POLITICS & SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN LATIN AMERICA.

Petras, James

Published by NY & London. 1970. Monthly Review Press (CL 146)

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green cloth hardbound 8vo. ~ 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. few faint age spots on the edges . contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition. first printing so stated. 382p. world history. politics. american history. latin american history. rockefeller report on the americas. guerilla movements. imperialism. intervention. cuban revolution. ~ This book provides, in its twenty~five essays, a comprehensive survey of the class structure of typical Latin American countries and the dynamics of recent political struggles based upon that class structure. The first essay, which discusses the political behavior of various classes and segments of classes, and the impact of class relationships on political developments, sets the theme for the volume. This is followed by a critique of the popular view that the middle class represents the vanguard of social progress in Latin America. An article on peasant politics in Chile, based upon interviews with leaders and participants in a peasant farm seizure in that country, completes the first part. The second part offers essays on the class dynamics of four key Latin American countries: Argentina, Venezuela, Cuba, and Peru, followed by two articles on the guerrilla and revolutionary movements of the continent. Part III consists of six studies of the controls and constraints exercised by the United States over the region, and the policies followed by Washington on such issues as agrarian reform. Professor Petras concludes with a section on the recent literature on Latin America, which opens with a general critical survey of several dozen recent volumes, followed by essays on eight important books. ~ Part I: Class and Politics ~Class and Politics in Latin America /The Middle Class in Latin America /Peasant Politics in Chile: A Case Study (with Hugo Zemelman) ~Part II: Political Movements~ Peronism: An Argentine Phenomenon /Venezuela: A Decade of Capitalist Democracy /The Cuban Revolution in Historical Perspective /The Military and the Modernization of Peru (with Nelson Rimensnyder) /Guerrilla Movements in Latin America Revclutionarv Movements in Latin America. ~Part III: The United States and Latin America~ The United States and the New Equilibrium in Latin America /United States Business and Foreign Policy in Latin America /The Rockefeller Report on the Americas / United States Policy Toward Agrarian Reform (with Robert LaPorte, Jr.) /The Dominican Republic: A Study in Imperialism /Imperialism: A System of Control /Patterns of Intervention: The United States and Latin America ~Part IV: Criticism of Studies of Latin America~ Latin American Studies in the United States: A Critical Assessment /Eight Important Books on Latin America. Seller Inventory # 3111402

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Title: POLITICS & SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN LATIN AMERICA.

Publisher: NY & London. 1970. Monthly Review Press (CL 146)

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition