Understanding Latin American Politics

by Weeks, Gregory

• ISBN13: 9780205648252
• ISBN10: 0205648258
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-06-05
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Provides a comparative analysis of political and economic development in Latin America

Understanding Latin American Politics assesses Latin American political and economic development. This title examines the relationships among political, economic, and social factors in Latin America. Reader engagement is increased through the use of contemporary case studies and primary documents.

 

Author Biography

Gregory Weeks is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science & Public Administration at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His research focuses on Latin American politics, U.S.-Latin American relations, and Latino immigration. His previous books are The Military and Politics in Postauthoritarian Chile (2003); U.S. and Latin American Relations (2008); The Bachelet Government: Conflict and Consensus in Post-Pinochet Chile (with Silvia Borzutzky); and Irresistible Forces: Explaining Latin American Migration to the United States and its Effects on the South (with John R. Weeks).

Table of Contents

PART I - THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Chapter 1. Theoretical Perspectives on Latin American Politics

Chapter 2. State Formation and Economic Development in the Nineteenth Century

Chapter 3. Dictatorship, Democracy and Revolution in the Modern Era

Chapter 4. The Politics of Capitalism and Socialism Through the Twentieth Century

 

PART II - MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN

Chapter 5. Mexico

Chapter 6. Central America

Chapter 7. Cuba

 

PART III - THE ANDEAN REGION

Chapter 8. Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru

Chapter 9. Colombia

Chapter 10. Venezuela

 

PART IV - BRAZIL AND THE SOUTHERN CONE

Chapter 11. Brazil

Chapter 12. Argentina

Chapter 13. Chile