Understanding Contemporary Latin America

by Hillman, Richard S.

• ISBN13: 9781555878573
• ISBN10: 1555878571
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub

Table of Contents

List of Maps, Tables, and Figures	ix
List of Photographs	xi
Preface	xiii
Introduction	1	(10)
Richard S. Hillman
Latin America: A Geographic Preface	11	(26)
Marie Price
Physical Setting	14	(11)
Human Geography of Latin America	25	(12)
The Historical Context	37	(24)
Rene de la Pedraja
The Conquest	37	(3)
The Colonial Period	40	(4)
Portuguese Brazil	44	(3)
The Bourbon Era	47	(2)
Independence	49	(9)
Conclusion	58	(3)
Latin American Politics	61	(46)
Thomas J. D'Agostino
The Postindependence Era	62	(4)
Early Modernization and Dictatorial Rule	66	(4)
The Modern Era	70	(4)
Revolutionary Change	74	(10)
The Rise of Bureaucratic Authoritarianism	84	(6)
Democratization	90	(13)
Conclusion	103	(4)
The Military	107	(28)
Paul W. Zagorski
The Historical Legacy of Civil-Military Relations in Latin America	107	(7)
The Emergence of the New Professionalism	114	(6)
The Postnational Security State: Real Change or the Same Old Thing?	120	(12)
Conclusion	132	(3)
The Economies of Latin America	135	(34)
Richard K. Harper
Alfred G. Cuzan
The Pre-Columbian Economies	135	(1)
The Colonial Economies	136	(2)
From Independence to the Great Depression	138	(1)
ISI, Economic Nationalism, and Populism	139	(5)
The Lost Decade	144	(4)
Turning the Corner-the 1990s	148	(3)
Indicators of Economic Development	151	(6)
Latin America in the World Economy	157	(5)
Regional Integration and Trade Associations	162	(1)
Conclusion	163	(6)
International Relations	169	(28)
Cleveland Fraser
Organizing Concepts	172	(3)
Historical Legacies	175	(4)
The Cold War Era	179	(3)
Dependency and Debt	182	(2)
The 1980s	184	(3)
The Post-Cold War Era	187	(3)
The Future	190	(7)
The Environment, Population, and Urbanization	197	(32)
Roberto P. Guimaraes
The Environmental Formation of Latin America	198	(3)
Patterns of Occupation of the Territory	201	(5)
Demographic Dynamics and Urbanization	206	(7)
Economic Growth and the Environment	213	(4)
Regional Features of Global Ecological Disorder	217	(6)
Conclusion	223	(6)
Patterns of ``Race,'' Ethnicity, Class, and Nationalism	229	(34)
Kevin A. Yelvington
Defining Key Terms	233	(4)
Foundations of Ethnicity, Class, and Nationalism	237	(7)
Contemporary Patterns	244	(11)
Conclusion	255	(8)
The Role of Women	263	(34)
Susan Tiano
Production, Reproduction, and the Gender Division of Labor	264	(2)
Women in Latin American History	266	(7)
Women in the Formal Labor Force	273	(12)
Women in Latin American Politics	285	(7)
Conclusion	292	(5)
Education and Development	297	(26)
Robert F. Arnove
Stephen Franz
Kimberly Morse Cordova
Changing Notions of Development	298	(1)
Education and Technology	299	(4)
Expanding Educational Opportunities	303	(4)
Education and the Debt Crisis	307	(9)
Popular Education and Other Educational Innovations	316	(2)
Mass Media and Education	318	(1)
Education and Democracy in Latin America	319	(1)
Conclusion	319	(4)
Religion in Latin America	323	(28)
Michael Fleet
Catholicism	326	(11)
Protestantism	337	(6)
Spiritism	343	(3)
Conclusion	346	(5)
Latin American Literature	351	(24)
David H. Bost
Margaret V. Ekstrom
The Colonial Heritage	351	(8)
The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries	359	(6)
Magical Realism and the Boom	365	(4)
Brazil and the Circum-Caribbean	369	(2)
Popular Culture	371	(4)
Trends and Prospects	375	(10)
Richard S. Hillman
List of Acronyms	385	(2)
The Contributors	387	(2)
Index	389	(11)
About the Book	400