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• Urban cowboys: an examination of gaúcho identity formation in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 

  Sauls, James D (2015-04-30)

  This piece investigates the historical, economic, and social development of South America’s cowboy, the gaúcho. Situated in southern Brazil, it tracks the emergence of a particular rural way of life and the subsequent ...

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• Leveraging bargaining power under patriarchy: the economic development of post-revolutionary Cuban women 

  Ernst, Kathleen M (2015-04-30)

  This socio-historical investigation discusses education as a key contributor to women’s development in Cuba since 1959 all the while operating under a well-entrenched patriarchal backdrop. Economic indicators through labor ...

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• Social sustainability and mobility in Curitiba: bus rapid transit in the "green city" of Brazil 

  Bonicelli, Elena (2015-04-30)

  This project is an analysis of the policies, plans and programs implemented in the city of Curitiba, Brazil, in the field of public transportation and urban planning. My conclusions have instructive relevance for urban ...

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• Peru's "Gastronomic Boom": critical perspectives on elite gastronomy and social food justice 

  Bohardt, Meghan (2014-09-16)

  This thesis is a critical reflection on the contemporary phenomenon of the “Gastronomic Boom” in Peru—a seemingly sudden surge in interest, development, marketing, and exportation of gourmet Peruvian cuisine. I examine ...

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• Unity, diversity, and resistance: The fight for maíz criollo in southern México 

  Rosen, Jenica (2014-05-30)

  México is the world’s point of origin for corn, with thousands of different varieties all sprouting from one common ancestor, teosinte. It is due to this culturally rich and biologically diverse history of corn in México ...

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