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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... methods to achieve these ends . Sixth , although the invasion was a desperate and risky gamble , the regime faced no formal political opposi- tion at home and possessed the capacity to propagandize in favor of win- ning the battle ...
... methods of torture in U.S. military detention centers . According to Marc Cooper , " At the time of Pinochet's death , more than 200 criminal accusations . were still pending against him . " 16 Shortly after Pinochet's death , President ...
... methods of terror - torture and murder — to wage their anti - Communist wars in secrecy . The tremendous power of Henry Kissinger in defining threats and mobilizing secret counterinsurgency efforts is carefully documented in this ...
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The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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