Disease in the History of Modern Latin America: From Malaria to AIDS. Edited by Diego Armus. Durham: Duke University Press. 2003. Pp. viii, 326. Cloth $64.95, paper $21.95.

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-138
Author(s):  
Steven Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
History Of ◽  
Duke University ◽  
Modern Latin America

The Battle Has Already Begun

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Erika Helgen
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Religious Pluralism ◽  
Church And State ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Religious Competition ◽  
History Of ◽  
Os Sertoes ◽  
Brazilian Northeast ◽  
Modern Latin America

This chapter provides a background on Catholic–Protestant relations in the Brazilian Northeast. It talks about how the Brazilian Northeast became famous as a place of economic backwardness, political feuds, crippling droughts, popular unrest, and, religious fanaticism following the publication of Euclides da Cunha's Os sertões in 1902. It also looks into da Cunha's account of the Brazilian military's confrontation and eventual destruction of the allegedly fanatical millenarian community of Canudos, which made regional and national elites continuously fearful of the violent potential of northeastern religiosity. The chapter suggests a new religious history of modern Latin America that puts religious pluralism at the center rather than at the margins of historical analysis. It seeks to understand the ways in which religious competition and conflict redefined traditional relationships between church and state, lay and clergy, popular and official religion, and local and national interests.

Science and Technology in Modern Latin America

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Ragas
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Environmental History ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
The United States ◽  
Agricultural Technologies ◽  
Scientific Communities ◽  
History Of ◽  
Scholarly Networks ◽  
Modern Latin America

Science and technology are witnessing an auspicious moment in Latin America. Once associated exclusively with dictatorships, economic turmoil, and social unrest, the region is becoming an important technological hub according to the media and specialized magazines. Among the explanations for this “techno-scientific moment” is that scientific communities are expanding scholarly networks to communicate their findings in other languages, applying to external funding, pressing for more national funding, and carving a niche in the competitive scenario of journals and collaborative projects. A geopolitical shift has also contributed to this surge. For instance, the end of the embargo era promises a new epoch of cooperation between scholars in Cuba and the United States, something that we could only have imagined until a few years ago. As this occurs on the surface, scholars and resources keep flowing in multiple directions, strengthening less visible networks that serve as platforms for the next stages of creativity and innovation in the region. Techno-scientific communities are trying to find their own niches based on their own backgrounds by developing nascent areas and training future experts. New journals such as Tapuya: Latin America Science, Technology and Society and the visibility of minorities and vulnerable populations represent a good sign. It is also a good sign that science and technology in Latin America are no longer confined to laboratories and campuses. They are now part of the public debate in social media and the streets, where citizens and scientists engage in discussions on how governments should support scientists and knowledge as engines of development and democracy. To highlight the research on science and technology developed by scholars in and of Latin America, this bibliography offers a comprehensive compilation of references published in the last forty years. I have considered science and technology in a broader spectrum, suggesting studies that use the Science and Technology Studies (STS) approach even indirectly. Therefore, this bibliography compiles references extracted from books, edited volumes, journals, dissertations, newspapers, and websites. The references cover a chronological arch from the wars of Independence to the present published in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. Due to the flexible and expansive nature of the STS field, which can also include the study of the environment and history of medicine, I have focused on areas that have not been covered by previous bibliographical essays. I encourage readers to complement this essay with other essays already published by Oxford Bibliographies: “Agricultural Technologies,” “Environmental History,” and “History of Health and Disease in Modern Latin America.”

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