| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 326 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Introduction: The effect of national and global forces on the Americas: tsunami, tornado or just a mild breeze? / Andrew F. Cooper and Jorge Heine -- Navigating in a fog: metanarrative in the Americas today / Laurence Whitehead -- Managing disarray: the search for a new consensus / Michael Shifter -- The emergence of a new left / Jorge G. Castañeda and Marco A. Morales -- Competing for energy / Sidney Weintraub and Annette Hester -- Coping with China / Nicola Phillips -- Playing the India card / Jorge Heine -- Repositioning the commonwealth Caribbean / Anthony J. Payne -- Renewing the OAS / Andrew F. Cooper -- Dealing with threats to democracy / Dexter S. Boniface -- Monitoring elections / Sharon F. Lean -- The Chávez effect / Thomas Legler -- The impact of the 2006 Mexican elections / Arturo Santa- Cruz -- Quo vadis, Brazil? / Luiz Pedone -- The Haitian imbroglio / Yasmine Shamsie -- Strong winds of change: new politics and new connections / Andrew F. Cooper and Jorge Heine |
| Summary |
In this book, some of the world's leading Latin Americanists explore the ways in which the region has re-engaged globalization. What is the relationship of China and India with Latin America? Has increased international political cooperation among Latin nations changed their foreign policy towards other regions and on specific issue areas, such as election monitoring and the ongoing dilemma in Haiti? How have the different "Lefts", as exemplified by the governments of Chávez and Lula, shaped the region? What is the outlook of new entities such as UNASUR, the South American Union of Nations, an |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Globalization -- Latin America
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Globalization
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Politics and government
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Globalisierung
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Politischer Wandel
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| SUBJECT |
Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87000854
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| Subject |
Latin America
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Lateinamerika
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| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cooper, Andrew Fenton, 1950-
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Heine, Jorge.
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| ISBN |
9789280871418 |
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9280871412 |
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