Latin America at 200 : a new introduction / Phillip Berryman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berryman, Phillip, author.

Series:

Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forecasting.

Latin America--21st century.

Latin America.

Latin America--Forecasting.

Physical Description:

vii, 373 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2016.

Summary:

Between 2010 and 2025, most of the countries of Latin America will commemorate two centuries of independence, and Latin Americans have much to celebrate at this mile-stone. Most countries have enjoyed periods of sustained growth, while inequality is showing modest declines and the middle class is expanding. Dictatorships have been left behind, and all major political actors seem to have accepted the democratic process and the rule of law. Latin Americans have entered the digital world, routinely using the Internet and social media. These new realities in Latin America call for a new introduction to its history and culture, which Latin America at 200 amply provides. Taking a reader-friendly approach that focuses on the big picture and uses concrete examples, Phillip Berryman highlights what Latin Americans are doing to overcome extreme poverty and underdevelopment. He starts with issues facing cities, then considers agriculture and farming, business, the environment, inequality and class, race and ethnicity, gender, and religion. His survey of Latin American history leads into current issues in economics, politics and governance, and globalization. Berryman also acknowledges the ongoing challenges facing Latin Americans, especially crime and corruption, and the efforts being made to combat them. Based on decades of experience, research, and travel, as well as recent studies by the World Bank and other agencies, Latin America at 200 will be essential both as a classroom text and as an introduction for general readers. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction : entering a third century

Lands and peoples : the constraints and opportunities of geography and demography

Confronting urban challenges

Agriculture in transition : food and farmers

Corner stores and multilatinas : business, industry, and labor in a globalized world

Growth with sustainability : meeting the new environmental challenge

Highly unequal

and middle class?

Overcoming legacies of conquest and slavery : indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants

Machismo contested : changing gender roles and expectations

A changing religious landscape

Conquest and colonial order

Forging new nations

The zigzag path to democracy and development

Toward twenty-first-century economies

Making democracy work : politics and the state

Toward rule of law : combating crime and corruption

Bodies and minds : achievements and obstacles in health and education

Goods and people crossing borders : dimensions of globalization

Conclusion : hopes and tasks of the bicentennial generation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-355) and index.

ISBN:

9781477308271

147730827X

9781477308677

1477308679

OCLC:

915159373