The Catholic Church and Power Politics in Latin America by Emelio Betances

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

The Catholic Church and Power Politics in Latin America\nby Emelio Betances\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Emelio Betances\nTitle: The Catholic Church and Power Politics in Latin America\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: History of the Americas\nPublisher: Rlpg/Galleys\nPublication year: 2007\nISBN-13: 9780742555044\nISBN-10: 0742555046\nRRP: \u00A3112.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nClick here to see a video interview with Emelio Betances.Click here to access the tables referenced in the book.Since the 1960s, the Catholic Church has acted as a mediator during social and political change in many Latin American countries, especially the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. Although the Catholic clergy was called in during political crises in .