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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... continue into 2005 . Energy protests in Bolivia continue as protesters demand greater state involvement in the gas industry . Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez wins referen- dum with 59 percent of vote . 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 ...
... continue to value democracy in the abstract , large numbers are disillusioned with the actual parties , courts , leg- islatures , and presidents they have . U.S. support for democracy often rings hollow in the wake of the 2000 ...
... continue to be , a criminal offense . " 20 This legislative failure will not end the debate over how to halt the flow of drugs to the United States , or the possibility of legalization as one of the means to counter the growth of ...
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The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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