Latin America 1810?010 ─ Dreams and Legacies

This volume contains papers presented at an eponymous March 2010 conference at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland organized by Claude Auroi, who is affiliated there, and Aline Helg (U. of Geneva). Making the book particularly accessible and useful as a text or reference, each chapter is clearly organized with an introduction, subheadings, a conclusion, and a bibliography; and the volume is indexed. Broadly, coverage encompasses Latin America in world geopolitics and international relations; the nation-state, politics, citizenship, and governance; rurality, economic, and models of development. More specifically, topics include uti possidetis, initiatives in the early years at the United Nations, US Latinos, patterns of protest and revolution (1810-1910-2010), Latin American forests, growth driven by external demand, and NAFTA. Distribution is by World Scientific. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)