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Politics of Latin America, Sixth Edition explores both the evolution and the current state of the political scene in Latin America. This text demonstrates a nuanced sensitivity to the use and abuse of power and the importance of social conditions, gender, race, globalization, and political economy throughout Latin America. Unique in the market, the text is divided into two parts: chapters in the first half of the text explore big picture issues and themes in theregion; chapters in the second half provide in-depth discussions of those issues and themes, country by country.The thematic chapters outline the region's geographic setting, history, economics, society, gender, race, and religion, setting the stage for a more detailed analysis of the politics, democratization, political culture, political movements, and revolution in Latin America. The second part of the book consists of carefully constructed case studies of ten representative Latin American nations: Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Nicaragua, and Bolivia. Eachcase study traces the historical and political development of key actors and institutions, analyzing contemporary power configurations.
Contents
Maps and Frequently Cited Acronyms List of Tables and Figures Preface Introduction: Notes on Studying Politics in Latin America 1 An Introduction to Twenty-First Century Latin America 2 Early History 3 Democracy and Dictators: A Historical Overview from Independence to the Present Day 4 The Other Americans 5 Society, Family, and Gender 6 Religion in Latin America 7 The Political Economy of Latin America8 Democracy and Authoritarianism: Latin American Political Culture 9 Politics, Power, Institutions, and Actors 10 Struggling for Change: Revolution, Social and Political Movements in Latin America 11 U.S.-Latin American Relations 12 Mexico Nora Hamilton13 Argentina Aldo C. Vacs14 Brazil Wilber Albert Chaffee15 Chile Eduardo Silva16 Colombia John C. Dugas17 Venezuela Daniel Hellinger18 Bolivia Waltraud Q. Morales19 Cuba Gary Prevost20 Guatemala Susanne Jonas21 Nicaragua Gary Prevost and Harry E. VandenAppendix 1 Presidential Elections Appendix 2 Recent Legislative Elections Authors and Contributors Index
