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The Catholic Church and power politics in Latin America : the Dominican case in comparative perspective /
The Catholic Church acted as a mediator during social and political change in several Latin American countries from the 1960s through the 1990s: the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. Although the Catholic clergy was called to mediate in political crises in all five...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Critical currents in Latin American perspective.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Catholic Church acted as a mediator during social and political change in several Latin American countries from the 1960s through the 1990s: the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. Although the Catholic clergy was called to mediate in political crises in all five countries, in the Dominican Republic the Church's role as mediator was eventually institutionalized. A historical examination of church-state relations and case study of the Dominican Republic leads into important regional comparisons that broaden our understanding of the Catholic Church in the whol. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 275 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-264) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780742572690 0742572692 |
| ISSN: | 1559-2987 |