A political geography of Latin America / Jonathan R. Barton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barton, Jonathan R., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geopolitics--Latin America.

Geopolitics.

Political geography.

Human geography--Latin America.

Human geography.

International cooperation.

Latin America--Politics and government--20th century.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The nation-states and peoples of South and Central America, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, that together form the political geographical region of Latin America, encompass a wide range of societies, politics and economies. This text exposes the differences between places, regions and countries, individuals and societies, offering an invaluable insight into the themes of political and economic development, and provides a guide to understanding power and space relations. From the Antarctic to the tropical jungles, the coastal communities to the highland villages, the mega-cities to isolated rural existence, the political geographies of lives, localities, cities and rurality are too sophisticated to be subjected to generalizations. Adopting a critical human geography perspective, Jonathon Barton provides an understanding of similarities, difference and sophisticated human geographies.

Contents:

chapter 1 POWER TO THE PEOPLE?

Political geography and Latin America

chapter 2 FROM PRE-COLUMBIAN TO POST-COLD WAR GEOPOLITICS

chapter 3 LATIN AMERICAN GEOPOLITICAL ECONOMY

chapter 4 THE ORGANISATION OF CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN SPACE

chapter 5 COMMUNITIES OF POVERTY, BODIES OF POWER

chapter 6 TOWARDS A DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-228) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-134-82806-3

1-134-82807-1

1-280-33533-5

0-203-43157-X

0-203-29231-6

9780203431573

OCLC:

560364953