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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... Evo Morales , faces growing resistance from the con- servative political and business elite of Santa Cruz who want more polit- ical autonomy . At the center of the dispute is control over the revenue from the extraction of natural ...
... the United States , premature presidential resignations , a controversial war on drugs , and the failure of Washington Bolivian President Evo Morales - first indigenous president in Latin 122 Hot Spot : Latin America.
... Morales is sworn in as president . The United States considers both of the leaders " radical populists " and a threat to U.S. security interests in the region . ( The Image Works ) consensus - style politics , Bolivians elected Evo Morales ...
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The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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