Understanding contemporary Latin America
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Understanding contemporary Latin America
(Understanding : introductions to the states and regions of the contemporary world / Donald L. Gordon, series editor)
Lynne Rienner, 2011
4th ed
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This new edition of Understanding Contemporary Latin America has been thoroughly revised to reflect the many significant events and trends of the past six years.
The book includes entirely new chapters on economics and religion, as well as extensively updated material on politics, the military, international relations, environmental issues, nationalism, the role of women, and more. The result is an indispensable introduction, both descriptive and analytical, to the complexities of contemporary Latin America.
Table of Contents
Introduction - R.S. Hillman.
Latin America: A Geographic Preface - M. Price.
The Historical Context - R. de la Pedraja.
Latin American Politics - T.J. D'Agostino.
The Military - P.W. Zagorski.
The Economies of Latin America - S.G. McKinney.
International Relations - C. Fraser.
The Environment, Population, and Urbanization - J. Chase and S.E. Place.
Patterns of "Race," Ethnicity, Class, and Nationalism - K.A. Yelvington.
Women, Work, and Politics - S. Tiano.
Education and Development - S. Franz and R.F. Arnove.
Religion in Latin America - H. Stewart-Gambino.
Latin American Literature - D.H. Bost and A. Lozano-Alonso.
Trends and Prospects - R.S. Hillman.
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