Faces of Latin America Fourth Edition (Revised)

Name: Faces of Latin America Fourth Edition (Revised)
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ISBN: 9781583673249

ISBN-10: 1583673245

ISBN-13: 9781583673249

Edition: 4th 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Duncan Green, Sue Branford

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Faces of Latin America has sold more than 50,000 copies since it first appeared in 1991, and is widely considered to be the best available introduction in English to the economies, politics, demography, social structures, environment, and cultures of Latin America.

Book details

List price: $21.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Publication date: 11/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 290
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Map of Latin America and the Caribbean


Introduction



The Curse of Wealth: Economics


History and Power


The Commodity Trade


Silent Revolution: Market Economics



Ballots and Bullets: The State, the Military, and Politics


The State and the Military


The Left in Latin America



Land, the City, and Environment


Promised Land: Landownership, Power, and Conflict


Mean Streets: Migration and Life in the City


A Land in Flames: The Environment



Identity and Rights


Race and Ethnicity


Gender and Politics


Social Movements and the Struggle for Change



Culture and Religion


Writing on the Wall: Culture, Identity, and Politics


Thy Kingdom Come: The Church


Conclusion


Chronologies


Further Reading


Index