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Blood into Water: A Case of Social Justice is a novel that weaves together the past and the present, from Mayan legends to contemporary stories of corporate greed. The story follows a mother and son, Sofía and Miguel Rodríguez, as they team with reporter Caleb Barthes to uncover a corporate scheme of exploitation. Barthes is sent to Nicaragua on an investigative assignment to look into water privatization plans. He learns far more than he expects about the environmental, political, and cultural issues surrounding ‘water.’ Perhaps more importantly, he learns about postcolonial exploitation and his own complicity, as well as the loss that can follow, not only for himself, but others. This novel, inspired by the Bolivian Water Wars, offers students a creative text dealing with an environmental issue that leads to a social movement. Anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, rhetoricians, sociologists, psychologists, political scientists, as well as scholars of business, organizational communication, interpersonal communication, cultural studies and environmental studies will easily find a place in the curriculum for this novel. It is both a stand-alone novel and a sequel to the popular novel, Zombie Seed and the Butterfly Blues: A Case of Social Justice.

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Author:   R. P. Clair
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   38
Weight:   0.725kg
ISBN:  

9789004446243

ISBN 10:   9004446249
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   12 November 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Prelude Part 1: Nicaragua: The Land of Fire and Water Chapter 1: Miguel and Sofia Chapter 2: Caleb Chapter 3: Miguel Meets Caleb Chapter 4: Nicaraguan Transportation Chapter 5: The Market Chapter 6: The Motel Chapter 7: The Presidential Suite Chapter 8: Caleb, Sofia and Miguel Part 2: An Ancient Story: The Adventures of the Noble Lady Ikoom Chapter 9: Ikoom and Kut'l Part 3: Caleb and Miguel Chapter 10: Sofia and Caleb Chapter 11: Caleb and the Family Chapter 12: Professor Lopez Chapter 13: El Barrio Chapter 14: A Mother's Care Chapter 15: A Promise Chapter 16: Miguel's Family Chapter 17: Caleb, Sofia, and the Rain Chapter 18: Adventures of Caleb and Miguel Part 4: The Here and Now, Then and There of Narrative Chapter 19: Delta Chapter 20: Distraction Chapter 21: Delta and Mona Chapter 22: Mona Chapter 23: Abigail Chapter 24: Delta and Belize Chapter 25: Mountain to Market-San Ignacio Chapter 26: Garifuna to the Warnings of Guatemala Chapter 27: The Guatemalan Border Chapter 28: Tikal Chapter 29: Temple IV Part 5: An Interlude: The Lady Ikoom Chapter 30: Ikoom and Chen Ku Chapter 31: Ikoom and the Island of Women Chapter 32: Lesson One of the Island of Women Chapter 33: Lesson Two of the Island of Women Chapter 34: Lesson Three from the Island of Women Part 6: Water-Azteca Corporation Chapter 35: Robert Madera Chapter 36: Madera Meets with Jackson Chapter 37: Valeria's Gold Earring Chapter 38: Madera and Chambers Part 7: The Lady Ikoom and the Labyrinth of Doom Chapter 39: Labyrinth of Doom Part 8: Madera's Plan Chapter 40: Madera Arrives Chapter 41: Questions Part 9: Pirates Chapter 42: Gun Point Chapter 43: Captive and Captor, More Than One Story Chapter 44: A Termination Plan Chapter 45: Delta at the Edge of a Dig Chapter 46: Preparations Chapter 47: Miguel and Caleb's Broken Promise Chapter 48: Delta Explores a Cave Chapter 49: Madera's Business' Front Door Chapter 50: Desperation Chapter 51: Delta Returns to the Forest Mother Chapter 52: Mona's Arrival Chapter 53: Recovering Caleb Chapter 54: A Different Kind of Funeral Part 10: The Epilogues Chapter 55: Chaac Cried Chapter 56: Caleb's Story Chapter 57: A Long Sip of Tea Chapter 58: From Forest Mother to Wind Mother Chapter 59: Life Is Often Sad Facts About the Author

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R. P. Clair, Ph.D. (1990), Professor, Purdue University, is an award-winning teacher and researcher. She has written multiple articles, books, and book chapters. She is the author of Zombie Seed and the Butterfly Blues (Sense, 2013), a best-selling novel about environmental issues.

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