Australian-Latin American Relations (eBook)

New Links in A Changing Global Landscape

E. Kath (Herausgeber)

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2016 | 1st ed. 2016
XV, 239 Seiten
Palgrave Macmillan US (Verlag)
978-1-137-50192-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This interdisciplinary book ventures into the new space of Australian-Latin American relations, exploring multiple dimensions of this rapidly changing landscape within a global context. Until recently, Australia and Latin America were considered irrelevant to one another. The prevailing perception in Australia had been that Latin America was too remote, disconnected, and politically irrelevant to warrant serious scholarly or public attention. In recent years, this perception has rapidly changed, with Australian universities seeking to attract Latin American students, new diplomatic relations emerging, investment in mining and other business sectors expanding, and a growing fascination in Australia with Latin American food, music, dance and other forms of popular culture. These rapid developments can only properly be understood within the context of broader global transformations underway, including shifts in power relations between the 'Global North' and 'Global South', the rise of key Latin American economies, major technological developments, and ever-increasing global interconnectivity.   

Elizabeth Kath is a Lecturer at the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, Australia. She has a political science background and now works within the interdisciplinary field of global studies. Her work, reflecting a long-standing regional interest in Latin America and the Caribbean, has appeared in numerous journal articles, international conferences and books, including Social Relations and the Cuban Health Miracle (2010), The SAGE Handbook of Globalization (2014), and Narratives of Globalization: Reflections on the Global Condition (2015).   

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Until recently, Australia and Latin America were considered irrelevant to one another. The prevailing perception in Australia had been that Latin America was too remote, disconnected, and politically irrelevant to warrant serious scholarly or public attention. In recent years, this perception has rapidly changed, with Australian universities seeking to attract Latin American students, new diplomatic relations emerging, investment in mining and other business sectors expanding, and a growing fascination in Australia with Latin American food, music, dance and other forms of popular culture. These rapid developments can only properly be understood within the context of broader global transformations underway, including shifts in power relations between the 'Global North' and 'Global South', the rise of key Latin American economies, major technological developments, and ever-increasing global interconnectivity. This pioneering interdisciplinary book ventures into the new space of Australian-Latin American relations, exploring multiple dimensions of the rapidly changing landscape within a global context.

Inhalt

   PrefacePaul JamesChapter 1: Australia and Latin America in a Global Era Elizabeth KathChapter 2: A Tale of Two Waves: Latin American Migration to AustraliaRaul Sanchez Urribarri, John Sinclair, Mara Favoretto, Elizabeth Kath, Vicente Perez de Leon, & Annie FergussonChapter 3: From ‘Latin Americans’ to Country-based Distinctions: A Case Study of the Migratory Motivations and Adaptation Experiences of Mexicans in Australia'. M. Laura Vazquez MaggioChapter 4: The ‘Tequila Effect’ or ‘How the Taco Won Australia’: The Appropriation of Mexican and Latin American Culture in Australia. Barry Carr and John SinclairChapter 5: Towards a Hybrid Latin American-Australian Music Scene Mara FavorettoChapter 6: Rediscovering El Dorado: Past and Future Trade Relations with Latin America.Alexis S. Esposto and John FienChapter 7: Australia and Brazil: Common Experiences of the China Challenge Adrian H. HearnChapter 8: The Changing Nature of Australian-Latin American Trade Relations in Educational Services Angel CalderonChapter 9: The Magic of Big Science in Forging Collaborative Relationships: Australia, Latin America and the Australian Synchrotron Initiative. Victor Del Rio 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.6.2016
• Zusatzinfo: XV, 239 p.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Asia-Pacific • Australasia • Australia • Australia-Latin America • Big Science • Brazil • Cultural Studies • Culture • Diaspora • Globalisation • globality • Globalization • Global Studies • Innovation • International education • Latin America • Latin American diaspora • Mexico • Migration • south-south • Trade • Trade Relations • Transformation
• ISBN-10: 1-137-50192-8 / 1137501928
• ISBN-13: 978-1-137-50192-9 / 9781137501929