In Review
The Economics of Interdependence: Mexico and the United States edited by William Glade and Cassio Luiselli, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California, San Diego, 1989, 183...
...Its two North American protagonists-Charlie, a consultant for a U.S...
...Norton, 1991, 281 pp., $19.95 (cloth...
...The Economics of Interdependence: Mexico and the United States edited by William Glade and Cassio Luiselli, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California, San Diego, 1989, 183 pp., $16 (paper...
...The authors are clearly well-informed, their articles replete with data, and, given the nature of the audience, the presentation is surprisingly straightforward...
...20005), 1991, 28 min., $25 (VHS purchase...
...of Texas Press, 289 pp., $24.95 (cloth), $12.95 (paper...
...A wellargued, thoughtful book by a trained observer...
...A fast-paced adventure set in an unnamed Central American country in the 1980s, Closer to Houston is part romance novel and part political commentary...
...A well-done, engaging look at the 1983 U.S...
...After a trip to into the mountains to interview guerrillas of the "National Liberation Front," they find themselves embroiled in a drama they scarcely understand...
...In this work he broadens his focus to examine overall development policy, pinpointing the successes and failures of the Mexican miracle and the crisis it engendered...
...Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the new president of Haiti and a long-time outspoken representative of the Ti Legliz, the progressive wing of the Catholic Church in Haiti, demands economic justice and liberation from the military regimes of the past...
...Feeding the Crisis: U.S...
...officials are among those interviewed...
...Above all, the film documents the community's undaunted determination to survive...
...In this book, Aristide gives a personal narrative of his experiences, which include six attempts on his life and the burning down of his church, as well as an eloquent message of hope and courage...
...Although the video's introduction seems to date the piece a bit by tying it to the Gulf war, the serious questions it raises remain pertinent...
...He argues convincingly that latent productive potential in traditional agriculture and consumer goods industry is vital for national development...
...of Nebraska Press, 1990, 275 pp., $12.95 (paper...
...Closer to Houston by Richard Fagen, John Daniel and Company, 1990, 160 pp., $8.95 (paper...
...Part detective story, part political documentary, part moral tale, this film is a testament to the power of religious commitment...
...Former Grenadian and U.S...
...Personal and political, brutal and beautiful, these stories are a joy...
...This book provides a facinating look at the emergence of a new "transfrontier metropolis" along the world's most populous border region...
...Todos Santos: The Survivors a film by Olivia Carrescia, distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 1989, 58 minutes, color, $895 (16mm), $450 (video), $125 (rental/16mm...
...A ground-breaking look at one of the U.S...
...In the Parish of the Poor: Writings From Haiti by Jean-Bertrand Aristide, translated by Amy Wilentz, Orbis Books, 1991, 112 pp., $10.95 (paper...
...Villagers recount with surprising frankness the attempts by guerrillas to recruit them, the brutal repression at the hands of the military that followed, and how they have sought to retain their integrity under continuing military threat...
...invasion of Grenada, offering a wealth of information in less than half an hour...
...The essays that make up this fine collection-two on macroeconomic trends and five on patterns in the binational relationship-were prepared for the Bilateral Commission on the Future of United States-Mexican Relations, a liberal group of establishment notables from both sides of the border who gather information useful for policy-making in both countries...
...The author of Memory of Fire and The Open Veins of Latin America now regales us with vignettes from his life and the lives of his friends...
...On the U.S.-Mexico border, businesses, families and politics are often entwined as tightly as the chain-linked fence which attempts to keep them apart...
...Cedric Belfrage's rendering of the Spanish original, his final work before his death last year, is simply marvelous...
...In this meticulously researched expos, the authors show how U.S...
...Anthropologist Olivia Carrescia, who has chronicled life in Todos Santos since the late 1970s, examines the aftermath of the war which traumatized and devastated much of the country...
...Food Aid and Farm Policy in Central America by Rachel Garst and Tom Barry, Univ...
...The Book of Embraces by Eduardo Galeano, translated by Cedric Belfrage, W.W...
...The accompanying surreal illustrations and collages attest to Galeano's artistic skill...
...Grenada Revisited: Lessons for Today, a video by the Center for Defense Information (1500 Mass...
...In this haunting film, the villagers of the highland Guatemalan town of Todos Santos Cuchumatdn break the wall of silence that surrounds the oppression of Mayan peoples...
...The brutal slaying of six priests, their housekeeper and her daughter on November 16, 1989 shook El Salvador and the United States...
...food aid not only bolsters counterinsurgency programs in Central America, but is dramatically-and with little scrutiny-altering consumption patterns and agricultural policies throughout the isthmus...
...Economist David Barkin has followed developments in the Mexican countryside for decades...
...This film gives us a wrenching visual depiction of the crime, delves into the motives of the killers, and offers a moving portrait of the victims' lives...
...Distorted Development: Mexico in the World Economy by David Barkin, Westview Press, 1990, 162 pp., $25 (paper...
...His sharp critique of stabilization policy and the opening of Mexico to the world economy is complemented by a proposed alternative development strategy to benefit all sectors of society...
...aid agency, and Michelle, a foreign correspondent-are motivated at first by curiosity and a sense of adventure...
...A Question of Conscience: The murder of the Jesuit Priests in El Salvador, a film by Ilan Ziv, Icarus/Tazmouz Media, 1990, 43 minutes, color, $325 (sale), $75 (rental...
...Where North Meets South: Cities, Space and Politics on the United States-Mexican Border by Lawrence A. Herzog, Univ...
...Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C...
...government's most insidious foreign policy tools...
Vol. 24 • May 1991 • No. 6
