We Have Never Been Human: Or Why We Have Always Been Something Else - Softcover

De Dios Vázquez, Juan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1041036701 ISBN 13: 9781041036708

Verlag: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2025

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We Have Never Been Human boldly reimagines what it means to be human, challenging the traditional notions that bind our identity to biology and culture. From ancient mythologies to modern technologies, this book reveals a dynamic, ever-evolving human identity shaped by external forces and technological advancements.

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Juan de Dios Vázquez holds a Doctorate and Master's degree in Latin American
Studies from Harvard University, a Master's degree in Critical Theory from the
University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor's degree in Political Communication from
Temple University. He is a recipient of the National Prize from the Mexican Committee
of Historical Sciences (2013) and co-founded the first Latin American Film Festival at
New York University. For five consecutive years, he was honored with the Derek Bok
Award for Excellence in Teaching as a lecturer at Harvard University, and has also
taught as an Assistant Professor at New York University and as a lecturer at the
University of Pennsylvania.

Juan de Dios is also the author of several academic publications, a weekly columnist,
and the host of the program El Vecino Incómodo, where he interviews prominent
politicians, artists, and intellectuals on pressing global issues.
In the public sector, he served as Minister at the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C.,
representing Mexico before the World Customs Organization (OMA) and acting as
Permanent Secretary of the Multilateral Agreement on Customs in Latin America,
Spain, and Portugal (COMALEP). He also served as a customs liaison to key high-level
dialogues between Mexico and the United States, including GANSEG, CEO Dialogue,
DEAN, and DANS.

Previously, he was Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection,
Alfonso Durazo, Head of the Institutional Planning and Evaluation Unit, and
Spokesperson for the department. During his tenure, he played a key role in
establishing the SSPC and the National Guard, directing strategic programs focused
on security and facilitation.

As Director-General of Customs and International Affairs, he strengthened Mexico's
global trade relations, achieving technical consolidation of six bilateral customs
cooperation agreements and advancing negotiations on 30 similar agreements. His
leadership also saw the implementation of programs to promote Green Customs,
protect cultural heritage, and support micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1041036701
• ISBN 13: 9781041036708
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 214
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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