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Violence in Colombia, 1990-2000
Violence In Colombia provides students with a deeper understanding of the crisis facing Colombia today. The book focuses on the 1990s, a decade that witnessed a strengthening of …
The Evolution of the Mexican Political System (Latin American Silhouettes)
"The Evolution of the Mexican Political System" examines the political history of Mexico; there are seven articles in English, and five in Spanish, written by Mexican, Italian, US, …
Indians, Oil, and Politics
'It is indispensable that Ecuador has peace, but to have peace you need freedom and to have freedom you need justice. And the Indian population needs justice.'-President Gustavo …
Impressions of Cuba in the Nineteenth Century
Joseph J. Dimock's descriptions of Cuba in his travel diary provide a remarkable firsthand view of a fascinating period in the island's history. In the mid-nineteenth century, the …
Gringolandia
Mexico's views of the United States have been characterized as stridently anti-American, but recent policy changes in Mexico-culminating with the North American Free Trade …
The Third Century
This text focuses on U.S. relations with Latin America from the advent of the New Diplomacy late in the nineteenth century to the present. Providing a balanced perspective, it …
The Politics of Antipolitics
Latin America is moving toward democracy. The region's countries hold elections, choose leaders, and form new governments. But is the civilian government firmly in power? Or is the …
Slavery and Abolition in Early Republican Peru (Latin American Silhouettes)
In this work, Professor Blanchard examines why slavery managed to survive for more than three decades after Peru declared its independence despite anti-slavery legislation passed …
Latin America in the Middle Period, 1750D1929
The customary division of Latin American history into colonial and modern periods has come into question recently. This new book demonstrates that there was a middle period in …
Violence in Colombia
Colombia has long suffered under such violence that it is now one of the most convulsed societies in the world. Far from being the result of solely the drug trade, the country's …
The Birth of Modern Mexico, 1780–1824
The Birth of Modern Mexico, 1780–1824 investigates the roots of the Mexican Independence era from a variety of perspectives. The essays in this volume link the pre-1810 late …
Revolutionizing Motherhood
Revolutionizing Motherhood examines one of the most astonishing human rights movements of recent years. During the Argentine junta's Dirty War against subversives, as tens of …