Taking a reader-friendly approach that focuses on the big picture and uses concrete examples, this book is the perfect introduction to Latin America as it enters its third century of independence during a period of sustained economic growth and social dev
Taking a reader-friendly approach that focuses on the big picture and uses concrete examples, this book is the perfect introduction to Latin America as it enters its third century of independence during a period of sustained economic growth and social dev
Phillip Berryman was a pastoral worker in a barrio in Panama during 1965-73. From 1976 to 1980, he served as a representative for the American Friends Service Committee in Central America. In 1980, he returned from Guatemala to the United States and now lives in Philadelphia.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Acknowledgments 2. Introduction. Entering a Third Century 3. Part I. Society * Chapter 1. Lands and Peoples: The Constraints and Opportunities of Geography and Demography * Chapter 2. Confronting Urban Challenges * Chapter 3. Agriculture in Transition: Food and Farmers * Chapter 4. Corner Stores and Multilatinas: Business, Industry, and Labor in a Globalized World * Chapter 5. Growth with Sustainability: Meeting the New Environmental Challenge * Chapter 6. Highly Unequal—and Middle Class? * Chapter 7. Overcoming Legacies of Conquest and Slavery: Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendants * Chapter 8. Machismo Contested: Changing Gender Roles and Expectations * Chapter 9. A Changing Religious Landscape 4. Part II. History * Chapter 10. Conquest and Colonial Order * Chapter 11. Forging New Nations * Chapter 12. The Zigzag Path to Democracy and Development 5. Part III. Economic and Political Challenges of the Present * Chapter 13. Toward Twenty-First-Century Economies * Chapter 14. Making Democracy Work: Politics and the State * Chapter 15. Toward Rule of Law: Combating Crime and Corruption * Chapter 16. Bodies and Minds: Achievements and Obstacles in Health and Education * Chapter 17. Goods and People Crossing Borders: Dimensions of Globalization 6. Conclusion. Hopes and Tasks of the Bicentennial Generation 7. Notes 8. References 9. Index
1. Acknowledgments 2. Introduction. Entering a Third Century 3. Part I. Society * Chapter 1. Lands and Peoples: The Constraints and Opportunities of Geography and Demography * Chapter 2. Confronting Urban Challenges * Chapter 3. Agriculture in Transition: Food and Farmers * Chapter 4. Corner Stores and Multilatinas: Business, Industry, and Labor in a Globalized World * Chapter 5. Growth with Sustainability: Meeting the New Environmental Challenge * Chapter 6. Highly Unequal—and Middle Class? * Chapter 7. Overcoming Legacies of Conquest and Slavery: Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendants * Chapter 8. Machismo Contested: Changing Gender Roles and Expectations * Chapter 9. A Changing Religious Landscape 4. Part II. History * Chapter 10. Conquest and Colonial Order * Chapter 11. Forging New Nations * Chapter 12. The Zigzag Path to Democracy and Development 5. Part III. Economic and Political Challenges of the Present * Chapter 13. Toward Twenty-First-Century Economies * Chapter 14. Making Democracy Work: Politics and the State * Chapter 15. Toward Rule of Law: Combating Crime and Corruption * Chapter 16. Bodies and Minds: Achievements and Obstacles in Health and Education * Chapter 17. Goods and People Crossing Borders: Dimensions of Globalization 6. Conclusion. Hopes and Tasks of the Bicentennial Generation 7. Notes 8. References 9. Index
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