1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454651103321

Autore

Kirby Peadar

Titolo

Introduction to Latin America [[electronic resource] ] : twenty-first century challenges / / Peadar Kirby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, c2003

ISBN

9786610370825

0-7619-7372-9

1-280-37082-3

1-4462-3083-X

1-4129-3263-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Disciplina

980.04

Soggetti

Twenty-first century

Electronic books.

Latin America Politics and government 1980-

Latin America Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-222) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Preface; Maps; 1 Introduction: Understanding Latin America; Section I Legacies; 2 Diversity amid Unity; 3 Towards Development; Section II Neoliberal Reformation; 4 Liberating the Market; 5 Resituating the State; 6 Regionalization; 7 The Human Impact; Interlude; 8 Cuba: Uncertain Transition; Section III Popular Responses; 9 Political Strains; 10 New Social Actors; Section IV Prospects; 11 Latin America in the Twenty-First Century; Useful Websites; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Placing Latin America within a genuinely global context, this text introduces the debates and impacts of globalization neo-liberalism, democratization and the environment to provide an introduction to the political, social and economic forces shaping this essential region of undergraduate study.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910433245403321

Autore

Minov Sergey

Titolo

The marvels found in the great cities and in the seas and on the islands : a representative of 'Aǧā'ib literature in Syriac / / Sergey Minov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, England : , : Open Book Publishers, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-80064-034-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 202 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

270.095691

Soggetti

Christian literature, Syriac

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia