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Latin America at 200
A New Introduction
Taschenbuch von Phillip Berryman
Sprache: Englisch

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Between 2010 and 2025, most of the countries of Latin America will commemorate two centuries of independence, and Latin Americans have much to celebrate at this milestone. Most countries have enjoyed periods of sustained growth, while inequality is showing modest declines and the middle class is expanding. Dictatorships have been left behind, and all major political actors seem to have accepted the democratic process and the rule of law. Latin Americans have entered the digital world, routinely using the Internet and social media. These new realities in Latin America call for a new introduction to its history and culture, which Latin America at 200 amply provides. Taking a reader-friendly approach that focuses on the big picture and uses concrete examples, Phillip Berryman highlights what Latin Americans are doing to overcome extreme poverty and underdevelopment. He starts with issues facing cities, then considers agriculture and farming, business, the environment, inequality and class, race and ethnicity, gender, and religion. His survey of Latin American history leads into current issues in economics, politics and governance, and globalization. Berryman also acknowledges the ongoing challenges facing Latin Americans, especially crime and corruption, and the efforts being made to combat them. Based on decades of experience, research, and travel, as well as recent studies from the World Bank and other agencies, Latin America at 200 will be essential both as a classroom text and as an introduction for general readers.
Between 2010 and 2025, most of the countries of Latin America will commemorate two centuries of independence, and Latin Americans have much to celebrate at this milestone. Most countries have enjoyed periods of sustained growth, while inequality is showing modest declines and the middle class is expanding. Dictatorships have been left behind, and all major political actors seem to have accepted the democratic process and the rule of law. Latin Americans have entered the digital world, routinely using the Internet and social media. These new realities in Latin America call for a new introduction to its history and culture, which Latin America at 200 amply provides. Taking a reader-friendly approach that focuses on the big picture and uses concrete examples, Phillip Berryman highlights what Latin Americans are doing to overcome extreme poverty and underdevelopment. He starts with issues facing cities, then considers agriculture and farming, business, the environment, inequality and class, race and ethnicity, gender, and religion. His survey of Latin American history leads into current issues in economics, politics and governance, and globalization. Berryman also acknowledges the ongoing challenges facing Latin Americans, especially crime and corruption, and the efforts being made to combat them. Based on decades of experience, research, and travel, as well as recent studies from the World Bank and other agencies, Latin America at 200 will be essential both as a classroom text and as an introduction for general readers.
Über den Autor
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. Entering a Third Century
  • 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
  • Part II. History
    • Chapter 10. Conquest and Colonial Order
    • Chapter 11. Forging New Nations
    • Chapter 12. The Zigzag Path to Democracy and Development
  • 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
  • Conclusion. Hopes and Tasks of the Bicentennial Generation
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781477308677
ISBN-10: 1477308679
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Berryman, Phillip
Hersteller: University of Texas Press
Maße: 254 x 178 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Phillip Berryman
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.04.2016
Gewicht: 0,721 kg
Artikel-ID: 104186336
Über den Autor
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. Entering a Third Century
  • 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
  • Part II. History
    • Chapter 10. Conquest and Colonial Order
    • Chapter 11. Forging New Nations
    • Chapter 12. The Zigzag Path to Democracy and Development
  • 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
  • Conclusion. Hopes and Tasks of the Bicentennial Generation
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781477308677
ISBN-10: 1477308679
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Berryman, Phillip
Hersteller: University of Texas Press
Maße: 254 x 178 x 21 mm
Von/Mit: Phillip Berryman
Erscheinungsdatum: 26.04.2016
Gewicht: 0,721 kg
Artikel-ID: 104186336
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