Latin America today -- The early Americans -- Conquest, colonization, and the challenge of independence -- U.S.-Latin American relations -- Argentina -- Belize -- Bolivia -- Brazil -- Chile -- Colombia -- Costa Rica -- Cuba -- Dominican Republic -- Ecuador -- El Salvador -- Guatemala -- Guyana -- Haiti -- Honduras -- Jamaica -- Mexico -- Nicaragua -- Panama -- Paraguay -- Peru -- Suriname -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Uruguay -- Venezuela -- Smaller nations: The Bahamas ; Barbados ; Grenada -- Dependencies: British ; French ; Netherlands ; United States
Summary
A comprehensive, timely and entertaining account of the political, cultural and economic dynamics of more than 30 discrete countries of the Western Hemisphere, this book is updated each year, providing students with the most recent information possible
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 404-415)
