Hot Spot: Latin AmericaBloomsbury Academic, 28. feb. 2008 - 288 síđur From border crime in Mexico to Chavez's revolution in Venezuela, this volume presents up-to-the-minute coverage of the key conflicts, corruption, and revolutionary movements simmering or raging in every region of Latin America. In-depth, comprehensive chapters explore drug wars, immigration issues, terrorism, youth gangs, government corruption, controversy over oil, and political instability, including: The Zapatista Rebellion, the Darien Gap controversy, Evo Morales, Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) and Tupac Amaru, the Falklands, and Guantanamo Bay. |
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David Dent. Preface This volume in the series Hot Spot Histories focuses on ... American hot spots - most of which have been in existence for decades ... spots , or trouble spots , in Latin America are designated as such as Preface.
... America have nothing to do with terrorism , and blurring the lines between ... American policymaking during the Cold War was often based on the ... hot spots , and advocating policy preferences . Andrain and Smith's findings ...
... U.S. security interests south of the border . Poverty , violence , internal wars , and poor gover- nance have contributed to the migration northward , mostly to the United States , for millions of Central Americans . The hot spots ...
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The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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