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Forgotten continent [electronic resource] : the battle for Latin America's soul / Michael Reid.

By: Reid, Michael.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2007Description: xv, 384 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Democracy -- Latin America -- History | Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980- | Latin America -- Economic conditions -- 1982-Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 980.03/8 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The forgotten continent -- The Latin American conundrum -- The seed of democracy in the land of the caudillo -- Cold War and revolution : the United States and the left reject democracy -- Failed reformers, debt-ridden dictators : the right rejects democracy -- The rise and fall of the Washington consensus -- The populist challenge -- The reformist response -- Changing societies -- Evolving states -- The stubborn resilience of flawed democracies -- The loneliness of Latin America.
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980.03/8 (Browse shelf) Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-365) and index.

The forgotten continent -- The Latin American conundrum -- The seed of democracy in the land of the caudillo -- Cold War and revolution : the United States and the left reject democracy -- Failed reformers, debt-ridden dictators : the right rejects democracy -- The rise and fall of the Washington consensus -- The populist challenge -- The reformist response -- Changing societies -- Evolving states -- The stubborn resilience of flawed democracies -- The loneliness of Latin America.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.