Latin-American Studies papers

Overview of the history, growth, urbanization, population, structure, socioeconomics, air, water and housing.

Examines international and regional trade, treaties and cooperative development, reform, politics, debt and examples.

Examines users, benefits available, providers, facilities and the power of employers to withhold benefits.

Examines the cultural constraints on the ability of Hispanic, Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian women in the U.S. to make decisions on having an abortion.

Examines history since 1946, politics, parties, leadership (Torrijos, Noriega, Endara), the 1989 U.S. assault, economics; focusing on the 1994 presidential election campaign.

Examines and compares development, industrialization, history, role of governmrnt, politics, theory, liberalization, exports, culture and the future.

Evolution of global economy and financial institutions and their successes and failures in distributing income between creditor and debtor nations and between social classes in Latin America.

Compares the cultures of the Tyrol and Guatemalan Indians. Examines geography, history, labor, demographics, government and the impact of European culture.

Analyzes a social work approach aiming at keeping poor and troubled ethnic (American-Indian, Latino, Asian-American) families together and empowered.

Examines President Alfonsin's failed efforts to weaken and punish the military for human rights violations, compared to other nations.

Analyzes the novelist's unsuccessful 1990 campaign, platform, economic reform, decentralization and anti-terrorist plan.

Analyzes historical and cultural causes and effects of political and drug-related violence in the Andean region. Discusses leadership, socioeconomics, guerillas, oppression, assassinations, the role of the military and governmen and relations with the U.

Assesses a collection of articles on the history of political and drugs-related violence in this Latin American nation.

Focusing on the Clinton Presidency, Cold War ideology, politics, economics, legislation, goals, tactics and the embargo.

Historical, economic and political background and relations with the U.S., before and after the Castro revolution, studios, genres, examples, financing and foreign influence.

Examines Mexican business, legal, cultural, political & economic environments & feasibility of & barriers to expansion of U.S. hotel chains.

Examines Peruvian revolutionary communist group. Its origins, leadership, goals, violence, support, ideology and govt. response.

Considers exporting gloves to Brazil. Product, overview of Brazil's economics & healthcare industry, co. ownership. demand, marketing, forecast. Includes a table.

Overview of Eastern Caribbean island nation's in terms of its economy, politics, population, history, regional associations, agriculture, tourism and future.

Reviews this novel about the assimilation of a Mexican-American family.

Historical & political evolution of socialist Cuba under Castro, origins of Cold War, relations with Soviet Union & U.S., 1962 Missile Crisis, impact on FL and economic conditions in late 1990s.

Critical review of work on conquest of Mexico by Cortes, motivations of Spaniards, author's biases.

Examines plot, characters, setting & theme of 1983 film on the lives of Guatemalan peasants in homeland & in U.S.

Effects of globalization of trade & investment. Examined in terms of the oil market, loans, barriers, exports & imports and foreign investment. Includes charts.

Examines comic play's social criticism & depiction of Chicano family assimilated into suburbia.

Examines causes of 1898 conflict between Spain & U.S.

Critical review of work on secret, illegal war waged by Reagan Administration against Sandinista govt. in Nicaragua.

Pros & cons of English vs. Spanish debate. Examining issues of statehood vs. independence, culture and economics.

History & evolution of social, economic & political systems, poverty, class conflict and relations with Haiti; focuses on ethnic & gender issues & human rights.

Role & benefits of PTAs in trade liberalization, their influence on economic growth and regional trade pacts. Looks at issues of protectionism, debt crisis and global implications.

Examining the development, themes and subjects of Chilean's love poems. Lookds at Neruda's life & career; focusing on the poem "Cien Sonetos de Amor".

Examines the origins, evolution & demise of this civilization. Discusses their cultural achievements, politics, social structure, economics and religion. Looks at how it was influenced by the Spanish conquest and diseases.

Examines history of Central American nation. Looking at eras of colonialism and independence. Analyzes country's economics, nationalism, politics, social structure and future.

History & structure of political power & social control, corruption & repression. Looks at U.S. intervention, military, the country's elections & leadership, history of civil war, rights and issues of land reform.

Cultural values & clinical decision making in care delivery to ethnic group. Looks at demographics, diversity, examples, theories of nursing & appropriate care.

History since 16th century Dutch & British rule. Looks at history of slavery, economics, abolition movement, politics, decolonization, leadership, foreign relations through to independence.

Examines history of desert Indians' culture, impact of Spanish religious & political imperialism & late 20th century efforts to revitalize Indian life.

Examines archeological evidence of pre-Incan cultures' beliefs & behavior related to death, social status, body preparation & orientation and religion.

Critical review of biography of Manuela Saenz and her impact on her lover Simon Bolivar, a South American revolutionary and on the history of the continent.

Critical review of 1985 work on destructive effects of U.S. intervention in Central America.

Describes sport, geography, ball court, types, equipment, purposes (religious, social, recreational), feasting.

Examines immigration problem, immigrants' motivations, legal history since 1882, need for reform and Proposition 187 (CA).

Reviews books on causes & effects of poverty & political & military power in Guatemala & Brazil.

Examines operations, motivations, examples, effects of 1994 peso crisis, politics, impact of NAFTA and the future.

Analyzes 1982 Argentina-Great Britain conflict. Compares military preparedness, objectives, technology, ground forces, diplomacy, morale and politics.

Completed research on the impact of immigration on labor force size & unemployment. Reasons for migration, measurement and impact on business. Includes tables.

Analyzes success of Cuban & Nicaraguan & failure of El Salvadoran & Guatemalan revolutions, based on theories of Timothy Wickham-Crowley.

Overview of the city & its 18 historical sites as an opportunity for promotion of tourism.

Overview of Brazil's capital. National significance, culture, politics, history, geography, planning, problems and socioeconomics.

Undereducation, dropout rate, gender factors, socioeconomics, school environmental problems and compared to other ethnic groups.

Opportunities & challenges for cable TV operators. Looks at competition, market environment, available networks, signal piracy and, economic aspects.

History of Central American nation, 1630-1981. Role of Britain & Spain, resources, native people (Mayans, Creols), govt., slavery and independence.

Discusses issues such as causes & effects, at-risk behavior, socioeconomics, treatment, perceptions of sexual roles, testing and public policy.

Analyzes aims of and moral and legal flaws in the English Only movement (Texas and California) and California propositions 187 and 209.

Examines the economic recovery of the early 1990s under President Menem's reforms, background, monetary policy, foreign investment, taxes and future.

Examines economic, social, legal, political and ethical issues of the debate on legal and illegal immigration. Discusses its background from 1921, 1990s state and federal proposals, social services, assimilation and jobs.

Analyzes three separate aspects of NAFTA. First examines the history of the trade pact, next the current state of relations among the three trading partners, last the outlook and challenges for the future.

Describes the Spanish conquest of the Aztec civilization. Examines the actions of both sides in the war and attempts to discern what actions occurred out of courage or out of cowardice

Examines the advantages & disadvantages of exporting to Brazil & the potential impact for the company, its home city & state, & the nation.

Political, economic, labor, welfare, legal, racial aspects from Mexican & U.S. perspectives.

Impact of Cubans on culture, social structure, local politics & U.S. (Clinton) policy toward Castro.

Pre-election conditions. Reviews 1990 election & effects, role of U.S., six years under President Chamoro, economics, parties & candidates, constitutional issues.

Critical review of 16th Cent. political & moral critique of Spanish experience in New World from 1492 to 1520.

Analyzes causes, events, consequences, political & socioeconomic aspects of Mexico uprising of 1994-1995.

Examines causes & effects of nation's fall from economic power in 1980s, focusing on debts & International Monetary Fund.

Effects of Mexican immigration on U.S. economy, theory, global & national factors, poverty & prejudice, impact on agriculture & labor force, Immigration Control Reform Act of 1986.

Analyzes social formation of 12-year-old Jamaican protagonist in context of systems theory, life-span development & Mahler's separation-individuation process.

Critical review of work on pro-Christian prejudices of Europeans in denigrating native Peruvian religions in New World.

Examines initiative as effort to control illegal immigration, focusing on positive social and economic implications & effects. Background, provisions, legal & policy merits, court rulings, implementation, public views.

Life & career of 16th Cent. Mexican translator/cultural interpreter/mistress of Spanish conqueror Cortes, in context of nation's cultural history.

Examines prison gang's recruitment, illegal activities, code of conduct, leadership & hierarchy, communications system.

Examines Mexican cultural, business/labor & gender issues & effects on Canadian & Amer. firms in context of implementation of NAFTA.

Need for, evolution, socioeconomics, role of govt., extractive reserves, resistance to, threat of revolution.

Compares colonial histories, independence, govts., foreign relations, domestic politics, economies.

Religious, political & socioeconomic aspects of church-led movement for justice for poor, focusing on El Salvador. Role of U.S., military, violence, health care, charity, future.

Analyzes goals & effects of trade agreement. Economic background & theory, Mexican devaluation crisis, politics, immigrant labor, wages, protectionism.

Life, career, development, major works & impact on architecture of Mexican leader of Critical Regionalism movement of 20th Cent.

Examines educational, medical, ethical, social & legal issues of condom distribution & argues for it in L.A. Unified School District.

Defines emerging market, effects of 1994 financial crash, debt, role of govt., prices, employment, balance of payments, U.S. loans.

Critical review of work on behind-the-scenes intelligence-gathering & policy formation of President Kennedy in 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

Evolution of relationship between state (especially Miami) & Cuban residents in context of U.S. relations with Castro's Cuba. Politics, socioeconomics, culture, immigration.

History, motivation, differences from other immigrants, assimilation, discrimination, language.

Compares beliefs, practices, impact of cultures, economics. Gender & employment issues, religion, abuse, authoritarianism vs. permissiveness.

Analyzes cable TV movie of life & murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador in political, religious, economic & historical contexts.

Development, cultural significance, hieroglyphics, language, modern interpretations, phonetics, signs.

Reviews the history, evolution, strategy & tactics of the Peruvian "Shining Path" terrorist group.

Discusses the ehtnocultural, political, & economic factors supporting the Zapatistas, or, the revolutionary group active in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas.

Reviews the history of Cuba since the Castro-led revolution. Examines the goals & achievements of Castro's government, as well as the failures. Analyzes Cuba's prospects for the post-Castro future.

On the occasion of the second anniversary of the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the positive & negative effects are analyzed. Concludes that the data is inconclusive.

Discusses US - Cuba relations and CIA's attitudes to Fidel Castro.

An in-depth research paper which analyzes the role of oranges in the Brazilian economy.

Role of Brazilian political leadership & external factors (Asian & Mexican economic problems). Market forces. Reform bills.

Economic reasons for legal & illegal migration. Impact on U.S. economy & American workers.

Analysis of post-Cold War economic change in U.S.-Latin American relations from loosely connected national markets to interdependent global market. Issues of national sovereignity and free trade.

Spanish rule, founding of USA. Hispanic immigration to U.S. from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba & Central America. Impact of diversity of cultures on political power.

Country demographics. History, U.S. Commonwealth status, Nationalist movement, Economic development, fugure political status.

Population changes 1970-2000 and their implications. Move from countryside to city; urban crisis. 6 Tables. 1 Exhibit.

Discusses government, land ownership inequalities, law enforcement, police violence, prison system, legal systems.

Analyzes origins, reactions, management, resolution & consequences of Oct. 1962 political crisis.