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Understanding Contemporary Latin America / ed. by Thomas J. DAgostino, Richard S. Hillman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary WorldPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resource (463 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781685857035
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 980.04 23/eng/20220830
LOC classification:
  • F1408 .U43 2022
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Latin America: A Geographic Preface -- 3 The Historical Context -- 4 Latin American Politics -- 5 The Military -- 6 The Economies of Latin America -- 7 International Relations -- 8 The Environment, Population, and Urbanization -- 9 Patterns of “Race,” Ethnicity, Class, and Nationalism -- 10 Women, Work, and Politics -- 11 Education and Development -- 12 Religion in Latin America -- 13 Latin American Literature -- 14 Trends and Prospects -- Acronyms -- Appendix 1: Basic Political Data -- Appendix 2: List of Nonindependent Territories -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: An indispensable introduction, both descriptive and analytical, to the complexities of contemporary Latin America.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781685857035

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Latin America: A Geographic Preface -- 3 The Historical Context -- 4 Latin American Politics -- 5 The Military -- 6 The Economies of Latin America -- 7 International Relations -- 8 The Environment, Population, and Urbanization -- 9 Patterns of “Race,” Ethnicity, Class, and Nationalism -- 10 Women, Work, and Politics -- 11 Education and Development -- 12 Religion in Latin America -- 13 Latin American Literature -- 14 Trends and Prospects -- Acronyms -- Appendix 1: Basic Political Data -- Appendix 2: List of Nonindependent Territories -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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An indispensable introduction, both descriptive and analytical, to the complexities of contemporary Latin America.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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