Ecclesial opposition to nonferrous mining in Guatemala: Neoliberalism meets the church of the poor in a shattered society

Canadian Geographer

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-164

  Holden, William N ^a   Jacobson, R Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Guatemala; Liberation theology; Mining; Neoliberalism; Political ecology

Indexed keywords

CATHOLICISM; CIVIL WAR; MINING INDUSTRY; NEOLIBERALISM;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 66449127424     PISSN: 00083658     EISSN: 15410064     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0064.2009.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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