Faces of Latin America /
Duncan Green; for Catherine, Calum and Finlay.
- 2nd ed.
- London : New York, NY : Latin America Bureau , Distribution in North America, Monthly Review Press, 1997.
- xi, 228 p. : ill., maps., ports. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-219) and index.
The curse of wealth: the commodity trade. -- Promised land: land ownership, power and conflict. -- A land in flames: the environment. -- Mean streets: migration and life in the city. -- Growing pains: industrialisation, the debt crisis and neoliberalism. -- Writing on the wall: culture, identity and politics. -- No fit state: the state and politics. -- Men at arms: the military. -- The Left: guerrillas, social movements and the struggle for change. -- Women's work: gender and politics. -- Race against time: indigenous peoples. -- Thy kingdom come: the church.
"Faces of Latin America celebrates the vibrant culture of Latin America's people and looks at some of the key actors in the region's turbulent politics - the military, Indians, grassroots protest groups, guerrillas, the radical Church and the women's movement." "The second edition of this best-selling introduction to Latin America has been extensively updated and enlarged, providing an unparalleled portrait of the continent at the end of the millennium." "Duncan Green traces the roots of the region's underdevelopment and poverty, with a new chapter on the role of the state, as well as sections on life in the city and the countryside, and Latin America's recent conversion to the free-market economy."--BOOK JACKET.
Latin America--Civilization--20th century. América Latina --Civilización--Siglo XX América Latina--Historia--Siglo XX América Latina--Condiciones sociales --Siglo XX América Latina --Política y gobierno --Siglo XX.