Costa Rica in Focus

Tjabel Daling

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• Distinctive among the turbulent nations of South America, Costa Rica enjoys a reputation for political stability and prosperity. Since abolishing its ... Lees meer

Cuba in Focus 2nd Edition

Emily Hatchwell, Simon Calder

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• Cuba is the best-known country to remain socialist after the end of the Cold War. It also continues to arouse passions, in support and against, all ov... Lees meer

Venezuela in Focus

James Ferguson

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• Venezuela has been blessed and cursed by oil. Once Latin America's wealthiest country, its petrodollars paid for political stability, dramatic moderni... Lees meer

Guatemala in Focus

Trish O'Kane

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• This work explores Guatemala. Considered by some to be the most beautiful and yet the most tragic of Latin American countries, Guatemala's military re... Lees meer

Brazil in Focus

Jan Rocha

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• Brazil is depicted as a land of global superlatives, boasting the best football, the largest rainforest, and the world's worst social and economic ine... Lees meer

Haiti in Focus

Charles Arthur

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• During two centuries of independence from colonial rule, Haiti has developed into a society quite distinct from those found in the rest of the region.... Lees meer

Brazil

Antonio Tosta, Eduardo Coutinho

• Hardcover | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• Ideal for high school and undergraduate students, this one-stop reference explores everything that makes up modern Brazil, including its geography, po... Lees meer

Cuba in Focus

Emily Hatchwell, Simon Calder

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• A comprehensive guide to understanding Cuba's social, political and economic situation Lees meer

Bolivia in Focus

Paul Van Lindert, O Verkoren

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• Often caricatured in Europe and the US as the land of coups and cocaine, Bolivia is a country full of rich traditions stemming from before the arrival... Lees meer

Ecuador in Focus

Wilma Roos, Omer Van Renterghem

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• Ecuador is one of the major tourist destinations in the Americas, offering unparalleled colonial architecture, dramatic landscapes and the eco-tourist... Lees meer

Nicaragua in Focus

Hazel Plunkett

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• What happened to Nicaragua? In the 1980s it was a byword for revolution, a bogeyman for U.S. governments and a symbol of Latin America's quest for new... Lees meer

Peru in Focus

Jane Holligan

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• Peru is perhaps one of the most dramatic and unpredictable of all Latin American countries. Blessed with natural wealth and historical sites, it is al... Lees meer

Colombia in Focus

Colin Harding

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• One in ten of the world's murders takes place in Colombia. Since the 1950s, the country has been the scene of civil war, protracted guerrilla insurgen... Lees meer

Venezuela

Elizabeth Nichols, Kimberly Morse

• Hardcover | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• This comprehensive overview of Venezuelan history, culture, and politics is designed to ground the high school student's knowledge of the crucial role... Lees meer

Argentina in Focus

Nick Caistor

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• Famous as the birthplace of tango, Argentina has known spectacular prosperity and devastating crises. Once the export powerhouse of Latin America, the... Lees meer

Cuba

• Hardcover | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• Written by some of the best-known independent scholars, citizen journalists, cyber-activists, and bloggers living in Cuba today, this book presents a ... Lees meer

Belize in Focus

Ian Peedle

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• The small nation of Belize has long been seperated from its Central American neighbors by history, language and culture. Formerly a British colony, th... Lees meer

Chile in Focus

Nick Caistor

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• Once a byword for military repression and human rights abuses, Chile's image is now that of a dynamic success story. The "Chilean Miracle", based on r... Lees meer

Eastern Caribbean in Focus

James Ferguson

• Paperback | Engels | Latin America in Focus
• The idyllic landscapes of the Eastern Caribbean belie a dramatic and often cruel history. Fought over by the imperial Navies and vulnerable to natural... Lees meer