WHO Global Atlas of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
WHO Global Atlas of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Author: Gerard Bodeker

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9789241562867

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This two-volume publication sets out information on traditional, complementary and alternative medicines, revealing people's belief in and dependence on different traditional health systems around the world. The map volume provides a visual representation of topics including the popularity of herbal/traditional medicine, Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, chiropractic, osteopathy, bone-setting, spiritual therapies, and others; national legislation and traditional medicine policy; public financing; legal recognition of traditional medicine practitioners; education and professional regulation. The text volume covers developments in this diverse and expanding field of medicine in 23 countries across the world, as well as overviews of the status in each of the six WHO regions.

Consent of the Damned
Consent of the Damned

Author: David M K Sheinin

Publisher: University Press of Florida

Published: 2012-11-18

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0813042593

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Under violent military dictatorship, Operation Condor and the Dirty War scarred Argentina from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, leaving behind a legacy of repression, state terror, and political murder. Even today, the now-democratic Argentine government attempts to repair the damage of these atrocities by making human rights a policy priority. But what about the other Dirty War, during which Argentine civilians--including indigenous populations--and foreign powers ignored and even abetted the state's vicious crimes against humanity? In this groundbreaking new work, David Sheinin draws on previously classified Argentine government documents, human rights lawsuits, and archived propaganda to illustrate the military-constructed fantasy of bloodshed as a public defense of human rights. Exploring the reactions of civilians and the international community to the daily carnage, Sheinin unearths how compliance with the dictatorship perpetuated the violence that defined a nation. This new approach to the history of human rights in Argentina will change how we understand dictatorship, democracy, and state terror.

El andar de las mujeres indígenas
El andar de las mujeres indígenas

Author: Tarcila Rivera Zea

Publisher: Chirapaq Centro de Culturas Indias

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13:

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Reúne el material existente en Chirapaq, Centro de Culturas Indias, acerca del proceso seguido por las indígenas para llegar a Beijing en mejores condiciones que a Nairobi en los años 80.

Language Education in Multilingual Colombia
Language Education in Multilingual Colombia

Author: Norbella Miranda

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-08-04

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1000610098

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This collection brings together cutting-edge research and theoretical discussions on the linguistic, cultural, and political forces that shape multilingual Colombia, highlighting the country’s unique sociolinguistic landscape and offering new insights into multilingualism in the Global South. The volume outlines the changing dynamics of multilingualism in Colombia, where Spanish, Spanish-based and English-based Creoles, the linguistic and cultural heritages of Indigenous communities and migrant groups, and the prevalence of English in language education policy intersect. The chapters explore the implications of policy making on language policy discourse and especially on language teacher education for those working on the margins in urban and rural areas. They also explore existing understandings of interculturality and the work of academics and local communities in minority language revitalization efforts. Problematizing essentialized views of language and culture and raising awareness around the complex relationship between language, identity, and interculturality in the Global South, this book will be of interest to scholars in multilingualism, sociolinguistics, language education, teacher education, and applied linguistics.

The Conquest of the Desert
The Conquest of the Desert

Author: Carolyne R. Larson

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press

Published: 2020-11-20

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 0826362087

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For more than one hundred years, the Conquest of the Desert (1878–1885) has marked Argentina’s historical passage between eras, standing at the gateway to the nation’s “Golden Age” of progress, modernity, and—most contentiously—national whiteness and the “invisibilization” of Indigenous peoples. This traditional narrative has deeply influenced the ways in which many Argentines understand their nation’s history, its laws and policies, and its cultural heritage. As such, the Conquest has shaped debates about the role of Indigenous peoples within Argentina in the past and present. The Conquest of the Desert brings together scholars from across disciplines to offer an interdisciplinary examination of the Conquest and its legacies. This collection explores issues of settler colonialism, Indigenous-state relations, genocide, borderlands, and Indigenous cultures and land rights through essays that reexamine one of Argentina’s most important historical periods.