Faces of Latin America : Fourth Edition (Revised) /

Faces of Latin America has sold more than 50,000 copies since it first appeared in 1991, and is widely considered to be the best available introduction in English to the economies, politics, demography, social structures, environment and cultures of Latin America. Duncan Green and Sue Branford take...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Green, Duncan (Autor)
Otros Autores: Branford, Sue
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Monthly Review Press, [2013]
Edición:4th ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Civilization.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
HISTORY > Latin America > General.
Latin America.
Amerique latine > Civilisation > 20e siecle.
Latin America > Civilization > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Map of Latin America and the Caribbean
  • 1. The curse of wealth : economics
  • History and power
  • The commodity trade
  • Silent revolution : market economics
  • 2. Ballots and bullets : the state, the military, and politics
  • The state and the military
  • The Left in Latin America
  • 3. Land, the city, and environment
  • Promised land : landownership, power, and conflict
  • Mean streets : migration and life in the city
  • A land in flames : the environment
  • 4. Identity and rights
  • Race and ethnicity
  • Gender and politics
  • Social movements and the struggle for change
  • 5. Culture and religion
  • Writing on the wall : culture, identity, and politics
  • Thy kingdom come : the Church
  • Chronologies.

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