Contemporary Latin America / Blackwell History of the Contemporary World (PDF)
1970 to the Present
(Sprache: Englisch)
Contemporary Latin America presents the epochal political, economic, social, and cultural changes in Latin America over the last 40 years and comprehensively examines their impact on life in the region, and beyond.
* Provides a fresh approach and a new...
* Provides a fresh approach and a new...
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Contemporary Latin America presents the epochal political, economic, social, and cultural changes in Latin America over the last 40 years and comprehensively examines their impact on life in the region, and beyond.
* Provides a fresh approach and a new interpretation of the seismic changes of the last 40 years in Latin America
* Introduces major themes from a humanistic and universal perspective, putting each subject in a context that readers can understand and relate to
* Focuses on 'Ibero-America'--Brazil and the eighteen countries that were formerly Spanish possessions- while offering valuable comparative views of the non-Iberian areas of the Caribbean
* Emphasizes the global, regional and national dimensions of the region's recent past
* Provides a fresh approach and a new interpretation of the seismic changes of the last 40 years in Latin America
* Introduces major themes from a humanistic and universal perspective, putting each subject in a context that readers can understand and relate to
* Focuses on 'Ibero-America'--Brazil and the eighteen countries that were formerly Spanish possessions- while offering valuable comparative views of the non-Iberian areas of the Caribbean
* Emphasizes the global, regional and national dimensions of the region's recent past
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Contemporary Latin America / Blackwell History of the Contemporary World (PDF)“
List of Maps, Figures and Tables vii Series Editor's Preface viii Acknowledgments x Part I Latin America in a World Setting 1 Introduction 3 1 What Is Latin America? 5 2 Beliefs 20 Part II Government 41 Introduction 43 3 The Demise of Social Revolution 48 4 The Armed Forces Bow to Civilian Rule 67 5 The Turning toward Democracy 97 6 Religion, Politics and the State 113 7 Lawless Violence, Impunity and the Democratic Transition 127 Part III Wealth 143 Introduction 145 8 The Challenge of Sustained Growth 148 9 Poor Countries, Rich Countries 161 10 Agonies of Underdevelopment 185 Part IV Culture 207 Introduction 209 11 Education 211 12 Research and Communications 225 13 Literature and the Visual Arts 249 14 Cinema and Sports 263 Part V Communities 275 Introduction 277 15 The Family, Women and Sexuality 281 16 Indigenous Peoples and Their Movements 304 17 Toward a Latin American Community of Nations? 322 Sources Consulted 332 Index 342
Autoren-Porträt von Robert H. Holden, Rina Villars
Robert H. Holden teaches Latin American history at OldDominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He is the author of,
among others, Armies without Nations: Public Violence and State
Formation in Central America, 1821-1960 (2004) and
co-editor of Latin America and the United States: A Documentary
History (with Eric Zolov, 2010), and has written numerous
scholarly articles.
Rina Villars is the author of three books in Spanish on the
history and political culture of Central America, and of scholarly
articles on Spanish linguistics and women.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Robert H. Holden , Rina Villars
- 2012, 1. Auflage, 386 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1118274873
- ISBN-13: 9781118274873
- Erscheinungsdatum: 31.07.2012
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