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

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Arnove, Robert F.,; Bost, David H.,; Chase, Jacquelyn,; D’Agostino, Thomas J.,; Franz, Stephen,; Fraser, Cleveland,; Hillman, Richard S.,; Lozano-Alonso, Angélica,; McKinney, Scott G.,; Pedraja, René de la,; Place, Susan E.,; Price, Marie,; Stewart-Gambino, Hannah,; Tiano, Susan,; Yelvington, Kevin A.,; Zagorski, Paul W.,
• HerausgeberIn: DAgostino, Thomas J.,; Hillman, Richard S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2011]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (463 p.)
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781685857035; 9783110784251
• DOI: 10.1515/9781685857035
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Thomas J. DAgostino, Richard S. Hillman.

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