 The Venezuela Reader
The Building of a People's Democracy
Edited by Olivia Burlingame Goumbri
"The depth of analysis found in 'The Venezuela Reader' makes this a unique collection of invaluable material for anyone seeking to understand the emergence of President Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian project in Venezuela. Countering right-wing propaganda and outrageous distortions, 'The Venezuela Reader' offers an arsenal of information in order to appreciate the tensions, movements and challenges facing contemporary Venezuela." - Bill Fletcher Jr., President of TransAfrica Forum. Topics include: Women's Rights, Judicial Reform, Land Reform, Indigenous Rights, Afro-Venezuelan Politics, the Media, U.S. Intervention and the Failed Coup, and much more!
 Haiti Human Rights Investigation
November 11-21, 2004
by Thomas M. Griffin, Esq.
As the most comprehensive and truthful report to date on Haiti this report serves as a great resource for academics, students, and policy makers alike! This report documents the human rights investigation led by Thomas M. Griffin, Esq. in November of 2004. While in Haiti the delegation met with businessmen, grassroots leaders, gang members, victims of human rights violations, lawyers, human rights groups, and police and officials from the UN and the Haitian and U.S. governments, and conducted observations in poor neighborhoods, police stations, prisons, hospitals, and the state morgue. This report presents an objective and clear analysis of the human rights situation in present day Haiti. The varied actors involved in the current violence are also highlighted presenting many different perspectives including those of the economically powerful, the military, victims of torture, human rights monitors, and legal experts. The report concludes that many Haitians, especially those living in poor neighborhoods, now struggle against inhuman horror.
Cuba: Neither Heaven Nor Hell
by Maria Lopez Vigil
"This book is a key ring. Its seven keys are
not for getting into paradise or hell, but rather for entering the very
earthly reality of Cuba. At forty years of age, the revolution is not
the dream that some believe it to be, nor is it the nightmare that others
invent. Maria opens the way towards an understanding of one of the most
dazzling human adventures of the 20th century. - Eduardo Galeano,
author of The Open Veins of Latin America
"A glorious panorama of contemporary Cuban life
and politics. Maria Lopez Vigil portrays Cuba with all its marvelous
contradictions and fascinating paradoxes, and Cubans with their unforgettable
energy and crazy brilliance. A must read." - Peter Rosset, Food
First/The Institute for Food and Development Policy
EPICA . 1999 . 296 pages . Photos . $15.95 •
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 The Caribbean
Survival, Struggle and Sovereignty
by Catherine Sunshine
"Few stones are left unturned in this study, which
includes overviews of individual countries, alliances, and a hard look
at the region's historic fragmentation. It also examines bridge- building
efforts among diverse sectors, seen in women's and rural workers' organizations,
among development workers, and in the churches."
- Latinamerica Press
"The best single introductory source published on the topic in
the last decade." - Manning Marable
EPICA • 1988, 1994, 1996 • 255 pages •
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Moving North
Caribbean Migration to the United
States
By Catherine A. Sunshine & Keith Warner
Moving North presents the voices of real people from many
walks of life, illuminating the historic ties between the Caribbean
and the United States and the diverse reasons that Caribbean people
have come north.
EPICA/NECA . 1998 . 237 pages . Photos
. $17.95 .
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 Caribbean
Connections
Overview of Regional History
A primer on the Caribbbean
By Catherine A. Sunshine and Deborah Menkart
"This book's reading and activities invite students
to explore Caribbean history from the inside. It joins the personal
and social to tell a powerful story. I wish I'd had this when
I started teaching."
-William Bigelow
Social Studies teacher, Portland Public High Schools.
Overview * EPICA/NECA * 1991 * 180 pages * Photos * $15*
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