{"product_id":"contemporary-latin-america-isbn-9781405139717","title":"Contemporary Latin America","description":"\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  List 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 \u003cp\u003e\"Summing up: Recommended. General readers and undergraduate students.\" -CHOICE, November 2013\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert H. Holden\u003c\/b\u003e teaches Latin American history at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He is the author of, among others, \u003ci\u003eArmies without Nations: Public Violence and State Formation in Central America, 1821–1960\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eLatin America and the United States: A Documentary History\u003c\/i\u003e (with Eric Zolov, 2010), and has written numerous scholarly articles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Rina Villars\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three books in Spanish on the history and political culture of Central America, and of scholarly articles on Spanish linguistics and women.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e presents the epochal changes in the cultures, governments, economies and societies of Latin America at a critical moment in the region’s history. Beginning in 1970, a decade before the tumultuous changes of the 1980s, Holden and Villars analyze the decline of the old era in order to fully highlight the significance of later developments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The authors identify the central tendency of these changes as liberalization or openness, and present them in the context of the Latin American nations’ rich history both as overseas kingdoms of the Spanish and Portuguese monarchies, and as self-emancipated republics. They emphasize the global, national and local dimensions of the region’s recent past, while highlighting the persistence of deep-seated historical legacies that have continued to shape contemporary Latin America.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Each chapter is divided into sections covering relevant pre-1970s trends, post-1970s trends and the particular experiences of individual countries. The book focuses 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\/p\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","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988982874341,"sku":"NP9781405139717","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405139717.jpg?v=1761782308","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/contemporary-latin-america-isbn-9781405139717","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}