In the third volume of this annual series, Robert G. Breene
provides a comprehensive overview, analysis, and summary of the
major political and economic trends and events in Central American,
MERCOSUR, Andean and Caribbean nations, including Mexico. The
yearbook provides a timely look at relevant background information
necessary to an understanding of the status of political forces in
Latin America today. Chapter 1 looks at the elections and status of
political forces in Latin America and describes the political
situations in the four groups of nations. It provides an
up-to-date, realistic definition of today's political "Left."
Chapter 2 relates the politico-economic backgrounds of such
representative Latin American nations as Argentina, Bolivia,
Brazil, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, and Panama, while chapter 3
explores in detail three hemispheric heads of state receiving much
international attention: Pinochet, Ortega, and Clinton. Chapter 4
discusses the Hemispheric Left (HL), described as a loose
association of amorphous Marxist and militant left organizations,
and, as in previous editions of this yearbook, includes an overview
of all hemispheric terrorism. The year 1998 witnessed an increased,
overshadowing level of terrorism in Colombia necessitating separate
coverage of Colombian terrorism, which is treated in chapter 5. The
final two chapters are concerned with the Hemispheric Left Support,
dealing with the association of Latin American Marxist and
Marxist-Leninist organizations, and providing a look at Latin
American international organizations, including regional summits
and hemisphere-wide associations such as the Grupo de Rio and the
Organization of American States. This third volume is brimming with
facts and provides information not readily available through
American media. Compact yet comprehensive, it is essential reading
for political scientists, Latin American area specialists, and
historians. Robert G. Breene, Jr. has been a fighter pilot, a
newspaper correspondent in Central America, a professor of physics,
and the owner and operator of a 600-head cattle ranch in Nevada.
His is currently head of the Latin American Syndicate in San
Antonio, Texas.
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