During the crucial period of its formation, the opposing forces of corruption and anticorruption shaped Venezuela’s new national state and its relationship with society.
By transporting waves of newly arrived immigrants along rail lines from both coasts, railway companies played an active role in repopulating the interior of the country.
Ecologies of Disease Control explores the relationship between ecological conceptions of epidemics and forms of infectious disease control.
In Comparing Socialist Approaches, Carmelo Mesa-Lago examines the two main socialist models across Cuba, China, and Vietnam to compare central planning and socialist markets.
Cuban Studies is the preeminent journal for scholarly work on Cuba. Each volume includes articles in English and Spanish and a large book review section. In publication since 1970, this... Læs mere
In the early twentieth century, the Ford Motor Company built an industrial empire with massive factory complexes and associated infrastructures.
The fifteenth volume of The Correspondence of John Tyndall contains 466 letters covering the period from... Læs mere
The development of the global illicit drug trade has posed significant challenges to democracy throughout Latin America. As Bolivia democratized, state-narco networks evolved and became bound to a fragile post-transition settlement between the main political actors.
Despite the precariousness of an oil-based economy and the government’s professed concern about climate change, a failure of imagination regarding alternatives continues to trap Venezuela in an oil-fueled status quo.
The words teachers write on student work have the power to help students think critically and to hone and project their voices with confidence.
Mapping Medical Modernity explores the history of medical modernization and public health in late nineteenth- and early... Læs mere