Understanding Latin American Politics: A Short Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0415988438
- ISBN-13
- 9780415988438
- Series
- Understanding Latin American Politics
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 175
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-02-28
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Clive S. Thomas
Description
This book's central goal is to help undergraduate students taking their first course in Latin American politics make the transition from understanding the factors that shape democracies--the systems with which they are most familiar--to ...
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