Books published by University of London

The purpose of this book is to indicate the diversity of Amazonian societies and to try to contribute to the extension of the anthropology of Amazonia beyond its traditional limits.

Assesses the effects of the world economic crisis on social security and welfare in the region. This book identifies the strengths and weakness of Latin American social security before the global crisis. It evaluates the event's actual and potential effects on pensions, health care, and social assistance programs.

Examines the history of political exclusion in Peru, the weakness of representative institutions, and the persistence of localized violent protest. It also evaluates the contribution of institutional reforms in bridging the gap between state and society, including Peru's Law on Political Parties, administrative decentralization, and the experience of the Defensor, or ombudsman's office.

Assesses George W Bush's presidency in terms of its historical context, first-term record, and second-term prospects. This book considers his administration from the perspective of its engagement in an ideologically driven project to consolidate conservative ascendancy over US politics and public policy.

Analyzing the changes, continuities, and contradictions characterizing labor politics in Mexico, this book provides an assessment of organized labor's role in contemporary Latin America.

This book marks the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec. It consists of six essays by a team of contributors drawn from Quebec, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom.

Offers thoughts on approaches to the study of the Canadian past. This book contains essays that emphasises on international, transnational, and comparative approaches to the past. It covers such topics as the Atlantic World, oral history, postcolonialism, public history, historical periodization, Canada's place in the British Empire.

Contains essays that convey the enduring nature of the questions raised by the work of David Brading. These essays reflect a range of his interests: from Mexican Baroque and post-Tridentine Catholicism to studies of the dynamics of state-building in nineteenth century Mexico.

The 1990s witnessed significant changes in the Cuban economy. Here, the authors deal with questions of immediate relevance to the Cuban economy and its recent past, with emphasis on the implications for long-term prospects for development.

The 2006 Peruvian elections are an appropriate moment to reflect on Alejandro Toledo's term as president and on the broader agenda for building a more inclusive and democratic government. In a country of extreme social inequality, such an aspiration represents an enormous challenge.

'Dilemmas of Political Change in Mexico' provides an assessment of Mexico's political dynamics at the turn of the 21st century.

The 2006 Peruvian elections are an appropriate moment to reflect on Alejandro Toledo's term as president and on the broader agenda for building a more inclusive and democratic government. In a country of extreme social inequality, such an aspiration represents an enormous challenge.

Caciquismo (roughly translated as "boss politics") has played a major role in Mexican political and social life. Loosely knit interest groups, or "caciques," of diverse character--syndicates, farmers, left- and right-wingers, white-collar workers--have exercised great power within Mexico's distinctive political system.

Looking into Brazil's experience of democracy is an arduous task, given the complexities of a country of continental size and great regional contrasts, where areas of prosperity mingle with underdevelopment and poverty. This book looks at some key issues involved in building up a democracy?

Analyses the factors underlying the economic crises in South Korea and Brazil, pointing out areas of similarity and divergence. It also reviews the paths of recovery taken by both economies, examining the role of policy and variations in structural characteristics.

The arrest in 1998 and subsequent detention in London of General Augusto Pinochet on the orders of Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon occasioned worldwide debate and raised numerous issues of critical significance for politics, human rights and international law. This paper traces the progress of the case against Pinochet from its inception.

Stresses the need for a comparative approach when dealing with the funding of party politics and a major related aspect - corruption. In this collection the individual experiences of several Latin American countries (including Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, and Venezuela) are examined against the background of Western Europe, with a view to identifying similarities as well as differences.