{"product_id":"9781405139700","title":"Contemporary Latin America 1970 to the Present","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell History of the Contemporary World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eContemporary Latin America\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003e1970 to the Present\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert H. Holden | Rina Villars\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 20th Century \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e presents the epochal political, economic, social, and cultural changes in Latin America over the last 40 years and comprehensively examines their impact on life in the region, and beyond.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a fresh approach and a new interpretation of the seismic changes of the last 40 years in Latin America\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces major themes from a humanistic and universal perspective, putting each subject in a context that readers can understand and relate to\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on ‘Ibero-America'--Brazil and the eighteen countries that were formerly Spanish possessions- while offering valuable comparative views of the non-Iberian areas of the Caribbean\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes the global, regional and national dimensions of the region's recent past\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert H. Holden\u003c\/b\u003e teaches Latin American history at Old Dominion University in Norfolk Virginia.  He is the author of amongst others, Armies Without Nations: Public Violence and State Formation in Central America, 1821-1960 (2004), and co-editor of Latin America and the United States:  A Documentary History (with Eric Zolov, 2010) as well as numerous scholarly articles. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRina Villars\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three books in Spanish on the history and political culture of Central America, and scholarly articles on Spanish linguistics and women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 October 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405139700\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315579908236,"sku":"9781405139700","price":103.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405139700.jpg?v=1780179031","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405139700","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}