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Faces of Latin America / Duncan Green; for Catherine, Calum and Finlay.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: London : Latin America Bureau , New York, NY : Distribution in North America, Monthly Review Press, 1997.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xi, 228 p. : ill., maps., ports. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1899365109 (LAB)
  • 9781899365104 (LAB)
  • 0853459940 (MRP)
  • 9780853459941 (MRP)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Faces of Latin America.DDC classification:
  • 980.03/3
LOC classification:
  • 100 F 1414 G795f 1997
Online resources:
Contents:
The curse of wealth: the commodity trade. -- Promised land: land ownership, power and conflict. -- A land in flames: the environment. -- Mean streets: migration and life in the city. -- Growing pains: industrialisation, the debt crisis and neoliberalism. -- Writing on the wall: culture, identity and politics. -- No fit state: the state and politics. -- Men at arms: the military. -- The Left: guerrillas, social movements and the struggle for change. -- Women's work: gender and politics. -- Race against time: indigenous peoples. -- Thy kingdom come: the church.
Review: "Faces of Latin America celebrates the vibrant culture of Latin America's people and looks at some of the key actors in the region's turbulent politics - the military, Indians, grassroots protest groups, guerrillas, the radical Church and the women's movement." "The second edition of this best-selling introduction to Latin America has been extensively updated and enlarged, providing an unparalleled portrait of the continent at the end of the millennium." "Duncan Green traces the roots of the region's underdevelopment and poverty, with a new chapter on the role of the state, as well as sections on life in the city and the countryside, and Latin America's recent conversion to the free-market economy."--BOOK JACKET.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 100 F 1414 G795f 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000083851

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-219) and index.

The curse of wealth: the commodity trade. -- Promised land: land ownership, power and conflict. -- A land in flames: the environment. -- Mean streets: migration and life in the city. -- Growing pains: industrialisation, the debt crisis and neoliberalism. -- Writing on the wall: culture, identity and politics. -- No fit state: the state and politics. -- Men at arms: the military. -- The Left: guerrillas, social movements and the struggle for change. -- Women's work: gender and politics. -- Race against time: indigenous peoples. -- Thy kingdom come: the church.

"Faces of Latin America celebrates the vibrant culture of Latin America's people and looks at some of the key actors in the region's turbulent politics - the military, Indians, grassroots protest groups, guerrillas, the radical Church and the women's movement." "The second edition of this best-selling introduction to Latin America has been extensively updated and enlarged, providing an unparalleled portrait of the continent at the end of the millennium." "Duncan Green traces the roots of the region's underdevelopment and poverty, with a new chapter on the role of the state, as well as sections on life in the city and the countryside, and Latin America's recent conversion to the free-market economy."--BOOK JACKET.

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