Introduction to Latin America Twenty-First Century Challenges [Paperback]

Introduction to Latin America provides a completely new introduction to the political, social and economic forces shaping this essential region of undergraduate study today.

It is the first textbook to place Latin America within a genuinely global context and introduce the debates and impact of globalization, neoliberalism, democratization, and the environment.

Introduction to Latin America provides a completely new introduction to the political, social and economic forces shaping this essential region of undergraduate study today.

It is the first textbook to place Latin America within a genuinely global context and introduce the debates and impact of globalization, neoliberalism, democratization, and the environment.

Introduction
Understanding Latin America
PART ONE: LEGACIES
Diversity amid Unity
Towards Development
PART TWO: NEO-LIBERAL REFORMATION
Liberating the Market
Resituating the State
Regionalization
The Human Impact
Interlude
Cuba: Uncertain Transition
PART THREE: POPULAR RESPONSES
Political Strains
New Social Actors
PART FOUR: PROSPECTS
Latin America in the Twenty-First Century