General Information

Author/Creator

Vanden, Harry E.

Language

English.

Published

New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Physical Description

xvii, 542 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Contributors

Contributor

Prevost, Gary.

Subjects

Subject

Latin America > Politics and government.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Harry E. Vanden, Gary Prevost.

Content

Introduction: Notes on Studying Politics in Latin America -- 1. An Introduction to Latin America (As It Is) -- 2. Early History -- 3. Republics and the Struggle to Empower the People: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century History -- 4. The Other Americans -- 5. Society, Gender, and Political Culture -- 6. Religion in Latin America -- 7. The Political Economy of Latin America -- 8. Politics, Power, Institutions, and Actors -- 9. Revolution in Latin America -- 10. Guatemala / Susanne Jonas -- 11. Mexico / Nora Hamilton -- 12. Cuba / Gary Prevost -- 13. Nicaragua / Gary Prevost and Harry E. Vanden -- 14. Argentina / Aldo C. Vacs -- 15. Chile / Eduardo Silva -- 16. Brazil / Wilber Albert Chaffee -- Appendix 1. Presidential Elections in Latin America -- Appendix 2. Legislative Elections in Latin America.

ISBN

0195123166

0195123174

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	980 VAN		General Stacks	Donation of School of Public Policy.

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