The Basques of New York
The Basques of New York

Author: Gloria Pilar Totoricaguena

Publisher: Center for Basque Studies Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13:

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Generations of Basques in New York have vibrantly exercised their culture, language, values, and traditions, transmitting to their children a robust sense of ethnic identity. In today's world of globalization it is often assumed that particular communities are disappearing as a consequence of the factors of homogenization. However, the Basques have proved this false. Depicting Basque mutual aid societies, language courses, musical and dance troupes, cuisine classes, community activities, sport, political involvement, and ties to homeland institutions are just a few of the ingredients which mix to compose the chapters of this work. Readers will learn about the history and reasons why Basques left the Pyrenees of northern Spain and southern France from the personal experiences of political and economic exiles' oral histories. Original archival research allows us to discover the features of the early 1900s Centro Vasco-Americano, the Basque Government-in-exile Delegation in New York, and the development of Basque organizations. "Basqueness" is being redefined in this transnational cosmopolitan community, and with the pioneer spirit of their ancestors, latter generation Basques are nurturing and promoting Basque culture and identity to the world.

Global Corruption Report: Sport
Global Corruption Report: Sport

Author: Transparency International

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-02-05

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 1317443748

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Sport is a global phenomenon engaging billions of people and generating annual revenues of more than US$ 145 billion. Problems in the governance of sports organisations, fixing of matches and staging of major sporting events have spurred action on many fronts. Yet attempts to stop corruption in sport are still at an early stage. The Global Corruption Report (GCR) on sport is the most comprehensive analysis of sports corruption to date. It consists of more than 60 contributions from leading experts in the fields of corruption and sport, from sports organisations, governments, multilateral institutions, sponsors, athletes, supporters, academia and the wider anti-corruption movement. This GCR provides essential analysis for understanding the corruption risks in sport, focusing on sports governance, the business of sport, planning of major events, and match-fixing. It highlights the significant work that has already been done and presents new approaches to strengthening integrity in sport. In addition to measuring transparency and accountability, the GCR gives priority to participation, from sponsors to athletes to supporters an essential to restoring trust in sport.

Mission and Ecstasy
Mission and Ecstasy

Author: Magnus Lundberg

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789150624434

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The author explores the relationship between contemplative and apostolic aspects of religious life in accounts by and about religious women in the Spanish Indies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Women's Writing in Colombia
Women's Writing in Colombia

Author: Cherilyn Elston

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-12-20

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 3319432613

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Winner of the Montserrat Ordóñez Prize 2018 This book provides an original and exciting analysis of Colombian women’s writing and its relationship to feminist history from the 1970s to the present. In a period in which questions surrounding women and gender are often sidelined in the academic arena, it argues that feminism has been an important and intrinsic part of contemporary Colombian history. Focusing on understudied literary and non-literary texts written by Colombian women, it traces the particularities of Colombian feminism, showing how it has been closely entwined with left-wing politics and the country’s history of violence. This book therefore rethinks the place of feminism in Latin American history and its relationship to feminisms elsewhere, challenging many of the predominant critical paradigms used to understand Latin American literature and culture.

Spain, Third Edition
Spain, Third Edition

Author: John A. Crow

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2005-05-10

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 9780520244962

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A readable and erudite study of the cultural history of Spain and its people.

Free Women of Spain
Free Women of Spain

Author: Martha A. Ackelsberg

Publisher: AK Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9781902593968

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With fists upraised, Mujeres Libres struggled for their own emancipation and the freedom of all.

Ethnicity and Violence
Ethnicity and Violence

Author: Diego Muro

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-05-13

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1134167695

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This book provides a genealogy of radical Basque nationalism and the means by which this complex, often violent, political movement has reinforced Basque identity. Radical nationalists are mobilized by a shared frame of reference where ethnicity and violence are intertwined in a nostalgic recreation of a golden age and a quasi-religious imperative to restore that distant past. Muro critically examines the origins of the ethno-nationalist conflict and provides a comprehensive examination of Euskadi Ta Askatusana’s (ETA) violent campaign. The book analyzes the interplay of ethnicity and violence and stresses the role of inherited myths, memories, and cultural symbols to explain the ability of radical Basque nationalism to endure.

The Latin American Cultural Studies Reader
The Latin American Cultural Studies Reader

Author: Ana del Sarto

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 834

ISBN-13: 9780822333401

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Essays by intellectuals and specialists in Latin American cultural studies that provide a comprehensive view of the specific problems, topics, and methodologies of the field vis-a-vis British and U.S. cultural studies.