Howard Wiarda

Politics and Social Change in Latin America

Still a Distinct Tradition?, Revised and Updated

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Produktbeschreibung

Wiarda provides a new edition of a pioneering exploration of Latin American political culture, the autoritarian tradition, and the recent transitions to democracy and the special meaning of that term in the Latin American context. The volume contains a provocative Introduction and Conclusion by the editor as well as essays by leading scholars of Latin American politics and history: Richard Morse, Octavio Paz, Glen Dealy, Peter Smith, and others. This is a classic collection, newly revised and updated.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 660g
• ISBN-13: 9780275970321
• ISBN-10: 0275970329
• Artikelnr.: 21139444

Autorenporträt

Howard J. Wiarda

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction: Interpreting Latin America's Politics on It's Own
Terms by Howard J. Wiarda and Margaret Macheish Mott The Political Culture
Framework Patterns of Continuity in Latin American Society: Political and
Historical Perspectives by Roland H. Ebel Two Cultures and Political
Behavior in Latin America by Glen Caudill Dealy Historical Factors The
Latin American Tradition by Roland H. Ebel and Raymond Taras Spanish
American Past: Enemy of Change by Donald E. Worcester Science, Technology,
and Hispanic America by Irving A. Leonard Claims of Political Tradition by
Richard M. Morse Historical Determinants of the Latin American State: The
Tradition of Bureaucratic-Patrimonialism, Corporatism, Centralism, and
Authoritarianism by Howard J. Wiarda Politics and Social Change The
Tradition of Higher Laws in Latin America by Margaret MacLeish Mott Latin
America and Democracy by Octavio Paz From El Cid to El Hugo: The Hero and
the Mystique of Liberation in Latin America by Dolores Moyano Martin Latin
America's Magical Liberalism by Tina Rosenberg The News About Religion in
Latin America by Daniel Levine Foreign Policy Implications On Democracy and
Democratization by Peter H. Smith Consensus Found, Consensus Lost:
Disjunctures in U.S. Policy Toward Latin America in the New Millennium by
Howard J. Wiarda Conclusion Suggested Readings Index About the Contributors