TY - BOOK AU - Munck,Ronaldo TI - Contemporary Latin America T2 - Contemporary states and societies SN - 9780230354180 U1 - 320.98 22 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - HISTORY / Latin America / General KW - bisacsh KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / General KW - Latin America KW - Economic conditions KW - 1982- KW - Social conditions KW - Politics and government KW - 1980- KW - Foreign relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction Settings HistoryPolitical Economy SocietyPoliticsSocial Movements GovernanceCultureInternational Context Futures N2 - "Fully updated for the third edition, Contemporary Latin America provides an accessible concise introduction to the region. Historical context, the countries and their peoples provides a backdrop to broad-ranging coverage of politics, economy, society and culture and the continent's prospects today. "-- ER -