Struggles for Social Rights in Latin America

. Ed(s): Eckstein, Susan Eva; Wickham-Crowley, Timothy P.

ISBN 10: 041593527X / ISBN 13: 9780415935272

Published by Routledge, 2003

About this Item

The essays present Latin Americans' own views, deprivations and struggles over rights. It is the first book to portray in rich and nuanced detail the different Latin American class, ethnic, racial, gender and sexual minority perceptions of their Editor(s): Eckstein, Susan Eva; Wickham-Crowley, Timothy P. Num Pages: 288 pages, tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFF; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604. . 2003. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Struggles for Social Rights in Latin America
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041593527X
• ISBN 13: 9780415935272
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

This is a collection of original essays focusing on social rights in Latin America, covering four areas in particular: subsistence, labor, gender, and race/ethnicity within the original framework of human rights. Topics covered include the environment, AIDS, workers' rights, tourism, and many more.

About the Author

Susan Eva Eckstein is Professor of Sociology at Boston University and is associated with the Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. She is the editor of the best-selling Power and Popular Protest: LatinAmerican Social Movements.Timothy P. Wickham-Crowley is Associate Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University and the author of Guerrillas and Revolution in LatinAmerica.