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Informationen zum Autor Phillip Berryman was a pastoral worker in a barrio in Panama during 1965-73. From 1976 to 1980, he served as a representative for the American Friends Service Committee in Central America. In 1980, he returned from Guatemala to the United States and now lives in Philadelphia. Klappentext Between 2010 and 2025, most of the countries of Latin America will commemorate two centuries of independence, and Latin Americans have much to celebrate at this milestone. Most countries have enjoyed periods of sustained growth, while inequality is showing modest declines and the middle class is expanding. Dictatorships have been left behind, and all major political actors seem to have accepted the democratic process and the rule of law. Latin Americans have entered the digital world, routinely using the Internet and social media. These new realities in Latin America call for a new introduction to its history and culture, which Latin America at 200 amply provides. Taking a reader-friendly approach that focuses on the big picture and uses concrete examples, Phillip Berryman highlights what Latin Americans are doing to overcome extreme poverty and underdevelopment. He starts with issues facing cities, then considers agriculture and farming, business, the environment, inequality and class, race and ethnicity, gender, and religion. His survey of Latin American history leads into current issues in economics, politics and governance, and globalization. Berryman also acknowledges the ongoing challenges facing Latin Americans, especially crime and corruption, and the efforts being made to combat them. Based on decades of experience, research, and travel, as well as recent studies from the World Bank and other agencies, Latin America at 200 will be essential both as a classroom text and as an introduction for general readers. Zusammenfassung Taking a reader-friendly approach that focuses on the big picture and uses concrete examples, this book is the perfect introduction to Latin America as it enters its third century of independence during a period of sustained economic growth and social dev Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Entering a Third CenturyPart I. Society Chapter 1. Lands and Peoples: The Constraints and Opportunities of Geography and DemographyChapter 2. Confronting Urban ChallengesChapter 3. Agriculture in Transition: Food and FarmersChapter 4. Corner Stores and Multilatinas: Business, Industry, and Labor in a Globalized WorldChapter 5. Growth with Sustainability: Meeting the New Environmental ChallengeChapter 6. Highly Unequal—and Middle Class?Chapter 7. Overcoming Legacies of Conquest and Slavery: Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendantsChapter 8. Machismo Contested: Changing Gender Roles and ExpectationsChapter 9. A Changing Religious LandscapePart II. History Chapter 10. Conquest and Colonial OrderChapter 11. Forging New NationsChapter 12. The Zigzag Path to Democracy and DevelopmentPart III. Economic and Political Challenges of the Present Chapter 13. Toward Twenty-First-Century EconomiesChapter 14. Making Democracy Work: Politics and the StateChapter 15. Toward Rule of Law: Combating Crime and CorruptionChapter 16. Bodies and Minds: Achievements and Obstacles in Health and EducationChapter 17. Goods and People Crossing Borders: Dimensions of GlobalizationConclusion. Hopes and Tasks of the Bicentennial GenerationNotesReferencesIndex...
