Latin American development / / Julie Cupples

• Autore: Cupples Julie
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.098
• Soggetto geografico: Latin America Social conditions 21st century; Latin America Economic conditions 21st century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: what / where is Latin America? -- A brief history of Latin America -- Economic development: the rise (and fall?) of neoliberalism -- Political transitions and transformations -- Latin America's environments: the struggle for sustainable development -- Identity politics: "race", gender and sexuality -- The politics of indigeneity -- Communicating Latin American development: media and popular culture -- Decolonizing Latin American development.
• Sommario/riassunto: Latin America's diverse political and economic struggles and triumphs have captured the global imagination. The region has been a site of brutal dictators, revolutionary heroes, the Cold War struggle and as a place in which the global debt crisis has had some of its most lasting and devastating impacts. Latin America continues to undergo rapid transformation, demonstrating both inspirational change and frustrating continuities.This text provides a comprehensive introduction to Latin American development in the twenty-first century, emphasizing political, economic, social, cultural an
• Titolo autorizzato: Latin American development
• ISBN: 0-203-55486-8; 1-299-46950-7; 1-136-77536-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452688803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge perspectives on development.