Full Description
Placing Latin America offers a thematic approach to the study of the diverse geographies of a globalizing region. This comprehensive text focuses on the dynamic connections among people, places, and environments rather than on predefined notions about the region. The book's well-rounded and accessible analysis includes discussions of borders and migration, transnationalism and globalization, urbanization and landscapes of cities, the connections between economic development and political change, the physical environment and human-environment interactions, and natural resources in the context of a global economy. The authors also explore social and cultural themes such as the illegal drug trade, social movements, tourism, and children and young people. Providing a nuanced and clear perspective, this book will be an invaluable guide for all those interested in the politics, economy, and society of a rapidly changing continent.With contributions by: Fernando J. Bosco, Christian Brannstrom, J. Christopher Brown, Altha J. Cravey, James J. Hayes, Edward L. Jackiewicz, Thomas Klak, Araceli Masterson-Algar, Kent Mathewson, Sarah A. Moore, Linda Quiquivix, Zia Salim, Kate Swanson, Benjamin Timms, and Joseph Wiltberger.
Contents
Introduction Fernando J. Bosco and Edward L. JackiewiczChapter 1 Physical Geography: Contemporary Human-Environment Relationships in Latin America and the Caribbean Benjamin F. Timms and James J. HayesChapter 2 The Making of a Region: 500 Years of Change from Within and Without Edward L. Jackiewicz and Fernando J. BoscoChapter 3 Cycles of Economic Change: Political Economy from Neocolonialism to the Bolivarian Revolution Edward L. Jackiewicz & Linda QuiquivixChapter 4 Urban Latin America: Evolving Forms and Functions Zia Salim and Fernando J. BoscoChapter 5 Economic and Geopolitical Vulnerabilities and Opportunities Thomas KlakChapter 6 Mass and Alternative Tourisms in Latin America and the Caribbean Edward L. Jackiewicz and Thomas KlakChapter 7 Natural Resources Christian BrannstromChapter 8 Drug Geographies: A Cultural Historical Profile Kent MathewsonChapter 9 Nongovernmental Organizations: Scale, Society and Environment J. Christopher BrownChapter 10 Latin American Social Movements: Places, Scales and Networks of Action Fernando J. BoscoChapter 11 Urban Environmental Politics: Flows, Responsibility and Citizenship Sarah A. MooreChapter 12 Children and Young People: Inequality, Rights and Empowerment Kate SwansonChapter 13 US-Mexico Borderlands Altha J. CraveyChapter 14 Transnational Latin America: Movements, Places and Displacements Araceli Masterson-AlgarChapter 15 Remapping Latin America: U.S. Latino Immigration and Immigration Enforcement on Localized Scales Joseph WiltbergerIndexAbout the Authors
