| Portion of title |
Latin America |
| Series |
Hot spot histories, 1934-631X
Hot spot histories. ^A795686
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| Contents |
Introduction: the meaning of hot spot terminology -- 1. Mexico -- Border crime and drug wars -- Governance and corruption -- Guerrilla conflict in Guerrero -- Immigration -- Oaxaca protest movement -- Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas -- 2. Central America -- Darién Gap controversy -- Drug wars, youth gangs, and terrorism -- Governance and corruption -- Panama's Canal: is the waterway at risk? -- Poverty and human development -- 3. Andean South America -- Bolivia's Salida al Mar controversy -- Border conflicts and ungoverned spaces -- Colombia's cival war -- Drug wars and terrorism -- Governance and corruption -- Magdalena Medio (Colombia) -- Morales and the multinationals -- Petropolitics and pipeline wars -- Shining path and Tupac Amaru movements -- Venezuela: Chávez's Bolivarian revolution -- 4. The Southern Cone and Brazil -- Amazon powder keg -- Beagle Channel dispute -- Falklands/Malvinas fracas -- Governance and corruption -- Mapuche power? -- Tri-border area terrorism -- 5. The Caribbean: Cuba and Haiti -- Cuba's long-distance civil war -- Drug trafficking and terrorism -- Governance: political instability and corruption -- Guantánamo Bay: is the U.S. naval base at risk? -- Haiti as a failed state -- 6. Non-Iberian South America: Guyana and Suriname -- Border conflicts -- Governance: political instability and corruption -- Caribbean--South American terrorism -- 7. Conclusion. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-252) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007039198 |
| ISBN | 9780313336614 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 031333661X (alk. paper) |
