Latin America at 200 : a new introduction / by Berryman, Phillip, PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…-- Overcoming legacies of conquest and slavery : indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants -- Machismo contested : changing gender roles and expectations -- A changing religious landscape -- Conquest and colonial order -- Forging new nations -- The zigzag path to democracy and development -- Toward twenty-first-century economies -- Making democracy work : politics and the state -- Toward rule of law : combating crime and corruption -- Bodies and minds : achievements and obstacles in health and education -- Goods and people crossing borders : dimensions of globalization -- Conclusion : hopes and tasks of the bicentennial generation.…”
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Brazil : a century of change /

Table of Contents: “…Political Transition and the (Un)rule of Law in the Republic /…”

Coup : the day the Democrats ousted their governor, put Republican Lamar Alexander in office early, and stopped a pardon scandal / by Hunt, Keel, 1948-, JSTOR

Table of Contents: “…The stranger -- The sharecropper's son and Nixon's choirboy -- The red-and-black plaid shirt -- The murders -- The madness -- A man of great promise -- The dominion of the Editor-in-Chief -- The Attorney General and the rule of law -- Illustration gallery -- The new list and the ticking clock -- The turmoil -- The call -- The rise of the speaker -- The cosmos of the Lieutenant Governor -- The dance -- The decision -- Illustration gallery -- The yellow-dog Chief Justice -- The arrival -- The oath -- The scramble -- The long night -- The white morning -- Epilogue: what became of them -- Timeline -- Postscript: A note on sources -- Sources: The interviews -- Lost manuscript found: My view of the coup from the eye of the storm / by Lamar Alexander.…”
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Dictatorships in twenty-first-century Latin America : Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Ecuador, and El Salvador / by Hurtado, Osvaldo

Table of Contents: “…Part I: New forms of dictatorship -- The concept of democracy -- From military dictatorships to civilian dictatorships -- Dictatorships of the twenty-first century -- The governments of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro -- The government of Evo Morales -- The government of Daniel Ortega -- The government of Nayib Bukele -- Part II: The government of Rafael Correa -- The Correa-tailored constitution of 2008 -- The process of concentrating power -- The ruse of citizen participation -- Part III: Democratic institutions in an autocratic regime -- The rule of law -- The division of power -- The independence of the justice system -- Freedoms, guarantees, and rights -- Government transparency -- Political pluralism -- Alternation in power -- Free elections -- Part IV: Perspectives of authoritarianism -- The international community -- Causes of the dictatorial drift -- The arduous path of democracy.…”

Human rights in the Maya region : global politics, cultural contentions, and moral engagements /

Table of Contents: “…Legal Globalization and Human Rights: Constructing the Rule of Law in Postconflict Guatemala? /…”

Dragonomics : how Latin America is maximizing (or missing out on) China's international development strategy / by Wise, Carol, JSTOR

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Mexico since 1980 / by PALCI EBSCO books

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On Jordan's Banks : Emancipation and Its Aftermath in the Ohio River Valley. by Bigham, Darrel E.

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In defense of my people : Alonso S. Perales and the development of Mexican-American public intellectuals / by Olivas, Michael A., ProQuest Ebook Subscriptions

Table of Contents: “…Martinez -- Alonso S. Perales, the rule of law, and the development of Mexican-American public intellectuals / Michael A. …”
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Lady Liberty : an illustrated history of America's most storied woman / by Dim, Joan Marans, PALCI EBSCO books

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In defense of my people : Alonso S. Perales and the development of Mexican-American public intellectuals / by Olivas, Michael A., PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Martinez -- Alonso S. Perales, the rule of law, and the development of Mexican-American public intellectuals / Michael A. …”
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The ideological origins of the dirty war : fascism, populism, and dictatorship in twentieth century Argentina / by Finchelstein, Federico, 1975-, Oxford Scholarship Online

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Democracy and its Discontents in Latin America. by Foweraker, Joe, PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Title Page ; Copyright page ; Contents; Tables and Figures; Tables; Table 3.1 Mean Tax Revenue Across Latin America, 1990−2010; Table 3.2 Public Support for the Evasion of Taxes; Table 3.3 Policy Effectiveness; Table 3.4 The Rule of Law; Table 4.1 Regional Inequality in Latin American Countries, 2000−2010; Table 4.2 Regional Inequality in Global Perspective, 2000−2010; Table 4.3 Effect of Inequality on Government Spending (percentage of GDP); Table 4.4 Interactive Effect of Inequality and Electoral Institutionson Government Spending (percentage of GDP)…”
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Promiscuous power : an unorthodox history of New Spain / by Nesvig, Martin Austin, 1968-, JSTOR

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