Latin America: A Concise Interpretive History
ISBN: 9780131930438 | 0131930435
Edition: 8thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2007
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""For courses in Modern Latin America."" Organized thematically, this text offers a clear narrative that weaves together the story of an entire region, with coverage of broad themes and regional diffences. Despite the great diversity within the Latin America, there is a common theme that characterizes the sweep of history in the region. The original author of the text, E. Bradford Burns, phrased the problem as the paradox that poor people inhabit rich lands. The reason for the paradox is that a tiny group of elites confuses the nation's well-be... MORE
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