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Understanding contemporary Latin America / edited by Richard S. Hillman. - Boulder, Colo : L. Rienner Publishers, 1997.
xiii, 373 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - (Understanding ) Content notes : Latin America : a geographic preface / Stephen R. Pelletier -- The historical context / René de la Pedraja -- Latin American politics / Thomas J. D'Agostino -- The military / Paul Zagorski -- The economies of Latin America / Richard K. Harper and Alfred G. Cuzán -- International relations / Cleveland Fraser -- The environment, population, and urbanization / Roberto P. Guimarães -- Patterns of ethnicity, class, and nationalism / Kevin A. Yelvington -- The role of women / Susan Tiano -- Education and development / Robert F. Arnove ... [et al.] -- Religion in Latin America / Michael Fleet --Latin American literature / David H. Bost and Margaret V. Ekstrom -- Trends and prospects / Richard S. Hillman. 1555875467 9781555875466 1555875750 (pbk.) 9781555875756 (pbk.) * Sociaal-economische situatie. * Latin America. América Latina Amérique latine. Lateinamerika. * Hillman, Richard S., * Title * Series