Politics of Latin America

Maps and Tables Preface Introduction: Notes on Studying Politics in Latin America 1. An Introduction to Latin America in the Twenty-First Century 2. Early History 3. Democracy, Dictators, and Tio Sam: A Historical Overview from Independence to the Present Day 4. The Other Americans 5. Society, Family, and Gender 6. Religion in Latin America 7. The Political Economy of Latin America 8. Democracy and Authoritarianism: Latin American Political Culture 9. Politics, Power, Institutions, and Actors 10. Revolution and Change in Latin America 11. Guatemala, Susanne Jonas 12. Mexico, Nora Hamilton 13. Cuba, Gary Prevost 14. Brazil, Wilber Albert Chaffee 15. Argentina, Aldo C. Vacs 16. Chile, Eduardo Silva 17. Venezuela, Daniel Hellinger 18. Colombia, John C. Dugas 19. Nicaragua, Gary Prevost and Harry E. Vanden Appendix 1: Presidential Elections Appendix 2: Recent Legislative Elections Authors and Contributors Index