Latin America: Its Problems and Promise: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Latin America: Its Problems and Promise: A Multidisciplinary Approach Book Description

Revised and updated throughout, this multidisciplinary survey of Latin American history, politics, and society features chapters on individual countries by invited authorities.
Now in a fifth edition, "Latin America" has been updated to reflect the region's growing optimism as economies stabilize, trade diversifies, and political systems become more participatory. This multidisciplinary survey of Latin American history, politics, and society features invited contributions from authorities in a variety of fields. New sections address current events including deforestation in Costa Rica and Brazil, emerging social movements, Ecuador's new constitution, and Obama's stated objectives to repair U.S. relations with the region. In addition, key topics--such as women and Latin American politics, socialist governments and anti-American sentiment, Argentina's deteriorating economy, and Colombia's struggle with military and narcotics issues--receive expanded and revitalized treatment. Other updated material covers outcomes of recent elections in Bolivia, Brazil, and Nicaragua, among others. Through a hybrid thematic and regional organization, this text provides an essential foundation for introductory courses on Latin America.

Jan Knippers Black has contributed to Latin America: Its Problems and Promise: A Multidisciplinary Approach as an author. Jan Knippers Black is a Professor in the Graduate School of International Policy Studies of the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Jan has been a Senior Associate Member of St. Antony's College, Oxford, a faculty member in the University of Pittsburgh's Semester-at-Sea Program, a Research Professor at the University of New Mexico, and a research team supervisor at American University. She is also author, editor, or co-author of more than two dozen books and almost 200 chapters or articles in anthologies, encyclopedias, journals, magazines or newspapers.

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