Americas
Subtitle: new interpretive essays
By: edited by Alfred Stepan.
Contributors: Stepan, Alfred C.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
Subjects: Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980-; Latin America -- Social conditions; Latin America -- Economic conditions
Description: A new interpretation of the forces shaping the Americas informs this book of original essays written by scholars from diverse disciplines of history, comparative literature, anthropology, sociology, demography, women's studies, economics, and political science. Part I, Contested States, explores issues of sovereignty, the development of Latin American states, economic restructuring and political democratization, and the evolution and future of revolutionary movements in.

The region. Part II, New Voices/New Visions, explores the innovative and creative forces emerging in the region, including feminist movements, religious innovations, and developments in literature and the arts. Part III, American Identities in Formation, analyzes some of the varied identities of people of the region, from indigenous peoples in Mayan communities to immigrants and refugees within the Americas and in the United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Americas is a coproduction of WGBH Boston and Central Television Enterprises for Channel 4, U.K., in association with the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, the Latin American and Caribbean Center at Florida International University, and Tufts University."
This book is a study guide for a 13-unit television college credit course, Americas.
"From the Annenberg/CPS Collection.