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Understanding Contemporary Latin America / ed. by Thomas J. DAgostino, Richard S. Hillman.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World Series
- Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (463 p.)
- Edition:
- 4th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- An indispensable introduction, both descriptive and analytical, to the complexities of contemporary Latin America.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Latin America: A Geographic Preface
- 3 The Historical Context
- 4 Latin American Politics
- 5 The Military
- 6 The Economies of Latin America
- 7 International Relations
- 8 The Environment, Population, and Urbanization
- 9 Patterns of “Race,” Ethnicity, Class, and Nationalism
- 10 Women, Work, and Politics
- 11 Education and Development
- 12 Religion in Latin America
- 13 Latin American Literature
- 14 Trends and Prospects
- Acronyms
- Appendix 1: Basic Political Data
- Appendix 2: List of Nonindependent Territories
- The Contributors
- Index
- About the Book
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)
- ISBN:
- 1-68585-703-5
- OCLC:
- 1334344947
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