Political Science
- Overview
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- About the Author
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- Table of Contents
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- Features
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- New to this Edition
Table of Contents
1. An Introduction to Latin American Politics
A Tale of Two Women and Two Countries
The Challenges of Development, Liberty, and Governance
The Plan of This Book
2. A Bird's-Eye View of Latin American History (1492 to 1979
The Colonial Era (1492-1809)
The Independence Movement (1810s and 1820s)
The Age of Political Instability (1820s to 1870s)
The Age of State Building and Free Trade (1880s to 1920s)
The Second Wave of Democratization and the Rise of State Capitalism
(1930s to 1950s)
The Age of Authoritarian Reaction (1960s and 1970s)
3. The Context of Contemporary Latin American Politics (1980 to the Present)
The Economic Context
The International Context
The Societal Context
The Political Context
Democracy and the Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
4. The Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
The Quest for Development
The Quest for Liberty
The Quest for Governance
5. Argentina
Historical Background from 1880 to 1983
Contemporary Political Framework
Political Participation
The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
6. Brazil
Historical Background from 1889 to 1985
Contemporary Political Framework
Political Participation
The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
7. Chile
Historical Background from 1891 to 1989
Contemporary Political Framework
Political Participation
The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
8. Cuba
Historical Background from 1868 to 1990
Contemporary Political Framework
Political Participation
The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
9. Guatemala
Historical Background from 1871 to 1996
Contemporary Political Framework
Political Participation
The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
10. Mexico
Historical Background from 1876 to 1988
Contemporary Political Framework
Political Participation
The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
11. Venezuela
Historical Background from 1908 to 1993
Contemporary Political Framework
Political Participation
The Contemporary Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance
12. Challenges and Choices in the Twenty-first Century
The Quest for Development Revisited
The Quest for Liberty Revisited
The Quest for Governance Revisited
Democracy in Latin America
Glossary
Index