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Contemporary Latin America : 1970 to the present / Robert H. Holden and Rina Villars.

By: Contributor(s): Series: A history of the contemporary worldPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, a John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. publication, 2013Description: ix, 353 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781405139700
  • 9781405139717
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 980 23
LOC classification:
  • F1414.3 .H65 2013
Other classification:
  • HIS037070
Summary: "Contemporary Latin America 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. Provides a fresh approach and a new interpretation of the seismic changes of the last 40 years in Latin America. Introduces major themes from a humanistic and universal perspective, putting each subject in a context that readers can understand and relate to. 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. Emphasizes the global, regional and national dimensions of the region's recent past"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "Provides a fresh approach and a new interpretation of the seismic changes of the last 40 years in Latin America"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks F1414.3 .H65 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001335545

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Contemporary Latin America 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. Provides a fresh approach and a new interpretation of the seismic changes of the last 40 years in Latin America. Introduces major themes from a humanistic and universal perspective, putting each subject in a context that readers can understand and relate to. 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. Emphasizes the global, regional and national dimensions of the region's recent past"-- Provided by publisher.

"Provides a fresh approach and a new interpretation of the seismic changes of the last 40 years in Latin America"-- Provided by publisher.

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