About this title: This interpretive history of Latin America has been brought up to date in all areas, including the ongoing war against international drug trafficking, the difficulties and promises of NAFTA, the increasing trend toward democratic and pluralist politics, and the large-scale immigration of Latin Americans into the United States. As in earlier ...
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Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 01/12/1989
ISBN-13:9780195055344ISBN:0195055349
Description: Good. 0195055349 Front of cover has a crease line on the bottom right-hand corner. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, USA
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780195076493ISBN:0195076494
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780195100174ISBN:0195100174
Description: Good. Our aim is to create value for our customers through the provision of low cost, affordable products and an overall satisfying buying experience. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, USA
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780195055344ISBN:0195055349
Description: Paperback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in poor all round condition, suitable as a reading copy. pp., 750grams, ISBN: 0195055349. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, USA
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780195076493ISBN:0195076494
Description: Good. The Books are shipped from Bodmin, Cornwall, UK. Any book can be returned for full credit, for any reason within 10 days of receipt. Clean tight book, cover little rubbed. read more
Edition: 3rd ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780195076493ISBN:0195076494
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. The cover has wear. There are Used Book Store prices written on the first pages. There is no underlining or highlighting. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 464 p. Modern Latin America (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: NY: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780195055344ISBN:0195055349
Description: Very Good. Second Edition (2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3). 436 Pages. Measures 6 By 9-1/4. Has a small price sticker inside the front cover from Texas A&M Bookstore and some minor yellow highlighting in parts of the book. Includes B&W photographs, maps, and charts. "The best textbook in print on modern Latin America. " "A splendid book, written with verve and brevity, and emphasizing analysis as well as narrative. " Not an Ex-Library Book. read more
Edition: Fourth Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780195100174ISBN:0195100174
Description: Very Good. Ex-Library Very good condition, Ex-Library. The most accessible text for any course on Latin America. It does a very good job of interpreting and analyzing complex processes. With illustrations. 465 Pages. read more
Edition: 2nd ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780195055344ISBN:0195055349
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 436 p. Modern Latin America (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. Nice copy; cover has some wear; some sections have highlighting. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780195076493ISBN:0195076494
Description: Good. 116-Z 3rd edition. Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195033663ISBN:0195033663
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
"This book is clearly written and provides a decent introduction to South and Central America, and the Caribbean islands. However, it quickly becomes repetitive because each chapter is constructed almost identically, so that it is almost as if all of the chapters after Chapter 2 are simply fill-in-the-blank repeats of the earlier ones. For an introduction, I also think the authors worry about details (going through every leader and election, for instance), when they should be pointing out trends and patterns. I also think the last full chapter, discussing the interactions of Latin America and the rest of the world, would have been better placed near the beginning.
The other issue I have with this book is that, in certain chapters, the ideology of the authors interferes with their ability to narrate history. I have no objection to a detailed discussion of the negative affects of U.S. interventionism over the last century - any discussion of Latin America has to give a great deal of space to the way successive U.S. administrations have interfered, often in very destructive ways, in Latin America. However, the authors seem to think that U.S. interference accounts for virtually every problem faced by these nations, and therefore don't give enough time to discussing internal difficulties. This is blazingly apparent in the chapter on Cuba, where there is virtually no discussion of the repressive nature of Castro's government. As a result, I felt I didn't get much of an understanding of the internal problems that helped create the catastrophic situations in many Latin American countries, or how they might be solved."
"Great survey of Latin America history. Really enjoyed learning more about the United States' interaction with the Latin American world. Fascinating and frightening implications and results."
"I figured it was in my best interest to get a good comprehensive birds-eye view of this part of the world. This was a great book and thoroughly covered the economic, political, and social histories of latin american countries. Through no fault of the writers, at time I felt like I was reading the same old story over and over again since so many latin american countries have shared 1) single export economies 2) struggles for power and land between rich landowners and landless peasants 3) fluctuating attitudes between wanting foreign investment and rejecting it 4) fluctuating attitudes toward the US 5) strong military regimes that intervene to overthrow presidents at will 6) struggles between marxist-left and neo-conservative economics and 7) the constant issue of land reform. Wow, what a history."
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