Latin America, Its Problems And Its Promise - 9780367003524

Taylor & Francis

This textbook, extensively revised and updated in this new second edition, introduces the student to what is most basic and most interesting about Latin America.  > This textbook, extensively revised and updated in this new second edition, introduces the student to what is most basic and most interesting about Latin America. The authors\u2014each widely recognized in his or her own discipline, as well as among Latin Americanists\u2014analyze both the enduring features of the area and the pace and direction of change. Th > Introduction -- The Land and the People -- Physical Landscape and Settlement Patterns -- The Indian Populations of Latin America -- Historical Setting -- Colonial Latin America -- The Continuity of the National Period -- Cultural Expression -- Philosophy and the Intellectual Tradition -- Latin American Literature -- Nationalism and Modern Latin American Art -- Economic and Social Structures -- Economic Aspects of Latin America -- Social Structure and Soci.