Politics of Latin America : the power game /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vanden, Harry E.
Other Authors: Prevost, Gary
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. An introduction to twenty-first century Latin America
  • 2. Early history
  • 3. Democracy, dictators, and Tío Sam: a historical overview from independence to the present day
  • 4. The other Americans
  • 5. Society, family, and gender
  • 6. Religion in Latin America
  • 7. The political economy of Latin America
  • 8. Democracy and authoritarianism: Latin American political culture
  • 9. Politics, power, institutions, and actors
  • 10. Struggling for change: revolution, social and political movements in Latin America
  • 11. U.S.-Latin American relations
  • 12. Guatemala / Susanne Jonas
  • 13. Mexico / Nora Hamilton
  • 14. Cuba / Gary Prevost
  • 15. Brazil / Wilber Albert Chaffee
  • 16. Argentina / Aldo C. Vacs
  • 17. Chile / Eduardo Silva
  • 18. Venezuela / Daniel Hellinger
  • 19. Colombia / John C. Dugas
  • 20. Nicaragua / Gary Prevost and Harry E. Vanden
  • 21. Bolivia / Waltraud Q. Morales
  • Appendix 1: Presidential elections
  • Appendix 2: Recent Legislative elections.