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The Americas

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Latin America

Medicine & Citizenship in Venezuela

A review of Vital Politics: Medicine and Citizenship in Venezuela, by Amy Ellen Cooper. Civic participation in the administration of public healthcare...
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Fresh from the Archives

Archivo General del Estado de Veracruz, Mexico

A review of the Archivo General del Estado de Veracruz (Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico). I spent a considerable amount of time doing research in the Archivo...
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Latin America

Fire & Risk in Mexico City, 1860-1910

A review of Quotidian Catastrophes in the Modern City: Fire Hazards and Risk in Mexico’s Capital, 1860-1910, by Anna Rose Alexander. The last third of...
Latin America

The Nature of Oil in Bolivia, 1896-1952

A review of The Nature of Oil in Bolivia, 1896-1952, by Stephen Conrad Cote. In October 2003 a popular rebellion in Bolivia’s highlands ousted Preside...
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Latin America

Disability & Marginality in Highland Ecuador

A review of Embodied Marginalities: Disability, Citizenship, and Space in Highland Ecuador, by Nicholas Rattray. Situated at the intersections of medi...
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Latin America

Black Peasantry of Para, Brazil 1850-1950

A review of Freedom in Amazonia: The Black Peasantry of Pará, Brazil, 1850-1950, by Oscar de la Torre Cueva. Brazil looms large in the recent...
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Latin America

Food & Balance in Rural Yucatan

A review of Practices of Care: Food and the Pursuit of Balance in Rural Yucatán, by Lauren Wynne. Care is a local category of practice...
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Latin America

Introducing Latin American Studies

As part of our mission to become ever more “global,” “Latin American Studies Dissertation Reviews” will bring you friendly, no...
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Latin America

Social Life of Metrication in US & Mexico

A review of The Social Life of Measures: Metrication in the United States and Mexico, 1789-2004, by Hector Vera. Since its invention by a handful...
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Korea

Peruvian Migrant Laborers in South Korea

A review of Converting Dreams: Money, Religion and Belonging among Peruvian Migrant Laborers in South Korea, by Erica Vogel. Erica Vogel’s Converting ...
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Latin America

Medical Control of Fertility in Peru

A review of A History of the Medical Control of Fertility in Peru, 1895-1976, by Raul Necochea Lopez. In his dissertation, Raul Lopez challenges the.....
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Americas

Marginalization of Japanese Peruvian Immigrants

A review of You Can’t Go Home Again: Japanese Peruvian Immigrants and the Struggle for Integration and Identity in the Japanese Homeland, by ROBERT ST...
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