Latin America
A comprehensive, timely, and entertaining account of the political, cultural, and economic dynamics of more than thirty discrete countries of the Western Hemisphere, this book is updated each year, providing students with the most recent information possible. The information is presented in an objective, balanced, non-ideological context, allowing the readers to formulate their own opinions. In addition to examining individual countries, the book views Latin America as a mosaic region as a whol…
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- Full title :Latin America / Blair P. Turner.
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A comprehensive, timely, and entertaining account of the political, cultural, and economic dynamics of more than thirty discrete countries of the Western Hemisphere, this book is updated each year, providing students with the most recent information possible. The information is presented in an objective, balanced, non-ideological context, allowing the readers to formulate their own opinions. In addition to examining individual countries, the book views Latin America as a mosaic region as a whole and emphasizes its growing influence on the world stage. Besides providing accurate and timely information on the historical and political forces that have shaped each nation, it also examines the leading cultural figures and forces, from eighteenth-century writers to twentieth-century composers and singing stars to twenty-first-century filmmakers and actors. Finally, it describes the social and economic challenges that continue to afflict this exciting and emerging region.
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- Publication Date:2016.
- Edition:50th anniversary edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Rowman & Littlefield
- Place of Publication:Lanham, MD
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2016.
Notes
"This volume is the cumulative product of almost a half-century of dedicated and scholarly effort by numerous person in all the Americas. The present author hopes to continue their good work."--Acknowledgments.
The Physical Object
- Description:vi, 454 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 28 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781475829006, 1475829000
- oclc:ocn958934258
- LC Classification:F1410
- Dewey Decimal:980
Table of Contents
Latin America Today -- The Early Americans -- Conquest, Colonization, and the Challenge of Independence -- U.S.-Latin American Relations -- Latin America and the World -- Argentina -- Belize -- Bolivia -- Brazil -- Chile -- Colombia -- Costa Rica -- Cuba -- Dominican Republic -- Ecuador -- El Salvador -- Guatemala -- Guyana -- Haiti -- Honduras -- Jamaica -- Mexico -- Nicaragua -- Panama -- Paraguay -- Peru -- Suriname -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Uruguay -- Venezuela -- Smaller Nations -- The Bahamas -- Barbados -- Grenada -- Dependencies -- British -- French -- Netherlands -- United States -- Selected Bibliography of Key English Language Sources.
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