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Latin American Politics and Development (Ninth Edition)

Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States
Imprint: Westview Press Inc
Published: 27th Jul 2017
Dimensions: w 152mm h 229mm d 27mm
Weight: 700g
ISBN-10: 0813350506
ISBN-13: 9780813350509
Barcode No: 9780813350509
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Synopsis
For over thirty years, Latin American Politics and Development has kept instructors and students abreast of current affairs and changes in Latin America. Now in its ninth edition, this definitive text has been updated throughout and features contributions from experts in the field, including twenty new and revised chapters on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. The fully updated foundational section includes new chapters on political economy and U.S.-Latin American relations and covers the changing context of Latin American politics, the pattern of historical development, political culture, interest groups and political parties, government machinery, the role of the state and public policy, and the struggle for democracy. In addition to detailed country-by-country chapters, Latin American Politics and Development provides a comprehensive regional overview.

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"Gathered from writers who are experts in regions throughout Latin America, the chapters vividly highlight important historical events as well as current political challenges facing these nations. This book remains a staple in the field of Latin American politics. Highly recommended." Choice

"This is the outstanding textbook in comparative Latin American politics." Jorge I. Dominguez, Harvard

"This book contains comprehensive chapters by recognized experts on the twenty most important Latin American countries. Taken together, these chapters provide the best available introduction to Latin American politics and government for undergraduate students." Richard Eric Hartwig, Texas A&M-Kingsville

"This edited work offers a comprehensive analysis of the multicultural complexities of the myriad of issues confronting Latin America today ... For students of Latin American politics and inter-American relations, Wiarda and Kline's text is informative and intellectually challenging and is worth buying and careful reading." ID: International Dialogue, A Multidisciplinary Journal of World Affairs