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03348aam a2200385 i 4500 001 96416FCC246D11E5A97E42B6DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150707010042 008 140519s2015 nyua b 001 0 eng 020 $a 0199340250 (paperback) 020 $a 9780199340255 (paperback) 035 $a (OCoLC)890675594 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c UBY $d YDXCP $d YUS $d STF $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a cl----- 050 00 $a JL960 $b .V36 2015 082 00 $a 320.98 $2 23 084 $a POL009000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Vanden, Harry E., $e author. 245 10 $a Politics of Latin America : $b the power game / $c Harry E. Vanden, Gary Prevost. 250 $a Fifth edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2015] 300 $a xxvii, 636 pages ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "Politics of Latin America, Fifth Edition explores both the evolution and the current state of the political scene in Latin America. This text demonstrates a nuanced sensitivity to the use and abuse of power and the importance of social conditions, gender, race, globalization, and political economy throughout Latin America. The first part of the text is composed of thematic chapters that outline the region's geographic setting, history, economics, society, gender, race, and religion, setting the stage for a more detailed analysis of the politics, democratization, political culture, political movements, and revolution in Latin America. The second part of the book consists of carefully constructed case studies of ten representative Latin American nations: Guatemala, Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Nicaragua, and Bolivia. Each case study traces the historical and political development of key actors and institutions, analyzing contemporary power configurations. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Preface -- Introduction: Notes on studying politics in Latin America -- An introduction to twenty-first century Latin America -- Early history -- Democracy and dictators : a historical overview from independence to the present day -- The other Americans -- Society, family, and gender -- Religion in Latin America -- The political economy of Latin America -- Democracy and authoritarianism : Latin American political culture -- Politics, power, institutions, and actors -- Struggling for change : revolution, social and political movements in Latin America -- U.S.-Latin American relations -- Mexico / Nora Hamilton -- Argentina / Aldo C. Vacs -- Brazil / Wilber Albert Chaffee -- Chile / Eduardo Silva -- Colombia / John C. Dugas -- Venezuela / Daniel Hellinger -- Bolivia / Waltraud Q. Morales -- Cuba / Gary Prevost -- Guatemala / Susanne Jonas -- Nicaragua / Gary Prevost and Harry E. Vanden -- Appendix 1: Presidential elections -- Appendix 2: Recent legislative elections. 651 0 $a Latin America $x Politics and government. 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Political science. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069781 651 7 $a Latin America. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01245945 700 1 $a Prevost, Gary, $e author. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211020806.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180502020340.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=96416FCC246D11E5A97E42B6DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search