Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s

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Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies

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Edited by Charles D. Ameringer

ISBN: 0-313-27418-5

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-27418-3

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696 pages, figures, tables

Greenwood Press

Publication: 11/30/1992

List Price: $167.95 (UK Sterling Price: £95.00)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Editor Ameringer has done scholars and researchers generally a fine service to bring out this massive one-volume reference volume, which is a sequel to Robert J. Alexander's two-volume edition, Political Parties of the Americas. . . . Especially useful for researchers, these commentaries add to the political information in the preceeding historical narratives, and readers can refer back to the original Alexander volumes to obtain more detailed information on the historical parties. The consistent format of the country chapters enhances the utlity of this authoritative reference work. Highly recommended for all reference collections.
—Library Journal
The book employs extensive cross-references in both the index and text, leading readers from party name acronym or foreign language name to full English name. A useful addition to most academic libraries whether or not the base set is owned.
—Choice

Description: This major new reference surveys political parties of importance in the Americas since 1980, with the exclusion of the United States. This one-volume work is part of The Greenwood Historical Encyclopedia of the World's Political Parties and has been fashioned both to update Robert J. Alexander's prize-winning two-volume set published in 1982, Political Parties of the Americas, and to serve as an analysis of political development and political parties in the Western Hemisphere during the last decade, an encyclopedia that can stand on its own. Like other works in this series, this volume edited by Charles D. Ameringer is intended for college, university, institutional, and public libraries. Following a brief introduction giving some general historical background, chapters on 49 countries in North and South America and in the Caribbean are arranged alphabetically. These chapters provide some historical information, short bibliographies, and then describe political parties and current developments of note. Parties are arranged alphabetically by their English names or translations. Internal cross-references and a full index make the volume easily accessible to researchers in different fields. A chronology points to dates of importance.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Anguilla by W. Marvin Will
Antigua and Barbuda by W. Marvin Will
Argentina by John T. Deiner
Aruba by Robert J. Alexander
The Bahamas by W. Marvin Will
Barbados by W. Marvin Will
Belize by Alma H. Young
Bermuda by Gary and Rosemary Brana-Shute
Bolivia by Christopher Mitchell
Brazil by David J. Meyers
British Virgin Islands by Gary and Rosemary Brana-Shute
Canada by Allan Kornberg, Harold D. Clarke, and Marianne C. Stewart
Cayman Islands by Gary and Rosemary Brana-Shute
Chile by Robert J. Alexander
Colombia by Richard E. Sharpless
Costa Rica by Charles D. Ameringer
Cuba by Sergio G. Roca
Dominica by W. Marvin Will
Dominican Republic by William Javier and Diómedes Pérez
Ecuador by John D. Martz
El Salvador by Tommie Sue Montgomery
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) by John T. Deiner
French Guiana by Robert J. Alexander
Grenada by W. Marvin Will
Guadeloupe by Robert J. Alexander
Guatemala by Robert H. Trudeau
Guyana by Jacqueline Anne Braveboy-Wagner
Haiti by Patrick Bellegarde-Smith
Honduras by J. Mark Ruhl
Jamaica by Jacqueline Anne Braveboy-Wagner
Martinique by Robert J. Alexander
Mexico by Ann L. Craig
Montserrat by Gary and Rosemary Brana-Shute
Netherlands Antilles by Robert J. Alexander
Nicaragua by Neale J. Pearson
Panama by Sheldon B. Liss
Paraguay by John T. Deiner
Peru by Eugenio Chang-Rodriguez
Puerto Rico by Richard E. Sharpless
Saint Kitts-Nevis by W. Marvin Will
Saint Lucia by W. Marvin Will
Saint Pierre and Miquelon by Robert J. Alexander
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by W. Marvin Will
Suriname by Robert J. Alexander
Trinidad and Tobago by Jacqueline Anne Braveboy-Wagner
Turks and Caicos Islands by Gary and Rosemary Brana-Shute
Uruguay by Howard Handelman and Charles Gillespie
Venezuela by David E. Blank
Virgin Islands of the United States by Richard E. Sharpless
Appendix: Chronology
Index

LC Card Number: 92-3032

LCC Class: JL195

Dewey Class: 324.27


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