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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... efforts to disarm thousands of AUC members . This scandal raises questions about the effectiveness of the disarmament process when the level of infiltra- tion has reached the government's intelligence agency . While the Colombian ...
... efforts have been half - hearted in application . President Chávez has been able to con- solidate control and amass power , despite efforts to remove him from office from 2002 through 2004. His power has been enhanced by ample petroleum ...
... efforts to achieve territorial autonomy , their communities will be run under traditional Mapuche authorities and customary law . An indigenous parliament would mediate between the Mapuche people and the national government . The fact ...
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The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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