Politics and Social Change in Latin America

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Politics and Social Change in Latin America Still a Distinct Tradition?
Fourth Edition, Revised and Updated

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Howard J. Wiarda, Margaret MacLeish Mott

Book Code: B7033

ISBN: 0-275-97033-7

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97033-8

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328 pages, tables

Praeger Paperback

Publication: 10/30/2003

List Price: $36.95 (UK Sterling Price: £21.95)

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

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Description: Wiarda provides a new edition of a pioneering exploration of Latin American political culture, the autoritarian tradition, and the recent transitions to democracy and the special meaning of that term in the Latin American context. The volume contains a provocative Introduction and Conclusion by the editor as well as essays by leading scholars of Latin American politics and history: Richard Morse, Octavio Paz, Glen Dealy, Peter Smith, and others. This is a classic collection, newly revised and updated.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction: Interpreting Latin America's Politics on It's Own Terms by Howard J. Wiarda and Margaret Macheish Mott
The Political Culture Framework
Patterns of Continuity in Latin American Society: Political and Historical Perspectives by Roland H. Ebel
Two Cultures and Political Behavior in Latin America by Glen Caudill Dealy
Historical Factors
The Latin American Tradition by Roland H. Ebel and Raymond Taras
Spanish American Past: Enemy of Change by Donald E. Worcester
Science, Technology, and Hispanic America by Irving A. Leonard
Claims of Political Tradition by Richard M. Morse
Historical Determinants of the Latin American State: The Tradition of Bureaucratic-Patrimonialism, Corporatism, Centralism, and Authoritarianism by Howard J. Wiarda
Politics and Social Change
The Tradition of Higher Laws in Latin America by Margaret MacLeish Mott
Latin America and Democracy by Octavio Paz
From El Cid to El Hugo: The Hero and the Mystique of Liberation in Latin America by Dolores Moyano Martin
Latin America's Magical Liberalism by Tina Rosenberg
The News About Religion in Latin America by Daniel Levine
Foreign Policy Implications
On Democracy and Democratization by Peter H. Smith
Consensus Found, Consensus Lost: Disjunctures in U.S. Policy Toward Latin America in the New Millennium by Howard J. Wiarda
Conclusion
Suggested Readings
Index
About the Contributors

LC Card Number: 2003048239

LCC Class: JL966

Dewey Class: 320


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