| Description |
vii, 373 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN |
9781477308677 paperback : alkaline paper |
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9781477308271 cloth : alkaline paper |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Entering a third century -- Part I: Society. Lands and peoples: the constraints and opportunities of geography and demography -- Confronting urban challenges -- Agriculture in transition: food and farmers -- Corner stores and multilatinas: business, industry, and labor in a globalized world -- Growth with sustainability: meeting the new environmental challenge -- Highly unequal - and middle class? -- Overcoming legacies of conquest and slavery: indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants -- Machismo contested: changing gender roles and expectations -- A changing religious landscape -- Part II: History. Conquest and colonial order -- Forging new nations -- The zigzag path to democracy and development -- Part III: Economic and political challenges of the present. Toward twenty-first-century economies -- Making democracy work: politics and the state -- Toward rule of law: combating crime and corruption -- Bodies and minds: achievements and obstacles in health and education -- Goods and people crossing borders: dimensions of globalization -- Conclusion: Hopes and tasks of the bicentennial generation. |
| Series |
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture.
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| Library Class |
History UB408
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| Subject |
Latin America -- 21st century.
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Latin America -- Forecasting.
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