Modern Latin America - Couverture rigide

Skidmore, Thomas E.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0195129954 ISBN 13 : 9780195129953

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2000

Synopsis

The revised and expanded fifth edition of "Modern Latin America" offers a survey text for undergraduate courses in 20th century Latin America history and politics. The authors have added socio-cultural sectors and boxes to nearly every chapter All political and economic information has been brought up-to-date and, as in earlier editions, the authors use an in-depth case study approach that guides students through the major countries of South America, highlighting central themes such as European-New World interaction, racial mixtures, military takeovers, and U.S. intervention in the area.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Thoroughly updated and revised, the sixth edition of this widely used text includes a new chapter on Colombia and increased coverage of women and gender. The book also examines such topics as: the impact of 9/11 on U.S.-Latin American relations; drug trafficking; women's roles in Latin American society and politics; and the fragility and uncertainty of democracy in Latin America.

Revue de presse

...one of the most popular textbooks on first-level Latin American courses (British Bulletin of Publications, No. 112)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195129954
• ISBN 13: 9780195129953
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 480
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Messaggerie Libri; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8; Assago Milano; Italie