The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean by Simon Collier

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean by Simon Collier

larger-format edition of this encyclopedia covers the Latin American and Caribbean region. It examines both contemporary issues such as economic and population growth, trade and international debt, tourism and the environment, and the longer-term factors that have moulded Latin America.

'A splendid achievement, a triumph of condensation, well-written, edited and illustrated … This book is an essential work of reference for anyone studying, living in or doing business with Latin America and the CaribbeanIt is also compulsive reading, full of fascinating information about this rich but neglected continent.' John Hemming, Geographical Magazine
'Fifty-five maps, a glossary, more than 200 illustrations … and an excellent index make the volume a pleasure to use. Highly recommended.' Library Journal on the first edition

E. Bradford Burns (1932-1995) was Professor of History at the University of California at Los Angeles. Thomas E. Skidmore is Professor of History at Brown University. Richard Graham is Frances Higginbotham Nalle Centennial Professor Emeritus in History at the University of Texas at Austin. Editor Virginia Bernhard is Professor Emerita of History at the University of St. Thomas, where the contents of this volume were delivered in their original form as the 1978 B. K. Smith Lectures in History.

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ISBN 13	9780521413220
ISBN 10	0521413222
Title	The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean
Author	Simon Collier
Series	Cambridge World Encyclopedias
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1992-09-25
Number of pages	480
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