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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... organizations with other motives and tactics . These would include drug mafias , urban criminal gangs , communities with ethnic and religious grievances , and other marginalized segments of society . Because there are so many different ...
... ( Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ) , it has observer status and is a major player among the non ... organizations are closely connected to main- stream conservative politics . Congressman Tom Tancredo ( R - Colorado ) ...
... organizations operate in Colombia . The fuel that drives terrorist groups in Latin America is money from the illicit drug trade , particularly the cocaine and heroin industry in Colombia , Peru , and Bolivia . For much of the late ...
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The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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