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Losing The Hacienda: The Agrarian Reform's Effect On Landowners In The Peruvian Andes, Susana Fajardo May 2013

Losing The Hacienda: The Agrarian Reform's Effect On Landowners In The Peruvian Andes, Susana Fajardo

Senior Theses

In 1968 the Peruvian governement was overtaken by a military coup, ushering in the agrarian reform-a system of land distribution that would irrevocably change the country. Concepción, a member of the land-owning elite, lived in a time and place at the very heart of the agrarian reform. As both a woman and acting manager for her family's haciendas during the 1950s and 1960s, she provides an excellent case study of how Peru's national agrarian reform policies changed the lives of land-owners in the highlands of Ayacucho. I will use her life to do an ethnography of the particular to examine …

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Commodified Risk: Masculinity And Male Sex Work In New Orleans, Eduardo Piqueiras May 2013

Commodified Risk: Masculinity And Male Sex Work In New Orleans, Eduardo Piqueiras

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

In this research I examine the complexity of male sexuality and masculinity among male sex workers in New Orleans. Despite danger to their health and social standing, men engage in risky sexual behavior with other men for both business and pleasure. These behaviors may stem from the thrill of risk itself, or from other causes such as unexplored sexual inhibitions on the part of the male sex workers or their clients. Focusing on male sex workers, this ethnographic study explores why male sex workers engage in work that is high risk and potentially very dangerous. It examines the world of …

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The Shifting Landscape Of Amish Agriculture: Balancing Tradition And Innovation In An Organic Farming Cooperative, Matthew J. Mariola, David L. Mcconnell May 2013

The Shifting Landscape Of Amish Agriculture: Balancing Tradition And Innovation In An Organic Farming Cooperative, Matthew J. Mariola, David L. Mcconnell

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In the context of the recent proliferation of alternative operations and marketing schemes across the agricultural landscape, this article examines an Amish organic farming cooperative in northeast Ohio. Contrary to popular perception, the large majority of Amish are not full-time farmers, and those who do farm typically use conventional, chemical-intensive methods. The adoption of certified organic among the Amish is a pragmatic decision that stems from concerns over the sociocultural effects of losing their agrarian heritage, but it also raises challenges that require a careful balance between market imperatives and cultural traditions. We investigate these challenges and the Amish response …

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The Conundrum Of Developing Country`S Heritage Tourism: How Tourism Destroys What It Tries To Preserve, Jessica Meado May 2013

The Conundrum Of Developing Country`S Heritage Tourism: How Tourism Destroys What It Tries To Preserve, Jessica Meado

Senior Theses - Anthropology

Organizations like United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, have joined with more than a hundred nations in order to develop sustainable preservation techniques for World Heritage Sites, thereby, allowing for a sites continued appreciation for future generations throughout the world. Heritage tourism purports to allow nations to benefit economically from investing in heritage sites as their continued preservation will increase tourist`s cultural motivation to travel to the country, resulting in increased cash flow into the country. However, as more and more tourists visit a location the more wear and tear is put on the site, thereby negatively effecting …

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Artists In Residence - Union County (Fa 612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2013

Artists In Residence - Union County (Fa 612), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 612. Project conducted in Union County, Kentucky to identify and utilize local folk artists in county elementary schools. Folklorist Amy Davis and fieldworker/folk artist Sue Massek interviewed local folk artists and performers. Afterwards they made presentations in schools about the information they collected and invited some of the artists to perform and/or demonstrate.

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Touring The Ancient West: Archaeological Interpretation In Nuwuvi (Southern Paiute) Homelands, Cerinda Survant May 2013

Touring The Ancient West: Archaeological Interpretation In Nuwuvi (Southern Paiute) Homelands, Cerinda Survant

Student Research Symposium

Reconciling stewardship and recreational access to public lands is particularly problematic at sites of archaeological and spiritual significance. This poster details the development of a methodology to assess the interpretation of vulnerable archaeological resources on public lands. Using case studies of five existing visitors centers/interpretive areas in the American West, this research uses qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate different strategies for interpreting landscape, environment, and culture to the visiting public. Case studies include Bandolier National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park, Petroglyph National Monument, Ute Mountain Tribal Park, and Grimes Point Archaeological Site. Areas of investigation include visitorship and visitor …

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Immigration And Farm Labor In The U.S., Philip Martin, Douglas B. Jackson-Smith May 2013

Immigration And Farm Labor In The U.S., Philip Martin, Douglas B. Jackson-Smith

Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications

Hired workers comprise 33 percent of people employed on farms but do an estimated 60 percent of the work performed on U.S. farms. Most hired farm workers were born abroad, usually in Mexico, and most are believed not to be authorized to work in the U.S. Changes in Mexico-US migration flows and more restrictive immigration laws and policies have increased the vulnerability of U.S. agriculture to labor supply shocks, which could increase costs and threaten the ability of some farmers to harvest laborintensive crops. Congress is considering major changes in immigration policies. Farm employers want access to a reliable supply …

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Salva La Iglesia: Intercultural Capital And The Struggle For Community In A Small Town Congregation, Maria E. Schwarz May 2013

Salva La Iglesia: Intercultural Capital And The Struggle For Community In A Small Town Congregation, Maria E. Schwarz

Senior Theses

The purpose of this study is to examine community response to crisis and the impact of intercultural interactions on the outcome of ethnic and religious group conflict. I seek to expand the traditional theoretical lens of forms of capital (Bourdieu, 1986) to include a new way of examining group interactions as they relate to intercultural capital. I use a case study focusing on the San Martín Catholic Mission in western Oregon and the ways this particular community responded to the crisis of the Catholic diocese threatening to sell their property in 2010. I gathered data from a year of ethnographic …

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Archeological Investigations For The Levi Jordan Plantation House Stabilization, Brazoria County, Texas, Jennifer K. Mcwilliams, Douglas K. Boyd, Aaron Norment May 2013

Archeological Investigations For The Levi Jordan Plantation House Stabilization, Brazoria County, Texas, Jennifer K. Mcwilliams, Douglas K. Boyd, Aaron Norment

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

The Levi Jordan plantation house is one of the few antebellum plantation structures to have survived in Brazoria County. It is the only standing structure associated with the plantation, which began operating in 1848 and was occupied continually up through the 1990s. The original house, built in the early 1850s using slave labor, was a 20x60-ft two-story wooden frame structure. It was altered many times during its long occupation, often due to hurricane damage. A portion of the Levi Jordan Plantation was acquired by the State of Texas in 2002 and managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department until …

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The Emergence Of The Brics – Implications For Global Governance, Sotiris Petropoulos Ph.D. May 2013

The Emergence Of The Brics – Implications For Global Governance, Sotiris Petropoulos Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

The global financial crisis of 2008, with its detrimental effects on the global economy, was the starting point of a transformation of the global governance landscape. This fluid political and economic global environment seems to be leading to the enhancement of the position of regional powers, especially within the developing world. Hence, the importance of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and, to some extent, South Africa, within the global governance structure has increased. This rise of importance is derived from the enhancement of the economic capabilities of these powers and the fact that economic interdependence has rendered the world more sensitive …

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Iberian Globalization And The Rise Of Catholic Theology Of Religions In The Xvi Century, Enrico Beltramini Ph.D. May 2013

Iberian Globalization And The Rise Of Catholic Theology Of Religions In The Xvi Century, Enrico Beltramini Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

This article provides a synthetic view of the historical and theological components that explain how Catholicism came to understand the great religious systems in Asia as doctrinally inferior during the sixteenth century in response to the discovery/invasion of the “New Worlds” by Iberian Europeans.2 A strong emphasis on the universal salvific will of God led Catholic theologians to elaborate a doctrine that ultimately altered Catholicism’s understanding of non-Christian religions. 3 The article suggests that the predominant Catholic view of non-Christian religions has been shaped by a specific theological vision that was raised in sixteenth century Southern Europe. In order to …

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Felix B. Chang And Sunnie T. Rucker-Chang (Eds.) Chinese Migrants In Russia, Central Asia And Eastern Europe. London And New York: Routledge. 2012., Henryk Szadziewski May 2013

Felix B. Chang And Sunnie T. Rucker-Chang (Eds.) Chinese Migrants In Russia, Central Asia And Eastern Europe. London And New York: Routledge. 2012., Henryk Szadziewski

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

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Shiro Armstrong (Ed.) The Politics And The Economics Of Integration In Asia And The Pacific. Abingdon: Routledge, 2011., Sebastian Maslow May 2013

Shiro Armstrong (Ed.) The Politics And The Economics Of Integration In Asia And The Pacific. Abingdon: Routledge, 2011., Sebastian Maslow

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

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A.N. Brady (Ed.) China’S Thought Management. Oxon And New York: Routledge. 2012., Elisa Nesossi Ph.D. May 2013

A.N. Brady (Ed.) China’S Thought Management. Oxon And New York: Routledge. 2012., Elisa Nesossi Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

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Ori Goldberg. Shi’I Theology In Iran: The Challenge Of Religious Experience. New York: Routledge. 2012., Imranali Panjwani May 2013

Ori Goldberg. Shi’I Theology In Iran: The Challenge Of Religious Experience. New York: Routledge. 2012., Imranali Panjwani

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

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Rorden Wilkinson And David Hulme (Eds.) The Millennium Development Goals And Beyond: Global Development After 2015. New York, Ny: Routledge. 2012., Lydia J. Hou May 2013

Rorden Wilkinson And David Hulme (Eds.) The Millennium Development Goals And Beyond: Global Development After 2015. New York, Ny: Routledge. 2012., Lydia J. Hou

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

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Richard Wile And Livia Barbosa. Rice And Beans: A Unique Dish In A Hundred Places. London, New York: Berg. 2012., Meredith Marsh Ph.D. May 2013

Richard Wile And Livia Barbosa. Rice And Beans: A Unique Dish In A Hundred Places. London, New York: Berg. 2012., Meredith Marsh Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

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Mary Crawford. Sex Trafficking In South Asia: Telling Maya’S Story. London And New York: Routledge. 2010, Vinod Janardhanan May 2013

Mary Crawford. Sex Trafficking In South Asia: Telling Maya’S Story. London And New York: Routledge. 2010, Vinod Janardhanan

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

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Deprivation And Resistance: Environmental Crisis, Political Action, And Conflict Resolution In The Niger Delta Since The 1980s, David Aworawo Ph.D. May 2013

Deprivation And Resistance: Environmental Crisis, Political Action, And Conflict Resolution In The Niger Delta Since The 1980s, David Aworawo Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

The interlocking relationship between environmental degradation, poverty, and violent conflict has been a prominent theme contained within the literature on sustainable development and conflict resolution since the mid-twentieth century. While some analysts have argued that violence has not been limited to the poor and deprived, many have concluded from various studies that the devastation of the environment, poverty, and conflict are inextricably intertwined. This article examines this theme by analyzing the pattern of violence and nature of conflict resolution in the oil-producing enclave of the Niger Delta in the past three decades. A report of the United Nations Environment Programme …

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Esther Bloch, Marianne Keppens, And Rajaram Hedge. Rethinking Religion In India: The Colonial Construction Of Hinduism. London And New York: Routledge, 2010., Lavanya Vemsani Ph.D. May 2013

Esther Bloch, Marianne Keppens, And Rajaram Hedge. Rethinking Religion In India: The Colonial Construction Of Hinduism. London And New York: Routledge, 2010., Lavanya Vemsani Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

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Frederik Holst. Ethnicization And Identity Construction In Malaysia. Routledge Malaysian Studies Series. New York: Routledge. 2012., Joseph Stimpfl Ph.D. May 2013

Frederik Holst. Ethnicization And Identity Construction In Malaysia. Routledge Malaysian Studies Series. New York: Routledge. 2012., Joseph Stimpfl Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

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Rani D. Mullen. Decentralization, Local Governance, And Social Wellbeing In India. Do Local Governments Matter? New York: Routledge. 2012., Susanne Kranz Ph.D. May 2013

Rani D. Mullen. Decentralization, Local Governance, And Social Wellbeing In India. Do Local Governments Matter? New York: Routledge. 2012., Susanne Kranz Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

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Ian Copland, Ian Mabbett, Asim Roy, Kate Brittlebank, And Adam Bowles. A History Of State And Religion. New York: Routledge, 2012., Nick Abbott May 2013

Ian Copland, Ian Mabbett, Asim Roy, Kate Brittlebank, And Adam Bowles. A History Of State And Religion. New York: Routledge, 2012., Nick Abbott

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

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Mahendra Lawoti And Anup K. Pahari (Eds.) The Maoist Insurgency In Nepal: Revolution In The Twenty-First Century. New York: Routledge, 2010., Gyan Pradhan Ph.D. May 2013

Mahendra Lawoti And Anup K. Pahari (Eds.) The Maoist Insurgency In Nepal: Revolution In The Twenty-First Century. New York: Routledge, 2010., Gyan Pradhan Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

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Bu Liping, Darwin H. Stapleton, And Ka-Che Yip (Eds.) Science, Public Health And The State In Modern Asia. New York: Routledge. 2012., Sarah Mak May 2013

Bu Liping, Darwin H. Stapleton, And Ka-Che Yip (Eds.) Science, Public Health And The State In Modern Asia. New York: Routledge. 2012., Sarah Mak

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Comparison Of Two Nineteenth-Century Native American Cultures Through The Analysis Of Pottery, Aislinn Clements May 2013

Comparison Of Two Nineteenth-Century Native American Cultures Through The Analysis Of Pottery, Aislinn Clements

Anthropology Undergraduate Senior Theses

Fort Mims and Holy Ground are two contemporary nineteenth-century sites occupied by Native Americans on opposite sides of the Creek Indian War. Pottery assemblages from each site were gathered and compared to determine similarity. It was found that both sites continued to use traditional Native American pottery, but in different quantities. Fort Mims used less decorated, more utilitarian vessels, whereas Holy Ground continued to use more complicated vessels. The main difference in the two sites came from the amount of European-style pottery: Fort Mims had more than twice the amount of European than Native American pottery, but Holy Ground had …

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Sleeping, Napping And Staying Up: The Meanings Of Sleep Among College Students, Natasha Tate May 2013

Sleeping, Napping And Staying Up: The Meanings Of Sleep Among College Students, Natasha Tate

HIM 1990-2015

Throughout public discourse, sleep, despite being a physiological function and an important facet of an individual's health, is frequently utilized as a rhetorical device to comment on an individual's productivity within society. As Antje Richter (2003:34) explains, to consider someone early to rise yet late to bed is less a comment on their sleeping behavior and more an assessment of their dedication to their business. Too often productivity is conveyed as existing in the absence of sleep, an idea that has contributed to the association of sleep with laziness (Yi 2003:60) and a general misuse of time (Richter 2003:36). The …

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Biopiracy And Vaccines: Indonesia And The World Health Organization’S New Pandemic Influenza Plan, Shawn C. Smallman Ph.D. May 2013

Biopiracy And Vaccines: Indonesia And The World Health Organization’S New Pandemic Influenza Plan, Shawn C. Smallman Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Viral samples of avian influenza are essential to preparing pre-pandemic vaccines. In 2007, the conflicting interests of the developed and developing nations led Indonesia to briefly stop sharing viral samples. The result was a struggle in which the two blocs argued for different paradigms for viral sample sharing. The first paradigm, articulated by the developed world, depicted the issue as one of health security, in which international law mandated the sharing of viral samples. The second paradigm, advanced by the developing world, depicted viral sample sharing as a form of biopiracy, which violated countries’ sovereign control of their biological resources. …

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Anne Murphy (Ed.) Time, History And The Religious Imaginary In South Asia. London And New York: Routledge. 2011., Caleb Simmons May 2013

Anne Murphy (Ed.) Time, History And The Religious Imaginary In South Asia. London And New York: Routledge. 2011., Caleb Simmons

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

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French In Madagascar: A Colonial Language After Independence, Christopher Roehrer-Macgregor May 2013

French In Madagascar: A Colonial Language After Independence, Christopher Roehrer-Macgregor

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

The French first landed off the south-eastern coast of Madagascar in December of 1648. A little over two and a half centuries later they would land troops, marking the beginning of sixty years of colonization. The groundwork for government and education set during these years continues to the present day, including the use of the French language. In this study I look at the role of the French language in modern-day Madagascar. Using interviews from two major urban centers, I argue that French has a dualistic role, both as an opportunity for self-advancement for a select few, while also as …

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