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1 online resource (361 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgment of Support; Maps; Preface Richard L. Harris and Jorge Nef; 1 Capital, Power, and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean Richard L. Harris and Jorge Nef; 2 Latin America's Rural Transformation: Unequal Development and Persistent Poverty Cristobal Kay; 3 Dependency, Underdevelopment, and Neoliberalism Richard L. Harris; 4 Economic Restructuring, Neoliberalism, and the Working Class Viviana Patroni; 5 Insecurity, Development, and Democracy: A Pan-American Perspective Jorge Nef. |
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6 The Riddle of New Social Movements: Who They Are and What They Do Judith Adler Hellman7 Women in the Social, Political, and Economic Transformation of Latin America and the Caribbean Francesca Miller; 8 Indigenous Peoples: Changing Identities and Forms of Resistance Michael Kearney and Stefano Varese; 9 Liberation Theology, Christian Base Communities, and Solidarity Movements: A Historical Reflection Wilder Robles; 10 Ecological Crisis, Sustainable Development, and Capitalism Guido Pascual Galafassi; 11 Globalization and Regionalization in the Americas Richard L. Harris and Jorge Nef; Index. |
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About the Contributors Please see the book's website for additional materials:http://www.rowmanlittlefield.com/isbn/0742555240. |
| Summary |
Comprehensive and interdisciplinary, the thoroughly updated and revised second edition of Capital, Power, and Inequality in Latin America is an engaging critical analysis of the major political, economic, social, and ecological conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean. Expert chapter authors describe and analyze the economies and trading relations, politics and state policies, social inequalities and social injustices, indigenous communities, gender relations, influence of religion, wide array of social movements, and social ecology of the societies in this important region of the world. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Power (Social sciences) -- Latin America.
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Power (Social sciences) |
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Latin America. |
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Equality -- Latin America.
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Equality. |
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Latin America -- Economic conditions -- 1982-
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Economic conditions. |
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1982- |
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Latin America -- Social conditions -- 1982-
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Social conditions. |
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Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980-
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Politics and government. |
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1980- |
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Since 1980 |
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Electronic books.
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Nef, Jorge.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Harris, Richard L. Capital, Power, and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2008 9780742555242 |
| ISBN |
9780742572508 (electronic book) |
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0742572501 (electronic book) |
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