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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgmens -- 1. Historical Patterns of Alcohol and Drug Use -- 2. The Past Fifty Years -- 3. Alcohol -- 4. Cigarettes and Marijuana -- 5. Opiates -- 6. Cocaine -- 7. Gangs -- 8. The Church and Addiction -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Tables, Figures, and Maps -- Introduction -- Part One. State Formation against State Building -- One. A Theory of Latecomer State Formation -- Two. Independence and State Failure, 1808-45 -- Three. The Triumph of Trade-Led State Formation, 1845-75 -- Part Two. Ports, Parties, and Lords -- Four. A Politician-Centered Approach to State Formation -- Five. Before Argentina -- Six. Port-Driven State Formation in Argentina -- Seven. Port-Driven State Formation in Brazil -- Eight. Party-Driven State Formation in Mexico -- Nine. Party-Driven State Formation in Comparative Perspective -- Ten. Lord-Driven State Formation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index

This text tracks the chain of events since the civil rights movement that have led to the current uncertain situation. In comprehensive overviews and case studies covering seven metropolitan areas, this volume provides an examination of prevailing housing conditions and their effect on special populations within the black community, and assesses judicial and legislative means of improving the status of both homeowners and renters.

Limited puralism and "elite-captured" policies -- The field of media activism: organizations and demands -- Strategies -- Policy reforms -- Political opportunities -- Why transnational activism matters -- Policy implementation -- Conclusion: the contributions of media movements.

First published in 1979. Using first-hand documentation from Argentine and Brazilian archives, this text represents a breakthrough in providing a better knowledge of the period immediatley following the Second World War. It is a valuable explanation of developments in the River Plate Basin and the understanding of diplomatic relations with the United States.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- I. Introduction -- 2. Expressive and Purposive Incentives, 1929-1945 -- 3. Collective Goals and Individual Mobility, 1945-1960 -- 4. Mobilization and Transition, 1960-1985 -- 5. The Politics of Survival -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendix. LULAC Membership Estimates, 1951-1983 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

David Long traces the cause of the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis to the influence of English legal positivism which was adopted by the High Court in 1920 when it abolished the federal scheme and therewith the sovereign States going against the fundamental premise of a constitution.

Argentina's social movements : confrontation and co-optation / Gary Prevost -- The Landless Rural Workers' Movement and their waning influence on Brazil's Workers' Party government / Harry E. Vanden -- Social movements and revolutionary change in Bolivia / Waltraud Q. Morales -- Dilemmas of urban popular movements in popular-sector comunas of Santiago, Chile / Edward Greaves -- Social movements and the government of Rafael Correa : confrontation or cooperation? / Marc Becker -- Venezuela: movements for rent? / Daniel Hellinger.

The FTAA and US strategy : a southern point of view / Paulo Vizentini -- The US, the FTAA, and the parameters of global governance / Dorval Brunelle -- Through the looking glass : a Canadian perspective on the NAFTA as a forerunner to the FTAA / Marc Lee -- The puzzle of institutionalizing a free market continental zone : the nuts and bolts of the FTAA / Michel Duquette and Maxime Rondeau -- The forgotten society : lack of transparency and democracy / Marianne L. Wiesebron -- Social and economic rights within the context of the FTAA / Jorge Witker -- Brazil, Mercosur, the FTAA and Europe / Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães -- Brazil's strategy toward the FTAA / Jan van Rompay -- FTAA : implications for the world trade system / Pitou van Dijck -- The FTAA versus the EU Association agreements / Willy J. Stevens -- The impact of the FTAA on Japan and China / Kurt W. Radtke -- China's reaction and strategy towards the creation of the FTAA / Yang Zerui -- Effects of the FTAA on Japan / Mitsuhiro Kagami.