Hemisphere articles from March 2004

Hemisphere archives from March 2004

From the editor.
March 22, 2004... In the 1990s, most Latin American countries seemed to be more or less firmly on board the Washington Consensus, implementing free market policies and espousing support for democratic governance. In just the first few years of the twenty-first...

Beyond the FTAA: the social movement renaissance in the Americas.(Reports: social movements)
March 22, 2004... The 2003 Latin American Studies Association conference featured numerous sessions directly and indirectly related to the reemergence of social movements in our hemisphere. The academic interest in this topic is paralleled by the growing...

Invisible immigration: Mexicans are the second largest group of Latin Americans in Florida, but their presence is often overlooked.(Reports: Mexican immigrants in Florida)
March 22, 2004... Florida is in the midst of a dramatic demographic transformation. Over the past several decades, the state has become home to millions of Latin American immigrants. The 1950s to 1980s were characterized by the massive influx of Cuban exiles to...

A new evo-lution? Prospects for Bolivia's popular movement.(Features: Bolivia)
March 22, 2004... It is too early to tell if Bolivian opposition leader Evo Morales represents the nation's political past or future. Morales's Movement Toward Socialism (MAS)--which he and supporters assiduously avoid calling a "party"--finished a stunning...

Indigenous mobilization: race and politics in Ecuador.(Features: Ecuador)
March 22, 2004... On August 14, Salvador Quishpe, an indigenous member of the Ecuadorian Congress representing the Pachakutik indigenous political movement, was publicly punished with a cold bath and beaten with the sharp-edged ortiga plant for not voting with...

People in the streets: neighborhood assemblies and factory takeovers in Argentina.(Features: Argentina)
March 22, 2004... On December 19-20, 2001, the Argentine public unleashed a new form of civic expression and unexpectedly discovered its potential to effect political change. During this historic 48-hour period, thousands of people spontaneously took to the...

Blood in the marketplace: a photojournalist's account of the Chiapas uprising.(Photo essay: Chiapas)
March 22, 2004... Chiapas is what many foreigners might think of when they imagine Mexico. It's the old Mexico; in sharp contrast to the heavily populated capital, with its subway system, chic restaurants, high-rises and shopping malls, or the luxury resorts of...

Carving their niche.
March 22, 2004... Crafting Tradition: The Making and Marketing of Oaxacan Wood Carvings By Michael Chibnik Austin: University of Texas Press, 2003, 266 pages. $50.00 hardcover; $22.95 paperback. The brightly painted woodcarvings called alebrijes have become...

Indigenous politics.(Publications Update)
March 22, 2004... Providing access to social integration, political rights and economic development to minority communities is one of the most important tasks of modern states, but also one of their greatest challenges. Latin American and Caribbean countries...