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* Revised and updated * Based on the NRSV and NIV translations *
Covers every bookverse by verse * Each volume also contains maps,
charts, a pronunciation guide, anda glossary * Available in sets or
individually
The third edition of U.S. and Latin American Relations offers
detailed theoretical and historical analyses essential for
understanding contemporary US-Latin American relations. Utilizing
four different theories (realism, liberal institutionalism,
dependency, and autonomy) as a framework, the text provides a
succinct history of relations from Latin American independence
through the Covid-19 era before then examining critical
contemporary issues such as immigration, human rights, and
challenges to US hegemony. Engaging pedagogical features such as
timelines, research questions, and annotated resources appear
throughout the text, along with relevant excerpts from primary
source documents. The third edition features a new chapter on the
role of extrahemispheric actors such as China and Russia, as well
as a significantly revised chapter on citizen insecurity that
examines crime, drug trafficking, and climate change. Instructor
resources include a test bank, lecture slides, and discussion
questions.
The third edition of U.S. and Latin American Relations offers
detailed theoretical and historical analyses essential for
understanding contemporary US-Latin American relations. Utilizing
four different theories (realism, liberal institutionalism,
dependency, and autonomy) as a framework, the text provides a
succinct history of relations from Latin American independence
through the Covid-19 era before then examining critical
contemporary issues such as immigration, human rights, and
challenges to US hegemony. Engaging pedagogical features such as
timelines, research questions, and annotated resources appear
throughout the text, along with relevant excerpts from primary
source documents. The third edition features a new chapter on the
role of extrahemispheric actors such as China and Russia, as well
as a significantly revised chapter on citizen insecurity that
examines crime, drug trafficking, and climate change. Instructor
resources include a test bank, lecture slides, and discussion
questions.
The politics, social issues, and cultural impacts of Latin American
migration to the United States are often studied by historians and
political scientists, but the regional focus is typically on the
Southwest and California. This study examines the phenomenon of the
impact of Latin American migration on the southeastern United
States, a region that now has the nation's fastest growing
immigrant population. Incorporating a political demography
approach, this study seeks to provide a clear understanding of the
complex dynamics of migration with particular emphasis on the
unique demographic "fit" between the United States and Latin
America. This fit arises from one region needing young workers
while the other has more than its economy can absorb. Although a
relatively simple concept, it is one that has largely been ignored
in the political discussions of migration policy. This study argues
that the social and political ramifications of and policy responses
to Latin American immigration can best be understood when viewed in
light of these circumstances.
A thorough account of the struggle between civilian and military
factions for political control of Chile after Pinochet's
dictatorship. Why have political leaders of developing and
authoritarian nations run into so many obstacles as they attempt to
establish civilian supremacy over armed forces in the
democratization of their countries? This is the question Gregory
Weeks poses in his study of Chile from 1990 onward. He explains how
the Chilean military has maintained a high level of political
influence in the tumultuous aftermath of dictatorial rule by Army
General Augusto Pinochet, thus confounding a smooth transition to
civilian authority. Even after the reins of power were officially
handed over in 1990, Pinochet continued as commander in chief of
the army until 1998, when he took a lifetime seat in the Senate and
led the military's efforts to retain its legal and constitutional
prerogatives while limiting civilian oversight of military affairs.
This assertion of guardianship by the military has produced a
political tug-of-war between it and civilian authorities the two
contenders for political primacy in Chile. In addition to
recounting the historical background of this situation, Weeks's
study examines where conflict between these two contenders has been
most productive and accord has been highest. His findings suggest
that formal contacts, conducted through formal institutions, have
been the most conducive to civil supremacy and, therefore, the
consolidation of democracy. Based on interviews, government
documents, military journals, newspapers, and other archival
sources, The Military and Politics in Postauthoritarian Chile
describes how presidents, military officers, members of Congress,
and judges have interacted since the end of the military regime.
With implications for conflict resolution studies, this book will
be valuable for Chileanists and policymakers and analysts of Latin
American regimes, as well as academic libraries, military
historians, social scientists, and students and scholars of Latin
American history and politics. Gregory Weeks is Assistant Professor
of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at
Charlotte.
An indispensible guide to contemporary politics in Chile.Lisa
Baldez, Dartmouth College discusses and analyzes the successes and
failures of this woman who rightfully earned a distinguished place
in history books even before she assumed the
presidency.""--Patricio Navia, New York University. Michelle
Bachelet was the first elected female president of Chile, and the
first women elected president of any South American country. What
was just as remarkable, though less noted, was the success and
stability of the political coalition that she represented, the
Concertacion. Though Bachelet was the fourth consecutive
Concertacion president, upon taking office her administration
quickly faced a series of crises, including massive student
protests, labor unrest, internal governmental divisions, and
allegations of ineptitude and wrongdoing as a result of a major
reorganization of Santiago's transportation system. Candidate
Bachelet promised not only different policies but also a different
policymaking style--a style characterized by a kinder and gentler
approach to politics in a country with a long tradition of machismo
and strong male rulers. Bachelet promised to listen to the people
and to return power to those who had been denied it in the past.
Her attitude enhanced the influence of existing social movements
and inspired the formation of new ones. The Bachelet Government is
the first book to examine the policies, political issues, and
conflicts of Bachelet's administration, and the first to provide
analyses of the challenges, successes, and failures experienced by
the Concertacion since 1989.
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