Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Organized crime
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
This report is one of several studies conducted by UNODC on organized crime threats around the world. These studies describe what is known about the mechanics of contraband trafficking - the what, who, how, and how much of illicit flows - and discuss their potential impact on governance and development. Their primary role is diagnostic, but they also explore the implications of these findings for policy. Publisher's note.
Transnational Organized Crime in Central America and the Caribbean
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Organized crime
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
This report is one of several studies conducted by UNODC on organized crime threats around the world. These studies describe what is known about the mechanics of contraband trafficking - the what, who, how, and how much of illicit flows - and discuss their potential impact on governance and development. Their primary role is diagnostic, but they also explore the implications of these findings for policy. Publisher's note.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Organized crime
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
This report is one of several studies conducted by UNODC on organized crime threats around the world. These studies describe what is known about the mechanics of contraband trafficking - the what, who, how, and how much of illicit flows - and discuss their potential impact on governance and development. Their primary role is diagnostic, but they also explore the implications of these findings for policy. Publisher's note.
Latin America, 1993
Author: Pierre E. Dostert
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780943448787
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780943448787
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Multiple InJustices
Author: R. Aída Hernández Castillo
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816532494
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
R. Aída Hernández Castillo synthesizes twenty-four years of research and activism among indigenous women's organizations in Latin America, offering a critical new contribution to the field of activist anthropology and for anyone interested in social justice.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816532494
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
R. Aída Hernández Castillo synthesizes twenty-four years of research and activism among indigenous women's organizations in Latin America, offering a critical new contribution to the field of activist anthropology and for anyone interested in social justice.
Latin America
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Unbroken Thread
Author: Kathryn Klein
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892363819
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Housed in the former 16th-century convent of Santo Domingo church, now the Regional Museum of Oaxaca, Mexico, is an important collection of textiles representing the area’s indigenous cultures. The collection includes a wealth of exquisitely made traditional weavings, many that are now considered rare. The Unbroken Thread: Conserving the Textile Traditions of Oaxaca details a joint project of the Getty Conservation Institute and the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) of Mexico to conserve the collection and to document current use of textile traditions in daily life and ceremony. The book contains 145 color photographs of the valuable textiles in the collection, as well as images of local weavers and project participants at work. Subjects include anthropological research, ancient and present-day weaving techniques, analyses of natural dyestuffs, and discussions of the ethical and practical considerations involved in working in Latin America to conserve the materials and practices of living cultures.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892363819
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Housed in the former 16th-century convent of Santo Domingo church, now the Regional Museum of Oaxaca, Mexico, is an important collection of textiles representing the area’s indigenous cultures. The collection includes a wealth of exquisitely made traditional weavings, many that are now considered rare. The Unbroken Thread: Conserving the Textile Traditions of Oaxaca details a joint project of the Getty Conservation Institute and the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) of Mexico to conserve the collection and to document current use of textile traditions in daily life and ceremony. The book contains 145 color photographs of the valuable textiles in the collection, as well as images of local weavers and project participants at work. Subjects include anthropological research, ancient and present-day weaving techniques, analyses of natural dyestuffs, and discussions of the ethical and practical considerations involved in working in Latin America to conserve the materials and practices of living cultures.
The Guatemala Reader
Author: Greg Grandin
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822351072
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 689
Book Description
DIVAn interdisciplinary anthology on the largest, most populous nation in Central America, covering Guatemalan history, culture, literature and politics and containing many primary sources not previously published in English./div
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822351072
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 689
Book Description
DIVAn interdisciplinary anthology on the largest, most populous nation in Central America, covering Guatemalan history, culture, literature and politics and containing many primary sources not previously published in English./div
The Popol Vuh
Author: Lewis Spence
Publisher: New York : AMS Press
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher: New York : AMS Press
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
World Report 2020
Author: Human Rights Watch
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1644210061
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 813
Book Description
The best country-by-country assessment of human rights. The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories are put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1644210061
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 813
Book Description
The best country-by-country assessment of human rights. The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories are put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken by Human Rights Watch staff, in close partnership with domestic human rights activists, the annual World Report is an invaluable resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the fight to protect human rights in every corner of the globe.
Defiant Again
Author: Donna L. Van Cott
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788145711
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788145711
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
The Indigenous World 2005
Author: Diana Vinding
Publisher: IWGIA
ISBN: 8791563054
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
"The Indigenous World 2005 gives an overview of crucial developments in 2004 that have impacted on the indigenous peoples of the world."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: IWGIA
ISBN: 8791563054
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
"The Indigenous World 2005 gives an overview of crucial developments in 2004 that have impacted on the indigenous peoples of the world."--BOOK JACKET.