Latin America : its problems and its promise : a multidisciplinary introduction /

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Now in a fifth edition, Latin America has been updated to reflect the region's growing optimism as economies stabilize, trade diversifies, and political systems become more participatory. This multidisciplinary survey of Latin American history, politics, and society features invited contributio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Black, Jan Knippers, 1940- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Perseus Books Group, 2010.
Temas:
Economic history
Politics and government
Social conditions
Latin America.
Latin America > History.
Latin America > Politics and government.
Latin America > Economic conditions.
Latin America > Social conditions.
Amérique latine.
Amérique latine > Histoire.
Amérique latine > Politique et gouvernement.
Amérique latine > Conditions économiques.
Amérique latine > Conditions sociales.
Latin America
Latinamerika.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Latin America leading the learning curve / Jan Knippers Black
  • Landscape and settlement patterns / Alfonso Gonzalez
  • The Indian populations of Latin America / Karl H. Schwerin
  • Harmonizing and disharmonizing human and natural environments / David Stea and G. Shane Lewis
  • Colonial Latin America / Peter Bakewell
  • Latin America since independence : an overview / Michael Conniff
  • Latin America economies restructure, again / William P. Glade
  • Social structure and change in Latin America / Henry Veltmeyer and James Petras
  • Strategies and trends in Latin American activism / Wendy Muse Sinek
  • Participation and political process : the collapsible pyramid / Jan Knippers Black
  • Women and Latin American politics : participation, citizenship, and democracy / Jane S. Jaquette
  • Globalization, insecurity, and crisis in the Americas / Jorge Nef
  • International relations in Latin America : conflict and cooperation / James Lee Ray
  • The United States and Latin America : into a new era / Wayne S. Smith
  • Mexico : a revolution laid to rest? / Fred R. Harris and Martin C. Needler
  • Central America : from revolution to "low-intensity democracies" / Thomas W. Walker and Christine J. Wade
  • Panama and the canal / Steve C. Ropp
  • The Cuban revolution / Nelson P. Valdés
  • The Caribbean : the structure of modern-conservative societies / Anthony P. Maingot
  • Colombia's split-level realities / Jan Knippers Black with William H. Godnick
  • Venezuela : the challenge to a "model democracy" / Steve Ellner
  • Ecuador : political turmoil, social mobilization, and a turn toward the left / Pablo Andrade A. and Liisa L. North
  • Peru : precarious democracy amid dependent development in a divided nation / Cynthia McClintock
  • Bolivia : an Indigenous movement consolidates power / José Z. Garcia
  • Brazil : from military regime to workers' party government / David Fleischer
  • Chile : the development, breakdown, and recovery of democracy / J. Samuel Valenzuela and Arturo Valenzuela
  • Argentina : decline and revival / Peter Calvert
  • Uruguay and Paraguay : an arduous transition / Diego Abente Brun with Michael Danielson
  • Conclusion : a new kind of togetherness / Jan Knippers Black.

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