| Description |
1 online resource (190 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-185) and index. |
| Contents |
A suspicious origin : fraud, sophisms, and other theological and judicial traps -- One state to the dissatisfaction of all -- Blacks in a persistently racist society -- Sex, sexism, and gender roles -- An economy twisted at birth -- "Let others invent!" -- Caudillos, Montoneros, guerrillas, and liberals and conservatives -- An escape from the labyrinth. |
| Summary |
Examining the historical and cultural influences that have shaped Latin America, this syndicated international journalist and author suggests that they have made it into the most impoverished, unstable and backward region in the Western world."An indispensable book."--Mario Vargas Llosa. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English translation of Spanish original. |
| Subject |
Social conflict -- Latin America -- History.
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Social conflict. |
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Latin America. |
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History. |
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Legitimacy of governments -- Latin America -- History.
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Legitimacy of governments. |
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Latin America -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Raíces torcidas de América Latina. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2003051423
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Montaner, Carlos Alberto. Raíces torcidas de América Latina. English. Twisted roots. New York : Algora Pub., ©2003 0875862616 0875862608 (DLC) 2003019568 (OCoLC)53002655 |
| ISBN |
0585479887 (electronic book) |
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9780585479880 (electronic book) |
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0875862039 (electronic book) |
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9780875862033 (electronic book) |
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1280655879 |
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9781280655876 |
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0875862616 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0875862608 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780875862606 |
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