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Politics in Latin America

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ISBN-10: 0618802517

ISBN-13: 9780618802517

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Charles H. Blake

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Approaching Latin American politics and government from a political science perspective, Politics in Latin America focuses on three unifying themes central to Latin America today--the challenges of development, liberty, and governance. These themes are fully and consistently integrated into the country studies, which examine seven important Latin American countries. The first four chapters provide a historical overview and describe the historical and theoretical importance of each of these challenges. Then each country study discusses the challenges as they pertain to that particular country. In the process of examining these three challenges, the text considers their implications for the…    
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Book details

List price: $149.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 10/16/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Charles H. Blake is professor of political science at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he teaches comparative politics, comparative public policy, and research methods. His research on the political economy of upper-income and middle-income societies has been published in a variety of journals including Comparative Political Studies, Democratization, and the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, among others. The second edition of his Politics in Latin America: The Quests for Development, Liberty, and Governance will be published in 2008.

An Introduction to Latin American Politics
A Tale of Two Women and Two Countries
The Challenges of Development, Liberty, and Governance
The Plan of This Book
A Bird's-Eye View of Latin American History (1492 to 1979
The Colonial Era (1492-1809)
The Independence Movement (1810s and 1820s)
The Age of Political Instability (1820s to 1870s)
The Age of State Building and Free Trade (1880s to 1920s)
The Second Wave of Democratization and the Rise of State Capitalism (1930s to 1950s)
The Age of Authoritarian Reaction (1960s and 1970s)
The Context of Contemporary Latin
American Politics (1980 to the Present)
The Economic Context
The International Context
The Societal Context
The Political Context
Democracy and the Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
The Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
The Quest for Development
The Quest for Liberty
The Quest for Governance
Argentina Historical Background from 1880 to 1983
Contemporary Political
Framework Political Participation
The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
Brazil Historical Background from 1889 to 1985
Contemporary Political Framework
Political Participation
The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
Chile Historical Background from 1891 to 1989
Contemporary Political
Framework Political Participation
The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
Cuba Historical Background from 1868 to 1990
Contemporary Political
Framework Political Participation
The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
Guatemala Historical Background from 1871 to 1996
Contemporary Political
Framework Political Participation
The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
Mexico Historical Background from 1876 to 1988
Contemporary Political
Framework Political Participation
The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
Venezuela Historical Background from 1908 to 1993
Contemporary Political
Framework Political Participation
The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
Challenges and Choices in the Twenty-first Century
The Quest for Development Revisited
The Quest for Liberty Revisited
The Quest for Governance Revisited
Democracy in Latin America
Glossary
Index