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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... society . The current situation in El Salvador is depressing and poses numerous risks to U.S. security . Almost half of the population of six million lives in poverty , and at least 2 million have emigrated to the United States to ...
... society . Sources of national income have an effect on the strength of political institutions and levels of corruption . Latin American countries that make their money from oil tend to be more corrupt than those countries that rely on ...
... Society in Conflict : Comparative Perspectives on Andean Crises ( Pittsburgh , PA : University of Pittsburgh Press , 2006 ) . Edited volume with essays in search of the common elements of crisis in the Andes region . Where strains ...
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The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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