Latin America: Its Problems and Its Promise. A Multidisciplinary Introduction

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Introduction: The Evolution of Latin American Studies (Jan Knippers Black. ) * The Land And The People Physical Landscape and Settlement Patterns (Alfonso Gonzalez. ) The Indian Populations of Latin America (Karl H. Schwerin. ) * Historical Setting Colonial Latin America (Peter Bakewell. ) The Continuity of the National Period (E. Bradford Burns. ) * Cultural Expression Philosophy and the Intellectual Tradition (Fred Gillette Sturm. ) Latin American Literature (Tamara Holzapfel. ) Nationalism and Modern Latin American Art (Mary Grizzard. ) * Economic And Social Structures Latin American Economies Restructure, Again (William P. Glade. ) Social Structure and Change in Latin America (Henry Veltmeyer and James Petras. ) Nature in Latin America: Images and Issues (Eldon Kenworthy. ) * Political Processes And Trends Participation and Political Process: The Collapsible Pyramid (J. K. Black. ) The Politics of Insecurity (Jorge Nef. ) * External Relations International Relations in Latin America: Conflict and Cooperation (James Lee Ray.) The United States and Latin America: Into a New Era (Wayne S. Smith. ) Latin America in the World (Larman C. Wilson. ) * Mexico Mexico: Historical Foundations (Fred R. Harris. ) Mexico: The Permanent Crisis (Martin C. Needler. ) * Central America And Panama Central America: Background to the Crisis (Richard Millett. ) Central America: From Revolution to Neoliberal Reform (Tom W. Walker. ) Panama and the Canal (Steve C. Ropp. ) * Cuba And The Caribbean The Cuban Revolution (Nelson P. Valds. ) The Caribbean: The Structure of Modern-Conservative Societies (Anthony P. Maingot. ) * The Andes Venezuela, Columbia, and Ecuador (John D. Martz. ) Peru and Bolivia (Jos Z. Garca. ) * The Southern Cone Chile: The Development, Breakdown, and Recovery of Democracy (J. Samuel Valenzuela and Arturo Valenzuela. ) Argentina: Decline and Revival (Peter Calvert. ) Uruguay and Paraguay: An Arduous Tra