LEADER 03503nam 2200625 450 001 9910789930803321 005 20210311111955.0 010 $a1-350-22104-X 010 $a1-280-37863-8 010 $a9786613556547 010 $a1-78032-090-6 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350221048 035 $a(CKB)2670000000173917 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000656990 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12277673 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000656990 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10655749 035 $a(PQKB)10046492 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC896261 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL896261 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10553718 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL355654 035 $a(OCoLC)792684977 035 $a(CaBNVSL)9781350221048 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000173917 100 $a20210311h20212012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLatin America in the 21st century$b[electronic resource] $enations, regionalism, globalization /$fGian Luca Gardini ; translated by Gemma Brown 210 1$aLondon, England :$cZed Books,$d2012. 210 2$a[London, England] :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2021 215 $a146 p 300 $aOriginally published in Italian in 2009 under the title L'America Latina nel XXI secolo by Carocci Editore S.p.A., Via Sardegna 50, 00187 Roma, Italia. 311 $a1-78032-088-4 311 $a1-78032-089-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAbout the author; Introduction; ONE The states of Latin America: between rhetoric and pragmatism; Introduction; Brazil; Argentina; Chile; Venezuela; Bolivia; An overview of the rest of Latin America; Conclusions; TWO Latin American regionalism: between unity and diversity; Introduction; The roots and development of Latin American regionalism; Latin American regionalism during the Cold War; From open regionalism to the search for new solutions; Mercosur; NAFTA; The Andean Community; The inter-American system; Latin American regionalism in the new millennium; Conclusions. 327 $aTHREE Latin America in the world: between change and continuityIntroduction; Relations with the United States: from the historical and philosophical roots to the end of the twentieth century; Inter-American relations in the twenty-first century; The present and future impact of the pink tide on US-Latin American relations; Relations with the European Union; Relations with China: return to Eldorado or return to dependency?; Conclusions; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. 330 $aTwenty-first century Latin America is rich in history, culture, and political and social experimentation. In this fascinating and insightful analysis, Gian Luca Gardini looks at contemporary developments at three interconnected levels: state, regional and global. Overall, Gardini argues that despite the numerous challenges to be faced, Latin America is now more wealthy, autonomous and better placed in global geopolitics than at any time in its recent history. 606 $aPolitics & government$2bicssc 607 $aLatin America$xPolitics and government$y21st century 615 7$aPolitics & government 676 $a320.98 686 $a89.40$2bcl 700 $aGardini$b Gian Luca$0437581 801 0$bEBLCP 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789930803321 996 $aLatin America in the 21st century$91073061 997 $aUNINA