The ABC Presidents: Conversations and Correspondence with the Presidents of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile Contributor(s): Alexander, Robert J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275941108 ISBN-13: 9780275941109 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1992 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - South America - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
Dewey: 980.033 |
LCCN: 92003676 |
Lexile Measure: 1220 |
Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6.44" W x 9.46" (1.55 lbs) 336 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Robert Alexander, a long-time observer of Latin American politics and economics, has been an active correspondent with the key figures of the region for decades. In this volume, he provides interview transcripts and letters from nearly a score of the presidents of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. With some of the correspondence and interviews spread over a considerable length of time, the shifting views and attitudes as well as the comments on other key players makes for fascinating insights into the politics of change in Latin America. Beginning with an introduction placing the various presidents in the context of their roles in the history of their respective countries, Alexander then presents materials dealing with and by the presidents of Argentina, then Brazil, and finally Chile. A selected bibliography provides guidance on the major writings on the figures covered, and a general subject index helps to point readers to the numerous interconnections contacted in the volume. Essential reading for students of 20th-century Latin American affairs, political, social, and economic. |