "offers a broad overview of the novel's history and analyzes in depth several representative works by, for example, Gabriel García Márquez, Machado de Assis, Isabel Allende and Mario Vargas Llosa." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/lacs//132.4067 2009-02-02T18:24:50Z 2009-02-02T18:26:45Z

Oxford University. Available online. "Contains statistical series for a wide range of economic and social indicators covering twenty countries in the region for the period 1900-2000." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here....

Dick Grefe Available online. "Contains statistical series for a wide range of economic and social indicators covering twenty countries in the region for the period 1900-2000." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/lacs//132.3999 2009-01-23T16:05:00Z 2009-01-23T16:11:59Z

U.S. Agency for International Development. Available online. Annually-published compilation of data which "present a useful picture of the state and progress of socioeconomic development in Latin America and the Caribbean." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library...

Dick Grefe Available online. Annually-published compilation of data which "present a useful picture of the state and progress of socioeconomic development in Latin America and the Caribbean." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/lacs//132.3913 2009-01-12T18:21:12Z 2009-01-12T18:22:14Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) 2008 volume contains signed essays which explore "the most relevant aspects of the media in each society," including country-by-country coverage of 12 nations. Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2009:/lacs//132.3887 2009-01-07T20:33:44Z 2009-01-07T20:37:12Z

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Available online. Annually-published statistical compilaiton. "A constant in the Social Panorama of Latin America is the chapter on poverty dynamics in Latin America. The 2008 edition is no exception....

Dick Grefe Available online. Annually-published statistical compilaiton. "A constant in the Social Panorama of Latin America is the chapter on poverty dynamics in Latin America. The 2008 edition is no exception. Up-to-date estimates and analyses of the relevant figures, based on household surveys conducted in 18 countries, are provided for the year 2007. Three other chapters focus on the specific topics of the new employment-related target which has been incorporated into the Millennium Development Goals, the demographic dividend as an opportunity for expanding secondary education coverage, and the issue of youth violence and family violence as viewed from a perspective of social inclusion." Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.]]> tag:bloggery.wlu.edu,2008:/lacs//132.3726 2008-10-29T23:56:44Z 2008-10-29T23:57:07Z

Dick Grefe Available online.   (W&L subscription) Philip Swanson's 2004 volume "presents Latin American fiction in its cultural and political contexts... Combines an overview of the evolution of modern Latin American fiction with detailed studies of key texts. A link will be maintained on this library Web page.]]>