{"product_id":"contemporary-latin-america-1970-to-the-present-hardback-9781405139700","title":"Contemporary Latin America; 1970 to the Present (Hardback) 9781405139700","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eContemporary Latin America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e1970 to the Present\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘It is not easy to write a contemporary history of a region as large and complicated as Latin America. Yet this clearly written book succeeds admirably in its aims, providing the reader with an excellent understanding of politics, economics, and society. … This is a welcome addition to the literature of a region whose recent changes have not yet been fully understood.’—Professor Victor Bulmer-Thomas, \u003ci\u003eformer Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies, London University, and of Chatham House\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Rigorous but never pedantic, compactly comprehensive but never over-simplified, Holden and Villars have given us a fresh, lively introduction to a region that many non-Hispanics approach with a set of inaccurate preconceptions.  Highly recommended.’—Lars Schoultz\u003ci\u003e, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘This book offers an interesting new perspective on contemporary Latin American history, focusing on the 1970s as a decisive returning point. The book is scholarly and well researched and will add an extra dimension to our understanding of the region.’—George Philip\u003ci\u003e, London School of Economics and Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert H. Holden (Author), Rina Villars (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405139700, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 September 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16 x 2.2 cm, 0.585 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Summing up: Recommended. General readers and undergraduate students.\" -CHOICE, November 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e presents the epochal political, economic, social, and cultural changes in Latin America over the last 40 years and comprehensively examines their impact on life in the region, and beyond.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a fresh approach and a new interpretation of the seismic changes of the last 40 years in Latin America\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces major themes from a humanistic and universal perspective, putting each subject in a context that readers can understand and relate to\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on ‘Ibero-America'--Brazil and the eighteen countries that were formerly Spanish possessions- while offering valuable comparative views of the non-Iberian areas of the Caribbean\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes the global, regional and national dimensions of the region's recent past\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Maps, Figures and Tables vii  \u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Latin America in a World Setting 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What Is Latin America? 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Beliefs 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Government 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Demise of Social Revolution 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Armed Forces Bow to Civilian Rule 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Turning toward Democracy 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Religion, Politics and the State 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Lawless Violence, Impunity and the Democratic Transition 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Wealth 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Challenge of Sustained Growth 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Poor Countries, Rich Countries 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Agonies of Underdevelopment 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Culture 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Education 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Research and Communications 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Literature and the Visual Arts 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Cinema and Sports 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Communities 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Family, Women and Sexuality 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Indigenous Peoples and Their Movements 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Toward a Latin American Community of Nations? 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources Consulted 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 342\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437770240280,"sku":"9781405139700","price":77.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405139700.jpg?v=1784939043","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/contemporary-latin-america-1970-to-the-present-hardback-9781405139700","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}