Placing Latin America : contemporary themes in human geography / edited by Edward L. Jackiewicz and Fernando J. Bosco.

Other author Jackiewicz, Ed.
Other author Bosco, Fernando J., 1971-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2008.
Descriptionxi, 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Eras and errors : a historical and geographical overview of Latin America's economic and political development / Edward L. Jackiewicz and Linda Quiquivix -- Neoliberal exports and regional vulnerability : overview and critical assessment / Thomas Klak -- Urbanization, migration, and employment in Latin America : a review of trends / Adrian G. Aguilar and Antonio Vieyra -- Architectural icons and urban form : the power of place in Latin America / Larry R. Ford -- U.S.-Mexico borderlands / Altha J. Cravey -- Spaces of tourism / John Davenport and Edward L. Jackiewicz -- Sustainable development and ecotourism : general principles and eastern Caribbean case study / Thomas Klak and Ross Flynn -- Drug geographies / Kent Mathewson -- NGOs and ongoing changes in Latin American society / J. Christopher Brown -- The geographies of Latin American social movements / Fernando J. Bosco -- Urban environmental politics in Latin America / Sarah A. Moore -- Transnational communities, identities, and moving populations / Susan P. Mains -- Beyond the nation-state : scaling claims to Latino/a citizenship in the United States / Joel Jennings -- Cinematic spaces of Latin America / James Craine and Mirek Lipinski.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007038794
ISBN9780742556423 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0742556425 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780742556430 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0742556433 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks GF 514 .P53 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold