Pronto* Books - Latin America

Latin America

The following are some excellent general books on political in Latin America, with special focus on democratization & democratic institutions.

Building Democracy In Latin America by John Peeler $23.00 I regularly use this as one of my core textbooks in intro courses on Latin American politics. It has a lot of depth & is well ...	Leftovers: Tales of the Latin American Left by Castaneda/Moral $28.17 I'm using this as a textbook in my Latin American politics course at Ole Miss. It's a good overview & analysis of Latin Americ...	Democracy in Latin America: Mobilization, P... by Geraldine Lievesley This book is similar to the Peeler book, but it's more critical of the record of liberal-pluralist democracy in the region.

Democracy in Latin America: Surviving Confl... by George Philip $26.95 Very similar to the Peeler & Lievesly books, but w/ greater emphasis on the role of globalization on Latin American politics.	Contemporary Latin America (Contemporary St... by Ronaldo Munck $38.00 One of the most recent new textbooks on Latin American politics (I may adopt it for Spring 2008); it's written by a respected ...	Democracy in Latin America: Political Chang... by Peter H. Smith $30.20 This was the core textbook for my Spring '08 course on Latin American Government & Politics at Dickinson College.

Talons of the Eagle: Latin America, the Uni... by Peter H. Smith $30.07 The newest edition of a classic on US-Latin American relations.	Understanding Contemporary Latin America $22.00 This is one of the most commonly used textbooks on Latin America (in history & political science, and other disciplines).	Born in Blood And Fire: A Concise History o... by John Charles Chasteen $38.71 An excellent, concise, yet broad introduction to the political history of Latin America.
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