Hot spot : Latin America / David W. Dent.

Author/creator Dent, David W.
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.
Descriptionxvi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Hot spots (Political science)--Latin America.
Latin America--Politics and government.

Portion of title Latin America
SeriesHot spot histories, 1934-631X
Hot spot histories. ^A795686
Contents Introduction: the meaning of hot spot terminology -- 1. Mexico -- Border crime and drug wars -- Governance and corruption -- Guerrilla conflict in Guerrero -- Immigration -- Oaxaca protest movement -- Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas -- 2. Central America -- Darién Gap controversy -- Drug wars, youth gangs, and terrorism -- Governance and corruption -- Panama's Canal: is the waterway at risk? -- Poverty and human development -- 3. Andean South America -- Bolivia's Salida al Mar controversy -- Border conflicts and ungoverned spaces -- Colombia's cival war -- Drug wars and terrorism -- Governance and corruption -- Magdalena Medio (Colombia) -- Morales and the multinationals -- Petropolitics and pipeline wars -- Shining path and Tupac Amaru movements -- Venezuela: Chávez's Bolivarian revolution -- 4. The Southern Cone and Brazil -- Amazon powder keg -- Beagle Channel dispute -- Falklands/Malvinas fracas -- Governance and corruption -- Mapuche power? -- Tri-border area terrorism -- 5. The Caribbean: Cuba and Haiti -- Cuba's long-distance civil war -- Drug trafficking and terrorism -- Governance: political instability and corruption -- Guantánamo Bay: is the U.S. naval base at risk? -- Haiti as a failed state -- 6. Non-Iberian South America: Guyana and Suriname -- Border conflicts -- Governance: political instability and corruption -- Caribbean--South American terrorism -- 7. Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-252) and index.
LCCN 2007039198
ISBN9780313336614 (alk. paper)
ISBN031333661X (alk. paper)