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Globalization on the Ground: Postbellum Guatemalan Democracy and Development

Name: Globalization on the Ground: Postbellum Guatemalan Democracy and Development
Author: Christopher Chase-Dunn
ISBN: 9781461636960

by Christopher Chase-Dunn (Editor), Nelson Amaro (Editor), Susanne Jonas (Editor), John A. Booth (Contribution by), Stephen G. Bunker (Contribution by)

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This book presents research, analysis, and reflections on the major issues of Guatemalan development and democracy: the role of the military, the involvement of Mayan communities in national development, the possible emergence of more inclusive political institutions and the roles of international forces and agencies in Guatemalan social change. The chapters in this book are written by some of the most prominent scholars and public policy experts from Guatemala and the United States.

About the Author, Christopher Chase-Dunn

Nelson Amaro is dean of the Social Sciences Faculty and director of the Master Degree on Development at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. Christopher Chase-Dunn is professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Research on World-Systems at the University of California, Rverside. Susanne Jonas has been a expert on Guatemala for 34 years and is the author, most recently, ofCentaurs and Doves: Guatemala's Peace Process she is professor of Latin American & Latino studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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Describing the human consequences of economic globalization, and its impact on existing communities, 14 essays describe the future of Guatemalan development, the relationship between democracy and demilitarization, indigenous movements for social change, and theories of development. An appendix summarizes the accord on identity and the rights of indigenous peoples. Contributors include political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, economists, scholars of Latino studies, and USAID workers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)