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050 0 0 _aF 1414.3
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049 _aVF$A
100 1 _aHolden, Robert H.
245 1 0 _aContemporary Latin America :
_b1970 to the present /
_cRobert H. Holden and Rina Villars.
264 1 _aChichester, West Sussex, UK :
_bWiley-Blackwell, a John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. publication,
_c2013.
300 _aix, 353 pages :
_billustrations, map ;
_c23 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aA history of the contemporary world
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aWhat is Latin America? -- Beliefs -- The demise of social revolution -- The armed forces bow to civilian rule -- The turning toward democracy -- Religion, politics and the state -- Lawless violence, impunity and the democratic transition -- The challenge of sustained growth -- Poor countries, rich countries -- Agonies of underdevelopment -- Education -- Research and communications -- Literature and the visual arts -- Cinema and sports -- The family women and sexuality -- Indigenous peoples and their movements -- Toward a Latin American community of nations?
520 _a"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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
520 _a"Provides a fresh approach and a new interpretation of the seismic changes of the last 40 years in Latin America"--
_cProvided by publisher.
651 0 _aLatin America
_xHistory
_y1980-
651 0 _aLatin America
_xHistory
_y20th century.
651 4 _aLatin America
_xHistory
_y1980-
651 4 _aLatin America
_xHistory
_y20th century.
651 7 _aLatin America.
_2fast
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648 7 _aSince 1900
_2fast
655 7 _aHistory.
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_0(OCoLC)fst01411628
700 1 _aVillars, Rina.
830 0 _aHistory of the contemporary world.
856 4 2 _3Cover image
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