Twisted roots
Subtitle: the historical and cultural influences that shaped Latin America
By: by Carlos Alberto Montaner.
Publisher: Algora Pub.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: Social conflict -- Latin America -- History.; Legitimacy of governments -- Latin America -- History.; Latin America -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A suspicious origin : fraud, sophisms, and other theological and judicial traps; title: One state to the dissatisfaction of all; title: Blacks in a persistently racist society; title: Sex, sexism, and gender roles; title: An economy twisted at birth; title: "Let others invent!"; title: Caudillos, Montoneros, guerrillas, and liberals and conservatives; title: An escape from the labyrinth.