{"product_id":"contemporary-latin-america-9781405139717","title":"Contemporary Latin America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a fresh approach and a new interpretation of the seismic changes of the last 40 years in Latin America\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces major themes from a humanistic and universal perspective, putting each subject in a context that readers can understand and relate to\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes the global, regional and national dimensions of the region''s recent past\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Summing up: Recommended. General readers and undergraduate students.\" -CHOICE, November 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Maps, Figures and Tables vii  \u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Latin America in a World Setting 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What Is Latin America? 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Beliefs 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Government 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Demise of Social Revolution 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Armed Forces Bow to Civilian Rule 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Turning toward Democracy 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Religion, Politics and the State 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Lawless Violence, Impunity and the Democratic Transition 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Wealth 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Challenge of Sustained Growth 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Poor Countries, Rich Countries 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Agonies of Underdevelopment 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Culture 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Education 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Research and Communications 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Literature and the Visual Arts 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Cinema and Sports 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Communities 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Family, Women and Sexuality 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Indigenous Peoples and Their Movements 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Toward a Latin American Community of Nations? 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources Consulted 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 342\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407876694359,"sku":"9781405139717","price":25.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405139717.jpg?v=1730500822","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contemporary-latin-america-9781405139717","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}