The Americas and the New World Order

Selected Essays on Latin America and Global Politics

Edited By: Joshua Hyles

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Written by leading experts and new scholars, this collection of essays portrays the Americas' place in the world. Spanning the Colonial Era to the present, it explores vital issues like migration, crime, economics, and relations between Asia and the Americas.

This collection of essays includes papers presented at the 22nd annual Eugene Scassa Mock OAS Conference, an inter-collegiate competition and prestigious academic conference focused on…

This collection of essays includes papers presented at the 22nd annual Eugene Scassa Mock OAS Conference, an inter-collegiate competition and prestigious academic conference focused on inter-American political systems and the politics, history, and culture of the Americas. The volume includes sections on cultural perceptions and soft power in the Americas, migration and immigration, crime and terrorism, commodities and economic partnerships in the Americas and beyond, and relations and impacts between Asia and the Americas. Running the historical gamut from the Colonial Era into the present day, and written by recognized authorities in their fields and promising new scholars alike, the collection presents a wide assortment of viewpoints and research backgrounds to portray the Americas and its historic, present, and future place in the ever-changing world order.

Joshua Hyles, holds an MA in History from Baylor University, USA, as well as separate Bachelors of Arts and Sciences in Archaeology, History, and Classical Languages. He serves as the Executive Program Director of the Eugene Scassa Mock OAS Program, an intercollegiate academic conference and competition involving undergraduate, graduate, and law school students from across the USA, Mexico, and the Caribbean. He has written short works for multiple publishers in the fields of colonial history, Latin American studies, and political Science, and has served as chief editor for the anthologies Inter-American Relations: Past, Present, and Future Trends and The Cultural Fabric of the Americas. His most recent book, Guiana and the Shadows of Empire, a study of the colonial legacies of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, has been recognized internationally as a valuable contribution to the overall study of that region of South America.