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There is a concept in biology called "punctuated equilibrium": organisms can display little discernible change over long periods of time before sudden, sharp, and profound changes. Without wishing to give credence to teleological or determinist views, it does seem that human history is profoundly dialectical. Sharp change that bewilders an apologist for the status quo can inspire and give hope to those of us who believe that a better world is possible. We live in interesting but depressing times today. Neoliberal ideas are hegemonic. The old collectivist values of the labor movement have been submerged in a tide of market fundamentalism, summed up in Margaret Thatcher's claim that "there is no such thing as society; there are only individuals and families." When I began researching for my <em>Silvertown</em> book, it became apparent to me that a similar flood tide of liberalism had washed over much of nineteenth-century Britain. This portrayed the status quo as normal, natural, and inevitable, but the equilibrium was punctuated in the last decades of the century.<p class="mrlink"><p class="mrpurchaselink"><a href="http://monthlyreview.org/index/volume-67-number-8" title="Vol. 67, No. 8: January 2016" target="_self">Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the <em>Monthly Review</em> website.</a></p>

"The Mexican Revolution is arguably the key episode in the country's modern history. The revolution became the touchstone of modern Mexican politics and culture. This volume includes key original-source documents from varying viewpoints of the revolution beginning with The Porfiriato in 1876, to the Medero Revolution in 1910, to the Huerta Interregnum (1913-1914), The War of the Factions, (1914-1915), The Early Trials of the Revolutionary Regime, 1915-1916, to The Constitutional Revolution, 1917-1920, to the period of Consolidation, 1920-1928, and finally the "Institutional Revolution," 1928-1940. A bibliography and index are included"--

Samuel Moyn provides insight into how the history of democracy can continue its globalization. There is a growing belief that the currently acceptable fund of ideas has not served the recent past well which is why an expansion, a planetary one, of democracy's ideas is necessary – especially now as we move deeper into the shadow of declining American/Western imperialism and ideology. Deciding which of democracy's intellectual traditions to privilege is driven by a mix of forced necessity and choice: finding salient ground for democracy is likely only possible in poisoned traditions including European ones.

Business history inLatinAmerica has seen significant growth in the past 25 years, most notably since the beginning of this century. Although the sub‐discipline benefitted from seminal studies byBritish andU.S. scholars, most works of note are currently produced by local scholars.LatinAmerican business history holds great comparative potential for business historians in other parts of the world undertaking studies in the areas of emerging economies, business‐state relationships, the role of entrepreneurship, business groups, entrepreneurial families, and foreign investment and imperialism.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I Narrative Tensions -- 1 A Rhetorical Balancing Act -- 2 Instructing through Negative Examples -- 3 Nudity Is the Disguise: Political and Moral Instruction -- PART II Authority and Evasion -- 4 The Authority to Displace and Adapt the Past -- 5 Founding Principles -- 6 The Constant Threat of Beauty and Wealth -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

"Explains the historical roots of Caribbean tourism and follows a well-traveled sea route linking the U.S. east coast with the island of Cuba and the Isthmus of Panama to describe how the history of U.S. imperialism became the heart of the region's modern tourism industry."

The history of suburbs has received so much scholarly attention in recent decades that it is time to take stock of what has been established, in order to discern aspects of suburbs that are still unknown. To date, the main lines of inquiry have been dedicated to the origins, growth, diverse typologies, culture and politics of suburbs, as well as to newer topics such as the gendered nature of suburban space. The vast majority of these studies have been about particular times and places. The authors propose a new perspective on the study of suburbs, one which will begin to investigate the transformations of suburbs after they have been established. Taking the entire era from the mid-nineteenth century through to the late twentieth century as a whole, it is argued that suburbs should be subjected to a longitudinal analysis, examining their development in the context of metropolises that usually enveloped them within a generation or two of their founding. It is proposed that investigation of these 'transitions' should be undertaken in parallel with the changes that occur in the life-cycles of their residents. It is suggested that an exploration of the interaction of these factors will open a broad new research agenda for suburban history as a subfield of urban history.

First published in 1999, this volume is a collection of papers on Portuguese literature, giving a historical and more updated review. Included are twelve essays presented in chronological order, providing students with a series of assessments and developments.