| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 239 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Section One: Perceptions and Power: Cultural Perceptions and Soft Power in the Americas -- American Knight, American Crusader: The Creation of Colonial Heroes / Joshua Hyles -- Indulgence and the Concept of Time in the Automobile Industry in Nuevo León, in Contrast with the Republic of Korea / Alejandra Judith Huerta Ruizesparza -- Symbolic Spaces: Adapting and Adopting Structures of International Power and Authority / Janet Adamski, Claire Phelan, and Rebekah Wood -- President Arias' Use of Soft Balancing: Costa Rica and the United States / Mucia Flores -- Section Two: Waves of People, Waves of Change: Migration and Immigration in the Americas -- Last of the Dons: The Decline of the Spanish-Speaking Californios following the Mexican-American War / Todd Bernhardt -- Spacism: Re-Contextualizing and Restructuring Forced Migration Studies / Jason Boan -- Legacies of HemisFair: Urban Renewal and Mexican-Americans in San Antonio / Dylan O'Hara -- Section Three: Battlegrounds: Crime and Terrorism in the Public Eye -- Is Mexico's Democracy Under Threat? Effects of Fear and Corruption in Mexico / James A. Norris -- #Radicalization: Effect of Social Media on Recruitment to Jihadist Groups / Kanika Varma -- Section Four: Trading Power: Commodities and Economics in the Americas and Beyond -- Sweet Relations: Analysis of New World Sugar Cultivation / Madeline Clay -- Siege of Havana and the Future of Cuba / Regan Murr -- Ecuador's Financial Relationship with China under the Correa Administration / Christian Rodas -- China in Latin America: Economic Soft Power and Taiwan / Lawson Sadler -- Section Five: Eastern Impact: Political Change and Independence in Asia -- Does Socialism Bring Equality? The Impact of Socialism in Asia / David Bomar -- Implausibility of a Kurdish State / Jared Martin. |
| Summary |
"This collection of essays includes papers presented at the 22nd annual Eugene Scassa Mock OAS Conference, an inter-collegiate competition and prestigious academic conference focused on inter-American political systems and the politics, history, and culture of the Americas. The volume includes sections on cultural perceptions and soft power in the Americas, migration and immigration, crime and terrorism, commodities and economic partnerships in the Americas and beyond, and relations and impacts between Asia and the Americas. Running the historical gamut from the Colonial Era into the present day, and written by recognized authorities in their fields and promising new scholars alike, the collection presents a wide assortment of viewpoints and research backgrounds to portray the Americas and its historic, present, and future place in the ever-changing world order." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World politics -- Congresses.
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World politics. |
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Latin America -- Politics and government -- Congresses.
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Latin America. |
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Politics and government. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Hyles, Joshua R., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hyles, Joshua. Americas and the New World Order : Selected Essays on Latin America and Global Politics. Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, ©2019 9781527539327 |
| ISBN |
152754026X |
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9781527540262 (electronic book) |
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