This well-established text combines a thematic and regional look at Latin America and the Caribbean. The thematic approach surveys the physical environment, historical geography, demography, agriculture, communications, industry, urban and political aspects of Latin America. The regional approach covers chapters on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Andean America, Brazil, Brazilian Amazonia, and the Southern Cone. This fifth edition includes updated maps and photos, and new Interlude on Cancun and the Yucatan, and an new Interlude on "Self Help Housing".
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Discover the dynamic peoples and places of Latin America !
There are many Latin Americas––urban and rural, rich and poor, modern and traditional, Hispanic, Indian, African heritages––and all are undergoing changes.
Now updated and revised with many new detailed maps and photographs, this Fifth Edition of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic and Regional Survey enables you to explore these changes and the major issues facing this dynamic region today. Brian and Olwyn Blouet, along with several expert contributors, present systematic and regional approaches to the study of this region. Throughout, they successfully blend visual elements and clear and current coverage to illuminate geographical concepts.
Features contributions from experts in the field, including:
- Brian Blouet of The College of William and Mary on the physical geography of
- Olwyn Blouet of
- Charles Sargent of
- Alan G. Gilbert of
- Peter Rees of the
- Byron Augustin and Brian Cooper of
- Janet Momsen of the
- C. Gary Lobb,
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- The Impact of the Haitian Revolution in the Atlantic World (The Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World) by David P. Geggus in Back Matter
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