Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Latin America and the Zombie Factor

[1] Drezner, Daniel W. Theories of International Politics and Zombies. Princeton University Press. January 2011. Available <  http://www.amazon.com/Theories-International-Politics-Zombies-Drezner/dp/0691147833 >
[2] Saideman, Steve. “Game of Thrones and IR Theory.” Saideman’s Semi-Spew. Blog Post. June 23, 2011.  Available <   http://saideman.blogspot.com/2011/06/game-of-thrones-and-ir-theory.html >
[3] Rosenberg, Alyssa. “Realpolitik in a Fantasy World.” Foreign Policy. July 18, 2011. Available <  http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/07/18/realpolitik_in_a_fantasy_world >
[4] We will not go into the historical origins of the term zombie, as related to the voodoo tradition imported from Africa to Haiti and how the belief was exported to movies. For a good anthropological study, see: Bishop, Kyle. “Raising the Dead.” Journal of Popular Film & Television. 33/4. 2006. P. 196-205.
[5] Partlow, Joshua. Mexican Schools shut as epidemic hits ‘critical’ point.” The Washington Post. April 28, 2009. Available <  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/27/AR2009042702017.html >
[6] Roberts, Michelle. “Haiti cholera ‘far worse than expected,’ experts fear.” BBC. March 15, 2011. Available < http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12744929 >
[7] Gaestel, Amy. “Haiti again caught in cholera’s grip.” Los Angeles Times. July 24, 2011. Available <http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-haiti-cholera-20110724,0,4930249.story >
[8] Tickner, Joel & Gouveia-Vigeant. “The 1991 Cholera Epidemic in Peru: Not a case of Precaution gone awry.” Risk Analysis. Vol. 25, No. 3. June 2005. P. 495-502. Available <     http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=943104 >
[9] Cesium Radiation Dispersal in Goiania, Brazil. Biot Report #234. July 7, 2005. Available <   http://www.semp.us/publications/biot_reader.php?BiotID=234 >
[10] Wilson, Cherry. “Puyehue volcano in Chile erupts, prompting mass evacuation.” The Guardian (UK). June 5, 2011.  Available <  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/05/puyehue-volcano-chile-erupts-evacuation

[11] “Volcano prompts Peru evacuation.” BBC.co.uk. April 23, 2006. Available <  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4935568.stm >
[12] “In the eye of the storm: Disaster Management Lessons from Cuba.” Medic Review: Health and Medical News of Cuba. 2005. Available <
http://www.medicc.org/resources/documents/medicc-review-disaster-management.pdf >
[13] Garces, Raul O. “Former Uruguayan dictator Juan Maria Bordaberry dies.” Washington Post. July 18, 2011. Available <   http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/former-uruguayan-dictator-juan-maria-bordaberry-dies/2011/07/17/gIQAX54RKI_story.html >
[14] Wiarda, Howard J. & Collins, Hillary. “Constitutional Coups? Military Interventions in Latin America.” Center for Strategic and International Studies. Americas Program. June 2011. Available <   http://csis.org/files/publication/110627_Wiarda_ConstitutionalCoups_Web.pdf >
[15] Wiarda, J. & Collins. “Constitutional Coups?” Center for Strategic and International Studies. P. 3.
[16] Wiarda, J. & Collins,. “Constitutional Coups? Center for Strategic and International Studies. P. 3.
[17] Briceno, Ana. “Crece el Mercado negro de armas.” Peru 21. June 18, 2011. Available <   http://peru21.pe/noticia/787156/crece-mercado-negro-armas-lima > Also see: Cegarra Mantilla, Ernesto. “Informe: La amenaza del ilegal mercado de las armas del fuego en el pais.” El Comercio (Peru). April 18, 2008. Available <   http://elcomercio.pe/ediciononline/html/2008-04-10/informe-amenaza-ilegal-mercado-armas-fuego-pais.html >
[18] Castillo, Eduardo.“Mexican soldiers seize huge cartel weapons cache.”Associated Press. The China Post. June 5, 2011. Available <  http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2011/06/05/305018/Mexican-soldiers.htm >
[19] Cave, Damien. “Monster trucks on the road, from gangs in Mexico.” New York Times. Americas. June 7, 2011. Available <  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/world/americas/08mexico.html?_r=1 >
[20] Riley, Brendan. “The E-Zombies:   Zombies in the Digital Age.” In Boluk, Stephanie & Lenz, Wylie (eds). Generation Dead: Essays on the Living Dead in Modern Culture.         McFarland. June 2011.
[21] “Mexico drug gangs hires ‘pretty’ hit women in new strategy to surprise enemies.” Telegraph. August 18, 2010. Available <  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/mexico/7951176/Mexican-drug-gang-hires-pretty-hit-women-in-new-strategy-to-surprise-enemies.html >
[22] Alexander, Harriet. “Mexico drug wars: El Ponchis, 14-year old assassin, admits to four gruesome murders.” Telegraph. December 4, 2010. Available <   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/mexico/8181216/Mexico-drug-wars-El-Ponchis-14-year-old-assassin-admits-to-four-gruesome-murders.html >
[23] “Mexico: detienen a nina de 13 anos perteniciente al clan de los Zetas.” El Comercio (Peru). From El Universal (Mexico). August 8, 2011. Available < http://elcomercio.pe/mundo/1001248/noticia-mexico-detienen-nina-13-anos-perteneciente-al-clan-zetas >
[24] Glusing, Jens. “Child Soldiers in the Drug Wars – Violence in Rio de Janeiro.” Spiegel. March 2, 2007. Available <   http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,469510,00.html >
[25] “Callao: bandas juveniles tras la violencia.” Peru21. July 2, 2010. Available <   http://peru21.pe/noticia/504161/callao-bandas-juveniles-detras-violencia >
[26] “Guatemala attributes massacre to Zetas, declares state of emergency.” Latino Fox News. May 17, 2011. Available <  http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/05/17/guatemalan-massacre-possibly-carried-zetas-forces-state-emergency/ >
[27] “Abren narcos ruta a la ‘Santa Muerte.’” El Porvenir (Mexico). October 24, 2007. Available <  http://www.elporvenir.com.mx/notas.asp?nota_id=168471 >
[28] Wood, Robyn. “Fresh Meat.” Film Comment. January-February 2008. P. 29.
[29] Riley, Brendan. “The E-Zombies:   Zombies in the Digital Age.” In Boluk, Stephanie & Lenz, Wylie (eds). Generation Dead: Essays on the Living Dead in Modern Culture.         McFarland. June 2011.

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