Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
F1410
Reviews
"...this volume's country by country focus on twentieth-century politics make it unique. Recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries." Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin, "...this volume's country by country focus on twentieth-century politics make it unique. Recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries."- Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin, "As an introductory guide to Latin American politics, this tool will serve both high school and college students well." Lawrence Looks at Books, "Easy to use, well illustrated with maps and photographs, and containing both a glossary and a good index, this important volume offers clear explanations of events, individuals, and dynamics. Highly recommended for high school, public, and college libraries...." Library Journal, "Kapiszewski's encyclopedia is an excellent resource to support undergraduate history and political science survey courses in modern Latin America. It covers all the major topics, political parties, and people commonly taken up in these courses....ease of use and concise, current information make this a recommended title for all undergraduate libraries."- Choice, "Kapiszewski's encyclopedia is an excellent resource to support undergraduate history and political science survey courses in modern Latin America. It covers all the major topics, political parties, and people commonly taken up in these courses....ease of use and concise, current information make this a recommended title for all undergraduate libraries." Choice, "As an introductory guide to Latin American politics, this tool will serve both high school and college students well."- Lawrence Looks at Books, "Easy to use, well illustrated with maps and photographs, and containing both a glossary and a good index, this important volume offers clear explanations of events, individuals, and dynamics. Highly recommended for high school, public, and college libraries...."- Library Journal
Table of Content
Preface Introduction: Historical Introduction to Latin America by Jeffrey Taggart Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela Appendix 1: Multilateral Agreements, Groupings, Organizations, and Wars Appendix 2: U.S. Policy in Latin America and U.S.-Based Multilateral Organizations Glossary Index
Copyright Date
2001
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Ethnic Studies / General, World / Caribbean & Latin American, Political, Latin America / General
Lccn
2001-036182
Dewey Decimal
320.98/03
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science, Political Science