Descript |
xxi, 633 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Edition |
4th ed. |
Contents |
1. An introduction to twenty-first century Latin America -- 2. Early history -- 3. Democracy, dictators, and Tío Sam: a historical overview from independence to the present day -- 4. The other Americans -- 5. Society, family, and gender -- 6. Religion in Latin America -- 7. The political economy of Latin America -- 8. Democracy and authoritarianism: Latin American political culture -- 9. Politics, power, institutions, and actors -- 10. Struggling for change: revolution, social and political movements in Latin America -- 11. U.S.-Latin American relations -- 12. Guatemala / Susanne Jonas -- 13. Mexico / Nora Hamilton -- 14. Cuba / Gary Prevost -- 15. Brazil / Wilber Albert Chaffee -- 16. Argentina / Aldo C. Vacs -- 17. Chile / Eduardo Silva -- 18. Venezuela / Daniel Hellinger -- 19. Colombia / John C. Dugas -- 20. Nicaragua / Gary Prevost and Harry E. Vanden -- 21. Bolivia / Waltraud Q. Morales -- Appendix 1: Presidential elections -- Appendix 2: Recent Legislative elections. |
ISBN |
9780199797141 |
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0199797145 |
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