The Politics Of Modern Central America

Author : Fabrice Lehoucq
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139536042

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The Politics of Modern Central America by Fabrice Lehoucq Pdf

This book analyzes the origins and consequences of civil war in Central America. Fabrice Lehoucq argues that the inability of autocracies to reform themselves led to protest and rebellion throughout the twentieth century and that civil war triggered unexpected transitions to non-military rule by the 1990s. He explains how armed conflict led to economic stagnation and why weak states limit democratization - outcomes that unaccountable party systems have done little to change. This book also uses comparisons among Central American cases - both between them and other parts of the developing world - to shed light on core debates in comparative politics and comparative political economy. This book suggests that the most progress has been made in understanding the persistence of inequality and the nature of political market failures, while drawing lessons from the Central American cases to improve explanations of regime change and the outbreak of civil war.

Author : Fabrice Edouard Lehoucq
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521515061

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The Politics of Modern Central America by Fabrice Edouard Lehoucq Pdf

This book analyzes the origins and consequences of civil war in Central America. Fabrice Lehoucq argues that the inability of autocracies to reform themselves led to protest and rebellion throughout the twentieth century and that civil war triggered unexpected transitions to non-military rule by the 1990s. He explains how armed conflict led to economic stagnation and why weak states limit democratization - outcomes that unaccountable party systems have done little to change. This book also uses comparisons among Central American cases - both between them and other parts of the developing world - to shed light on core debates in comparative politics and comparative political economy. This book suggests that the most progress has been made in understanding the persistence of inequality and the nature of political market failures, while drawing lessons from the Central American cases to improve explanations of regime change and the outbreak of civil war.

Author : FABRICE. LEHOUCQ
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1357492309

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POLITICS OF MODERN CENTRAL AMERICA. by FABRICE. LEHOUCQ Pdf

Author : James Dunkerley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015058016604

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Power in the Isthmus by James Dunkerley Pdf

Annotation Country-by-country studies of Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica as well as a wealth of charts, statistics and chronologies. Dunkerly teaches political studies at Queen Mary College, London. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Author : Thomas E. Skidmore,Peter H. Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015054422335

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Modern Latin America by Thomas E. Skidmore,Peter H. Smith Pdf

Author : John A. Booth
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781458761682

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Understanding Central America by John A. Booth Pdf

The fifth edition of Understanding Central America explains how domestic and global political and economic forces have shaped rebellion and regime change in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. John A. Booth, Christine J. Wade, and Thomas W. Walker explore the origins and development of the region's political conflicts and its efforts to resolve them. Covering the region's political and economic development from the early 1800s onward, the authors provide a background for understanding Central America's rebellion and regime change of the past forty years. This revised edition brings the Central American story up to date, with special emphasis on globalization, evolving public opinion, progress toward democratic consolidation, and the relationship between Central America and the United States under the Obama administration, and includes analysis of the 2009 Honduran coup d'etat. A useful introduction to the region and a model for how to convey its complexities in language readers will comprehend, Understanding Central America stands out as a must-have resource.

Author : Jennifer L. Burrell,Ellen Moodie
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780857457523

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Central America in the New Millennium by Jennifer L. Burrell,Ellen Moodie Pdf

Most non-Central Americans think of the narrow neck between Mexico and Colombia in terms of dramatic past revolutions and lauded peace agreements, or sensational problems of gang violence and natural disasters. In this volume, the contributors examine regional circumstances within frames of democratization and neoliberalism, as they shape lived experiences of transition. The authors--anthropologists and social scientists from the United States, Europe, and Central America--argue that the process of regions and nations "disappearing" (being erased from geopolitical notice) is integral to upholding a new, post-Cold War world order--and that a new framework for examining political processes must be accessible, socially collaborative, and in dialogue with the lived processes of suffering and struggle engaged by people in Central America and the world in the name of democracy.

Author : Thomas E. Skidmore,Peter H. Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173016682855

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Modern Latin America by Thomas E. Skidmore,Peter H. Smith Pdf

Now in its sixth edition, Modern Latin America is a lively interpretive history and the leading text in the field. Thoroughly updated and revised, the book includes a new chapter on the history of Colombia from the wars of independence to the violent conflicts of the present day. It also examines such topics as:* the impact of 9/11 on U.S.-Latin American relations* globalization* drug trafficking* women's roles in society and politics* the fragility and uncertainty of democracy in Latin AmericaThe book features sociocultural sections and boxes in nearly every chapter, covering such diverse areas as the psychology of exile, Santeria in Cuba, baseball in the Dominican Republic, and the popularity of Latin music in the U.S. All political and economic information has been updated. As in earlier editions, the authors use an in-depth case study approach that guides readers through the major countries of Latin America, highlighting central themes including European-New World interaction, racial mixtures, military takeovers, and United States intervention in the area. With an insightful look into the future, Modern Latin America, Sixth Edition, will continue to be an exceptional text for undergraduate courses on contemporary Latin American history, society, and politics.

Author : John Soluri,Claudia Leal,José Augusto Pádua
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785333910

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A Living Past by John Soluri,Claudia Leal,José Augusto Pádua Pdf

Though still a relatively young field, the study of Latin American environmental history is blossoming, as the contributions to this definitive volume demonstrate. Bringing together thirteen leading experts on the region, A Living Past synthesizes a wide range of scholarship to offer new perspectives on environmental change in Latin America and the Spanish Caribbean since the nineteenth century. Each chapter provides insightful, up-to-date syntheses of current scholarship on critical countries and ecosystems (including Brazil, Mexico, the Caribbean, the tropical Andes, and tropical forests) and such cross-cutting themes as agriculture, conservation, mining, ranching, science, and urbanization. Together, these studies provide valuable historical contexts for making sense of contemporary environmental challenges facing the region.

Author : Mark Wasserman
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030961855

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Modern Latin America Since 1800 by Mark Wasserman Pdf

This textbook offers an interpretive overview of the history of the Latin American region since the mid-eighteenth century. Its central focus is the struggle of ordinary folks to control their daily lives. It examines the social, economic, and political institutions Latin Americans built and rebuilt, such as families, governments (from village to national levels), churches, political parties, labor unions, schools, and armies, through the lives of the people forged them. It explores the texture of everyday life.

Author : Edelberto Torres Rivas
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781477306949

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History and Society in Central America by Edelberto Torres Rivas Pdf

First published in Chile in 1969 as Interpretación del desarrollo social centroamericano, this classic is now available in English. The first attempt at an integrated analysis of modern Central America's socioeconomic structure, Torres Rivas's work traces the social development of Central America from independence (1871) up to the 1960s. Using a dependency framework, but not limited by it, Torres Rivas describes the various divisions of Central American society and their evolution within the liberal development model that has been so much a part of the past century of Central American economic history. The book is compelling in its explanation of the relationship between foreign and native elements in the social development of the region. Torres Rivas describes and analyzes the resulting long-term problems this development has posed for Central America. With a new chapter added for the English edition, History and Society in Central America remains vital for readers interested in the region.

Author : Pablo A. Baisotti
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000460674

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Problems and Alternatives in the Modern Americas by Pablo A. Baisotti Pdf

This volume explores several notable themes related to political processes in Latin America and offers insightful historical perspectives to understand national, regional, and global issues in the continent from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. The collected essays focus on Latin American politics such as: political cycles, left-wing political parties, nationalism, progressivism, crime and resistance, violence, authoritarianism, and relationships with the United States, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, and Paraguay. The perspectives of the chapters presented an attempt to seek lines of continuity by highlighting traditional interpretations of new scenarios and refusing to impose a traditional and uncritical linear historical narrative. The fundamental objective of the volume is to provide a rational and critical political-historical explanation of Latin America since the early 20th century with the purpose, among others, of deepening understanding of the present.

Author : Lynn V. Foster
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Mexico
ISBN : 9780816074051

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A Brief History of Mexico by Lynn V. Foster Pdf

Praise for the previous editions: ..".well researched...concise...interesting..."--American Reference Books Annual

Author : Tulio Halperín Donghi
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 082231374X

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The Contemporary History of Latin America by Tulio Halperín Donghi Pdf

For a quarter of a century, Tulio Halperín Donghi's Historia Contemporánea de América Latina has been the most influential and widely read general history of Latin America in the Spanish-speaking world. Unparalleled in scope, attentive to the paradoxes of Latin American reality, and known for its fine-grained interpretation, it is now available for the first time in English. Revised and updated by the author, superbly translated, this landmark of Latin American historiography will be accessible to an entirely new readership. Beginning with a survey of the late colonial landscape, The Contemporary History of Latin America traces the social, economic, and political development of the region to the late twentieth century, with special emphasis on the period since 1930. Chapters are organized chronologically, each beginning with a general description of social and economic developments in Latin America generally, followed by specific attention to political matters in each country. What emerges is a well-rounded and detailed picture of the forces at work throughout Latin American history. This book will be of great interest to all those seeking a general overview of modern Latin American history, and its distinctive Latin American voice will enhance its significance for all students of Latin American history.

Author : Lawrence A. Clayton,Michael L. Conniff,Susan M. Gauss
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520289024

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A New History of Modern Latin America by Lawrence A. Clayton,Michael L. Conniff,Susan M. Gauss Pdf

"Revised and expanded third edition"--Cover.