http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/ 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. en Copyright 2009 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:58:58 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/10/from_the_strategic_studies_ins.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/10/from_the_strategic_studies_ins.html Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:58:58 -0500 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.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/08/mexican_immigrants_how_many_co.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/08/mexican_immigrants_how_many_co.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:24:27 -0500 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.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/08/economic_survey_of_latin_ameri.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/08/economic_survey_of_latin_ameri.html Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:18:19 -0500 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.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/07/cuban_migration_to_the_united.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/07/cuban_migration_to_the_united.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:20:39 -0500 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.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/07/daily_life_online_--_latin_ame.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/07/daily_life_online_--_latin_ame.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:34:26 -0500 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.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/07/cambridge_history_of_latin_ame.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/07/cambridge_history_of_latin_ame.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:26:15 -0500 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.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/04/the_violent_drug_market_in_mex.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/04/the_violent_drug_market_in_mex.html Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:31:02 -0500 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.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/03/historical_dictionary_of_spain.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/03/historical_dictionary_of_spain.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:31:47 -0500 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.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/02/cambridge_companion_to_modern.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/02/cambridge_companion_to_modern.html Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:18:24 -0500 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.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/02/companion_to_the_latin_america.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/02/companion_to_the_latin_america.html Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:16:18 -0500 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.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/02/oxford_latin_american_economic.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/02/oxford_latin_american_economic.html Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:24:50 -0500 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.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/01/latin_america_and_the_caribbea_1.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/01/latin_america_and_the_caribbea_1.html Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:05:00 -0500 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.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/01/media_in_latin_america.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/01/media_in_latin_america.html Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:21:12 -0500 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.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/01/social_panorama_of_latin_ameri.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2009/01/social_panorama_of_latin_ameri.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:33:44 -0500 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.]]> http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2008/10/latin_american_fiction_a_short.html http://bloggery.wlu.edu/lacs/2008/10/latin_american_fiction_a_short.html Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:56:44 -0500