Business History in Latin America

Business History in Latin America
Author: University of Liverpool. Institute of Latin American Studies
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0853237239

Annotation Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.

Between Legitimacy and Violence

Between Legitimacy and Violence
Author: Marco Palacios
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2006-06-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 0822387891

Between Legitimacy and Violence is an authoritative, sweeping history of Colombia’s “long twentieth century,” from the tumultuous civil wars of the late nineteenth century to the drug wars of the late twentieth. Marco Palacios, a leading Latin American historian, skillfully blends political, economic, social, and cultural history. In an expansive chronological narrative full of vivid detail, he explains Colombia’s political history, discussing key leaders, laws, parties, and ideologies; corruption and inefficiency; and the paradoxical nature of government institutions, which, while stable and enduring, are unable to prevent frequent and extreme outbursts of violence. Palacios traces the trajectory of the economy, addressing agriculture (particularly the economic significance of coffee), the development of a communication and transportation infrastructure, industrialization, and labor struggles. Palacios also gives extensive attention to persistent social inequalities, the role of the Catholic Church, demographic shifts such as urbanization and emigration, and Colombia’s relationship with the United States. Offering a comparative perspective, he frequently contrasts Colombia with other Latin American nations. Throughout, Palacios offers a helpful interpretive framework, connecting developments with their causes and consequences. By thoroughly illuminating Colombia’s past, Between Legitimacy and Violence sheds much-needed light on the country’s violent present.

Handbook of Latin American Studies

Handbook of Latin American Studies
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 888
Release: 1989
Genre: Latin America
ISBN:

Contains scholarly evaluations of books and book chapters as well as conference papers and articles published worldwide in the field of Latin American studies. Covers social sciences and the humanities in alternate years.

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
Author: Barbara A. Tenenbaum
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Total Pages: 650
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN:

Strives to organize knowledge of the region. It contains nearly 5,300 separate articles. Most topics appear in English alphabetical order.

Newsletter

Newsletter
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 486
Release: 1983
Genre: Latin America
ISBN:

Newsletter

Newsletter
Author: Conference on Latin American History
Publisher:
Total Pages: 512
Release: 1983
Genre: Latin America
ISBN: