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Latin American Study Association The Many and the Few: Political Participation in Republican Buenos Aires by Hilda Sabato, This book analyzes the relationship between the many and the few in the formation of a republican polity. It studies the case of Buenos Aires in the 1860s and 1870s, when the inauguration of a new national order in Argentina entailed a radical change in the ways of power. By exploring the different forms of participation of the people in the public life of the city, it illuminates a frequently neglected side of the process of construction and legitimization of political power in nineteenth-century Latin American societies. It also provides new historical evidence on the origins of democracy in Argentina, and proposes an interpretation of that process that challenges prevailing views. The book focuses on two major topics: the history of elections and electoral practices, and the creation and development of a public sphere. Its detailed, and often colorful, description of electoral procedures portrays a dynamic and competitive political life that contradicts traditional interpretations of the history of citizenship in Argentina. The author also argues that elections were not the only major element in the relationship between the many and the few, that these decades witnessed the formation of a public sphere: a space of mediation between civil society and the political realm, where different groups voiced their opinions and directly represented their claims. She studies three aspects of the life of the city that were symptoms of this process: the proliferation of associations, the expansion of the periodical press, and the development of a "culture of mobilization". The book concludes by assessing how its conclusions offer new clues to the study of the Argentine political system, thehistory of Latin American democracies, and, more generally, the relations between the many and the few in modern societies.
Cuban-American Art in Miami: Exile, Identity and the Neo-Baroque - The first book to identify and document the work of Cuban-American artists based in Miami as a particular strand of contemporary art - Draws on primary source information, and has been compiled in association with many of the artists featured - The book makes a major contribution to the discussion of the emigre artist in the US and to the study of Latin American culture.
Latin American Integration Association - The Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración (the Latin American Integration Association; known as ALADI or, occasionally, by the English acronym LAIA) is a Latin American trade integration association, based in Montevideo. Its main objective is the establishment of a common market, in pursuit of the economic and social development of the region. Latin American Free Trade Association - The Latin American Free Trade Association was created in 1960 by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. The signatories hoped to create a common market in Latin America. Association for the Study of African American Life and History - The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is a non-profit organization founded in Chicago, Illinois, September 9, 1915 by Carter G. Woodson and Jesse E. Institute of Latin American Studies - The Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) was set up in 1965 at the University of London, with the objective of providing postgraduate level teaching and a focus for research on the literature, history, politics and economics of Latin America and the Caribbean. The institute is a member of London's School of Advanced Studies and, since August 2004, has merged with the Institute of United States Studies to become the Institute for the Study of the Americas. latinamericanstudyassociation |
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