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

• Autore: Kirby Peadar
• Pubblicazione: London, : SAGE, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 229 p.) : maps
• Disciplina: 980
• Soggetto geografico: Latin America History; Latin America Economic conditions; Latin America Politics and government; Latin America Social conditions
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Introduction to Latin America
• ISBN: 9786610370825; 0-7619-7372-9; 1-280-37082-3; 1-4462-3083-X; 1-4129-3263-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782087003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II