A study of the basic tenets and ideologies behind America's policy towards Latin America during the Reagan-Bush administrations. Wiarda's insider account of this era serves as a link between the scholarly and policy-making communities. He supplements his analysis with various case studies.
Market Reform and Equitable Growth in Latin America
Latin American income distribution is among the most unequal in the world. Both the poor and the wealthy have paid a price for this inequality, which is in part responsible for the region's low growth rates.
Updated to include the historic 2022 presidential election, this deeply informed and accessible book traces the history of Colombia thematically over the past two centuries. LaRosa and Mejia move beyond the common perception of a failed state to explore the rich heritage and dynamism that have characterized Colombia past and present.
Terror and Torture under Brazil's Military Regime, 1964-1985
Concrete Inferno is an accessible case study of the Brazilian Communist movement during the Cold War, filling a gap in English-language terrorism studies.
Race, Gender, and Indigeneity in Peruvian Mormonism
Peruvian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints face the dilemma of embracing their faith while finding space to nourish their Peruvianness. Jason Palmer draws on eight years of fieldwork to provide an on-the-ground look at the relationship between Peruvian Saints and the racial and gender complexities of the contemporary ......
Race, Gender, and Indigeneity in Peruvian Mormonism
Peruvian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints face the dilemma of embracing their faith while finding space to nourish their Peruvianness. Jason Palmer draws on eight years of fieldwork to provide an on-the-ground look at the relationship between Peruvian Saints and the racial and gender complexities of the contemporary ......
This book examines past legacies, socio-ecological tensions, and political disputes associated with the advance of frontiers in the Amazon region. It includes contributions from scholars in Europe, Latin America, and the United States.
Insight Guide to South America is a pictorial travel guide in a magazine style providing answers to the key questions before or during your trip: deciding when to go to South America, choosing what to see, from exploring Rio de Janeiro to discovering the Lake District or creating a travel plan to cover key places like Iguazu Falls, Lake Titicaca. ......
Testimony of Domitila, a Woman of the Bolivian Mines, New Edition
A classic recounting of a unionists' struggle against exploitation and dictatorship--from within the mines of Bolivia Let Me Speak! is a moving testimony from inside the Bolivian tin mines of the 1970s, by a woman whose life was defined by her defiant struggle against those at the very top of the power structure, the Bolivian elite. Blending ......
