02734nam 2200637 a 450 991078208700332120161219111454.097866103708250-7619-7372-91-280-37082-31-4462-3083-X1-4129-3263-7(CKB)1000000000521759(EBL)254806(OCoLC)70774220(SSID)ssj0000182676(PQKBManifestationID)11939001(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000182676(PQKBWorkID)10171870(PQKB)10884710(MiAaPQ)EBC254806(OCoLC)729031061(StDuBDS)EDZ0000067629(Au-PeEL)EBL254806(CaPaEBR)ebr10081003(CaONFJC)MIL37082(FINmELB)ELB130990(PPN)238412075(EXLCZ)99100000000052175920120405d2003 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrIntroduction to Latin America[electronic resource] twenty-first century challenges /Peadar KirbyLondon SAGEc20031 online resource (xv, 229 p.) mapsDescription based upon print version of record.1-4462-2134-2 0-7619-7373-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-222) and index.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; IndexPlacing 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.Latin AmericaHistoryLatin AmericaEconomic conditionsLatin AmericaPolitics and governmentLatin AmericaSocial conditions980Kirby Peadar853770StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910782087003321Introduction to Latin America3800955UNINA