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Latin America in crisis / John W. Sherman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sherman, John W., 1960-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Latin America--Politics and government.
- Latin America.
- Politics and government.
- Latin America--Economic conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- Poverty--Latin America.
- Poverty.
- Human rights--Latin America.
- Human rights.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 217 pages : maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2000.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: Why Is Latin America Poor? 1
- Part I Historical Latin America
- 2 A People of Conquest 19
- 3 The Colonial Centuries 37
- 4 Progress and Populism 56
- Part II Revolution and Counterrevolution
- 5 Nationalism and the Military Response 77
- 6 Revolution in Central America 95
- 7 Christianity and Counterinsurgency 114
- Part III Contemporary Latin America
- 8 The Politics of Control 135
- 9 Big Money: Debt and Wealth Extraction 154
- 10 Latin America in Perpetual Crisis 173
- Epilogue: A Strange World 193.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-205) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0813335396
- 081333540X
- OCLC:
- 43864279
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