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No Boundaries

Transnational Latino Gangs and American Law Enforcement

By Tom Diaz
Foreword by Chris Swecker
Subjects: Political Science, Criminology, Law, Criminology, American Studies, Cultural Studies, Latin American Studies, Race and Ethnicity

An alarming report on Latino crime gangs and the efforts of U.S. law enforcement to contain them

Upholding Justice

Society, State, and the Penal System in Quito (1650-1750)

By Tamar Herzog
Subjects: Latin American Studies, Law
Series: History, Languages, and Cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese Worlds

Explores the close relationship between judicial institutions and the social fabric of early modern Quito

Legalizing Moves

Salvadoran Immigrants' Struggle for U.S. Residency

By (photographer) Susan Bibler Coutin
Subjects: Anthropology, Law, Latin American Studies, Sociology

Examines the transnational implications of immigrants' legalization efforts

Titles, Conflict, and Land Use

The Development of Property Rights and Land Reform on the Brazilian Amazon Frontier

By Lee J. Alston, Gary D. Libecap, and Bernardo Mueller
Subjects: Economics, Latin American Studies, Law, Political Science
Series: Economics, Cognition, and Society

Describes conflicts over land use on the Brazilian frontier and analyzes the evolution of property rights from an institutional perspective

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