Forgotten continent : a history of the new Latin America /

"Ten years after its first publication, Michael Reid's best-selling survey of the state of contemporary Latin America has been wholly updated to reflect the new realities of the "Forgotten Continent." The former Americas editor for the Economist, Reid suggests that much of Centra...

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Main Author: Reid, Michael (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
Edition:Fully revised and updated.
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Summary:"Ten years after its first publication, Michael Reid's best-selling survey of the state of contemporary Latin America has been wholly updated to reflect the new realities of the "Forgotten Continent." The former Americas editor for the Economist, Reid suggests that much of Central and South America, though less poor, less unequal, and better educated than before, faces harder economic times now that the commodities boom of the 2000s is over. His revised, in-depth account of the region reveals dynamic societies more concerned about corruption and climate change, the uncertainties of a Donald Trump-led United States, and a political cycle that, in many cases, is turning from left-wing populism to center-right governments. This essential new edition provides important insights into the sweeping changes that have occurred in Latin America in recent years and indicates priorities for the future"--Amazon.com.
Item Description:Original hardback edition published 2007.
Physical Description:xiv, 425 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 396-407) and index.
ISBN:9780300224658
0300224656