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Latin America, Second Edition

Regions and People
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Popular among students for its engaging, accessible style, this text provides an authoritative overview of Latin America's human geography as well as its regional complexity. Extensively revised to reflect the region's ongoing evolution in the first decades of the 21st century, the second edition's alternating thematic and regional chapters trace Latin America's historical development while revealing the diversity of its people and places. Coverage encompasses cultural history, environment and physical geography, urban development, agriculture and land use, social and economic processes, and the contemporary patterns of the Latin American diaspora. Pedagogical features include vivid topical vignettes, end-of-chapter recommended readings and other resources, and 217 photographs, maps, and figures. New to This Edition *Discussions of climate change and its impacts, the demise of the Monroe doctrine, neoliberal agriculture, the growing influence of Chinese investment, and other new topics. *13 new vignettes highlighting current issues such as the thaw in United States-Cuba relations, drug violence in Mexico, aerial gondolas in the Andes, and the first Latin pope. *Annotated website and film recommendations for most chapters. *The latest development trends, population and economic data, and current events of local and global significance. *26 new photographs, maps, and figures.
1. Introduction 2. Latin America as a Culture Region 3. The Environment 4. The Hispanic Caribbean 5. Peopling Latin America to 1820 6. The Mesa Central of Mexico 7. Early Cities and Urban Development 8. The Andes 9. Migration, Population Change, and Race 10. The Central Valley of Chile 11. The Central American Highlands 12. Land and People since the Conquest 13. Brazil's Atlantic Coastal Plain 14. Contemporary Cities and Urban Patterns 15. The Southern Brazilian Highlands 16. Latin American Development in Perspective 17. The Pampa 18. Latin America in the World Economy 19. The Amazon Basin 20. The Latin American Diaspora 21. Conclusion Chapter References
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