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“john a booth”

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  • Understanding Central America

    Global Forces and Political Change

    by John A. Booth, Christine J. Wade, Thomas W. Walker ...
    In this seventh edition, John A. Booth, Christine J. Wade, and Thomas W. Walker update a classic in the field which invites students to explore the histories, economies, and politics of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Covering the region's political and economic development from the early 1800s onward, the authors bring the Central American story up to date.New to the ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The End And The Beginning

    The Nicaraguan Revolution, Second Edition, Revised And Updated

    by John A Booth ...
    In this second, revised and updated edition, Dr. Booth assesses the performance of the revolutionary government since 1979. The structure and operation of the regime is closely examined, as well as its policies and their implementation. The author details the difficulties the Sandinistas have encountered with the breakdown of their revolutionary coalition and the emergence of domestic and external ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • The End And The Beginning: The Nicaraguan Revolution

    by John A. Booth ...
    For a brief period, revolution in Nicaragua dominated the news. But what has happened since the 1979 insurrection that toppled the government of Anastasio Somoza Debayle? And what does this mean for Nicaragua's future? This book provides an up-to-date view of the radical social and political changes that are occurring in these first few years of go ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Costa Rica

    Quest For Democracy

    by John A Booth ...
    How did Costa Rica become Central America’s first successful democracy? How does Costa Rican democracy work? How does democracy survive despite regional turmoil, foreign intervention, and economic crisis? Beginning with Costa Rica’s history within the Central American context, John Booth traces democratic development in Costa Rica through its institutions, rules of the political game, parties, ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Latin American Political Culture

    Public Opinion and Democracy

    by Patricia Richard, John A. Booth ...
    Latin American Political Culture: Public Opinion and Democracy presents a genuinely pan-Latin American examination of the region’s contemporary political culture. This is the only book to extensively investigate the attitudes and behaviors of Latin Americans based on the Latin American Public Opinion Project’s (LAPOP) AmericasBarometer surveys. Through its analysis of data on eighteen countries, ... Read more

    $52.19 USD

  • Globalization on the Ground

    Postbellum Guatemalan Democracy and Development

    by Christopher Chase-Dunn, John A. Booth, Stephen G. Bunker, A Douglas Kincaid, Susan Manning, Alejandro Portes, Julia Richards, Michael Richards0, Gert Rosenthal1, José Serech2, Edelberto Torres3, Kay B. Warren4, William I. Robinson5 ...
    This book presents research, analysis, and reflections on the major issues of Guatemalan development and democracy: the role of the military, the involvement of Mayan communities in national development, the possible emergence of more inclusive political institutions and the roles of international forces and agencies in Guatemalan social change. The chapters in this book are written by some of the ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • The Legitimacy Puzzle in Latin America

    Political Support and Democracy in Eight Nations

    by John A. Booth, Mitchell A. Seligson ...
    Political scientists have worried about declining levels of citizens' support for their regimes (legitimacy), but have failed to empirically link this decline to the survival or breakdown of democracy. This apparent paradox is the 'legitimacy puzzle', which this book addresses by examining political legitimacy's structure, sources, and effects. With exhaustive empirical analysis of high-quality ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

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  • Mexico’s Revolution Then and Now

    by James D. Cockcroft ...
    Written to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the first predominantly anti-capitalist revolution in the world, Mexico’s Revolution Then and Now is the perfect introductory text and one that will also sharpen the understanding of seasoned observers. Cockcroft provides readers with the historical context within which the revolution occurred; explains how the revolutionary process has ... Read more

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  • Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America

    by Michael Reid ...
    The bestselling primer on the social, political, and economic challenges facing Central and South America—now fully revised and updated.Ten years after its first publication, Michael Reid's bestselling survey of the state of contemporary Latin America has been wholly updated to reflect the new realities of the "Forgotten Continent." The former Americas editor for the Economist, Reid suggests that ... Read more

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  • From Rebellion to Reform in Bolivia

    Class Struggle, Indigenous Liberation, and the Politics of Evo Morales

    by Jeffery R. Webber ...
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