TY - BOOK AU - Hillman, Richard S., ed TI - Understanding contemporary Latin America SN - 1555878571 AV - 100 F 1408 U55 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - Boulder, Colorado PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers N2 - Introduction / Richard S. Hillman, 1. -- Latin America : A geographic preface / Marie Price, 11. -- The historical context / René de la Pedraja, 37. -- Latin America politics / Thomas J. D'Agostino, 61. -- The military / Paul W. Zagorski, 107. -- The economies of Latin America / Richard K. Harper & Alfred G. Cuzán, 135. -- International relations / Cleveland Fraser, 169. -- The environment, population, and urbanization / Roberto P. Guimaraes, 197. -- Patterns of race, ethnicity, class and nationalism / Kevin A. Yelvington, 229. -- The role of women / Susan Tiano, 263. -- Education and development / Robert F. Arnove, Stephen Franz & Kimberly Morse Cordova, 297. -- Religion in Latin America / Michael Fleet, 323. -- Latin American literature / David H. Bost & Margaret V. Ekstrom, 351. -- Trends and prospects / Richard S. Hillman, 375 ER -