Latin American politics : a new world of possibility /
Howard J. Wiarda
- Belmont, California : Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1994
- xvi, 222 p.
- New horizons in comparative politics .
Introduction, 1. -- The indigenous, iberian, and african backgraound, 13. -- Encounter with the new world, 31. -- Independence and after : The twilight of the middle ages, 48. -- Entering the modern world, 63. -- Latin America's changing political culture, 84. -- The power structure : Economics, class relations, and interest groups, 102. -- Political parties and elections, 132. -- Government, the State, and State-society relations, 151. -- Public policy, 168. -- Latin America in the world arena, 188. -- Conclusion, 208