... transwar democracy economic rebuilding world design Olympics ...

... By way of conclusion, this final chapter addresses how design practices forged in the distinct sociopolitical climate of the prewar and wartime eras were transformed or continued to suit needs of postwar democracy and economic rebuilding. Transwar design is a framework that will have far...

... This chapter discusses contemporary social, economic, and political instability in Barrancabermeja, where the war continues by other means. It explores how the dirty war produced an unstable social “order” that rested on a foundation of disorder in which radical uncertainty and continuing...

... their childhood must be reconciled with the habitus adopted while living in the United States. The neighborhoods where balikbayans invest, rebuild, and resettle are often unremarkable, in contrast to the “remittance landscapes” transformed by money sent home by transnational migrants. Balikbayans remake...

...Zimbabwe This chapter opens the Zimbabwe portion of the book. Amid the messy aftermath of a bloody war, Mapfumo works to rebuild his band and his reputation. He produces songs of celebration, laced with stern warnings to those who would disrupt the progress of the new nation. The chapter...