Politics of Latin America : the power game
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Politics of Latin America : the power game
Oxford University Press, c2015
5th ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Now in its fifth edition, Politics of Latin America explores both the evolution and the current state of the political scene in Latin America. Distinguishing itself from more traditional works on the subject, this unique text demonstrates a nuanced sensitivity to the use and abuse of power and the importance of social conditions, gender, race, globalization, and political economy throughout Latin America.
The first part of the text is composed of thematic chapters that outline the region's geographic setting, history, economics, society, gender, race, and religion, setting the stage for a more detailed analysis of the politics, democratization, political culture, political movements, and revolution in Latin America. The second part of the book consists of carefully constructed case studies of ten representative Latin American nations: Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela,
Bolivia, Cuba, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. Each case study traces the historical and political development of key actors and institutions, analyzing contemporary power configurations.
Table of Contents
- *=NEW TO THIS EDITION
- 1. AN INTRODUCTION TO TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY LATIN AMERICA
- 2. EARLY HISTORY
- 3. DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORS: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW FROM INDEPENDENCE TO THE PRESENT DAY
- 4. THE OTHER AMERICANS
- 5. SOCIETY, FAMILY, AND GENDER
- 6. RELIGION IN LATIN AMERICA
- 7. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF LATIN AMERICA
- 8. DEMOCRACY AND AUTHORITARIANISM: LATIN AMERICAN POLITICAL CULTURE
- 9. POLITICS, POWER, INSTITUTIONS, AND ACTORS
- 10. STRUGGLING FOR CHANGE: REVOLUTION, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN LATIN AMERICA
- 11. U.S.-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS
- NORTH AMERICA: MEXICO
- 12. MEXICO, NORA HAMILTON
- SOUTH AMERICA: SOUTHERN CONE/THE ABC POWERS
- 13. ARGENTINA, ALDO C. VACS
- 14. BRAZIL, WILBER ALBERT CHAFFEE
- 15. CHILE, EDUARDO SILVA
- SOUTH AMERICA: ANDEAN COUNTRIES
- 16. COLOMBIA, JOHN C. DUGAS
- 17. VENEZUELA, DANIEL HELLINGER
- 18. BOLIVIA, WALTRAUD Q. MORALES
- CUBA AND THE CARIBBEAN
- 19. CUBA, GARY PREVOST
- 20. GUATEMALA, SUSANNE JONAS
- 21. NICARAGUA, GARY PREVOST AND HARRY E. VANDEN
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