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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
David W Dent |
ISBN: | 9780313336614 031333661X |
OCLC Number: | 912735624 |
Description: | XVI, 270 p. : il. ; 24 cm. |
Series Title: | Hot spot histories. |
Responsibility: | David W. Dent. |
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Publisher Synopsis
"The reference work is tailored to serve in a very specific frame of reference and Dent has succeeded in covering Latin America and the Caribbean exceptionally well. Libraries with other Hot Spot volumes and those serving mainly general readers will want to consider this volume for their collections. Recommended." - Choice "This volume for high school students and beyond focuses on Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Background information is provided to readers in order to help them understand current regional and global conflicts. The author discusses potential security threats that range from long-standing and well-known issues (Cuba's leadership transition and the growing influence of Hugo Chavez in the region) to more obscure ethnic conflicts (the increasing Muslim presence in the tri-border region of Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina and Mapuche activism in Chile). Basic flaws in U.S. policymaking are exposed. The reader will gain a better understanding of 'hot spot' terminology and regional and global conflicts." - MultiCultural Review Read more...

