Found insideLonely Planet's South America is your passport to the most up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Found insideThis book is one little step forward to bring together in 17 chapters the experiences of malaria-expert researchers from five continents to present updated information on disease epidemiology and control at the national/regional level, ... Found insideAn insightful examination of the political and economic ties between China and Latin America from the 1950s to the present This book explores the impact of Chinese growth on Latin America since the early 2000s. A brief introduction to the thirteen countries on the continent with the longest mountain range, driest desert, and greatest river system in the world. Found insideThis book studies the historical roots of Latin America's contemporary economic and social development, focusing on poverty and income inequality dating back to colonial times. Found inside – Page iSo Henry Louis Gates, Jr. set out on a quest to discover how Latin Americans of African descent live now, and how the countries of their acknowledge-or deny-their African past; how the fact of race and African ancestry play themselves out ... SCOTT (Copy 1): From the John Holmes Library collection. In Kissinger and Latin America, Stephen G. Rabe analyzes U.S. policies toward Latin America during a critical period of the Cold War. Found insideStrengthening the Scientific Foundation for Policymaking to Meet the Challenges of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean summarizes the presentations and discussions of the workshop. This book traces the development of settlements and economic systems, as well as provide up-to-date information and interpretation of the contemporary problems of South America. South America: Investment Resources and Capital for South American Countries Handbook - Strategic Information, Opportunities, Contacts This book argues that rather than failing the test, Latin America’s efforts to build fairer and more prosperous societies make it one of the world’s most vigorous laboratories for capitalist democracy. Drawing on more than 40 interviews with historians, political scientists, economists, journalists and diplomats, this book provides a timely assessment of Paraguay's strengths, challenges and developmental outlook, and their implications ... World Regional Geography by Finlayson provides a concise and accessible introduction to the major concepts in Geography through an exploration of the world's regions. Found inside – Page 8Compare North and South America as to shape , principal highlands and rivers and coast line . 3. How do the two continents differ as to climate ? 4. Into how many countries is South America divided , and how many of them are republics ? 5. He then turns his attention to the meat of the book, separate examinations of the each of the major world regions, including examinations of the important countries and their individual geopolitical realities. Found insideIt’s amazing how two connected continents can have such a huge difference in climate. A climatological study of South America south of the Amazon River. This book presents a new theory for why political regimes emerge, and why they subsequently survive or break down. It then analyzes the emergence, survival and fall of democracies and dictatorships in Latin America since 1900. As opposed to the transitology studies that were prevalent in the 1990s, and that treated the neoliberal context in these two regions separately, the articles in this book instead offer a new comparative analysis focusing on the ... First-ever compendium of electoral data for all 35 countries in the Americas since the introduction of universal male suffrage. Provides information on such topics as politics, military expenditures, and economics, and shares comprehensive, country-by-country statistical and rate information. This essential new edition provides important insights into the sweeping changes that have occurred in Latin America in recent years and indicates priorities for the future. Five separate units introduce students to the study of international relations and the continent of South America. A brief general history of Latin America in the period between the European conquest and the independence of the Spanish American countries and Brazil serves as an introduction to this quickly changing field of study. An important component of this book is the incorporation of the thinking and writing of South American geopolitical analysts, which leads to an interesting inventory of viewpoints on frontier conflicts, territorial expansion, industrial ... In this examination of the relationship between various modes of transportation and Latin America's economic integration, the author notes that the failure to eliminate artificial political and economic barriers between countries has ... Essays discuss Latin American societies in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, changing economic conditions, and historical developments in each country This book introduces new methods for measuring inequality of opportunities and makes an assessment of its evolution in Latin America over a decade. Found inside – Page 1Despite increasing interest in the region there are few English language books on Latin American economics. This Handbook, organized into five parts, aims to fill this significant gap. For struggling readers, the book includes a downloadable version of the reading selections at a fourth- to fifth-grade reading level. This book aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards. Each title in this series contains a forward from the Executive Director of the Social Progress Imperative, color photos throughout, maps, charts, and back matter including: a special "Countries at a Glance" statistical section, an index, ... "This book is both deeply informative and refreshingly entertaining. It takes you from the southernmost vineyards in Patagonia to the mountains of Venezuela near the equator. Women are working internationally to build a world based on gender equality and justice. Their concerns are shaped by conditions in their own countries and regions, and also by conditions for women in other parts of the world. Age of Productivity offers a look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the developed world. This book is a collection of those stories about many countries of the South America. -- Scott L. Althaus, Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics Stallings discusses the dependency debates, reviews the way dependency operated in the US-Latin American case, and analyzes the growing Chinese presence within a dependency framework. Readers learn how South America's geography has shaped its people, history, and economy. Given the dramatic political turns in contemporary Latin America, this book offers a much-needed explanation and analysis of the factors that are key to making sense of development today. “Drawing on a range of exciting economists like ... 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