Hot Spot: Latin AmericaBloomsbury Academic, 28. feb. 2008 - 288 síður 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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... Argentine claims . When General Pinochet of Chile met with the head of the Argentine military junta , General Ernesto Videla , in 1978 , Pinochet was told the award was " void , " and tension between the two dictatorships began to rise ...
... Argentine control over the islands has produced perennial frustration . Third , Argentina's strong perception of greatness in South America fos- tered a sense of ardent nationalism that reduced the need for major gains from a failed ...
... Argentine presidents have pursued since the fall of the military dictatorship in 1982. In the end , the cost of maintaining neighborly relations may be too high for Argentina to settle for the status quo when opportunities to recover ...
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The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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