Latin America at 200 : : A New Introduction / / Phillip Berryman.
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 exp...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction. Entering a Third Century
- Part I. Society
- 1. Lands and Peoples: The Constraints and Opportunities of Geography and Demography
- 2. Confronting Urban Challenges
- 3. Agriculture in Transition: Food and Farmers
- 4. Corner Stores and Multilatinas: Business, Industry, and Labor in a Globalized World
- 5. Growth with Sustainability : Meeting the New Environmental Challenge
- 6. Highly Unequal—and Middle Class?
- 7. Overcoming Legacies of Conquest and Slavery: Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendants
- 8. Machismo Contested: Changing Gender Roles and Expectations
- 9. A Changing Religious Landscape
- Part II. History
- 10. Conquest and Colonial Order
- 11. Forging New Nations
- 12. The Zigzag Path to Democracy and Development
- Part III. Economic and Political Challenges of the Present
- 13. Toward Twenty -First-Century Economies
- 14. Making Democracy Work: Politics and the State
- 15. Toward Rule of Law: Combating Crime and Corruption
- 16. Bodies and Minds: Achievements and Obstacles in Health and Education
- 17. Goods and People Crossing Borders: Dimensions of Globalization
- Conclusion. Hopes and Tasks of the Bicentennial Generation
- Notes
- References
- Index