Western Hemisphere
Drawing on extensive interviews with Brazilian diplomats, the Canadian scholar Burges cogently argues that Brazil is self-consciously pursuing a "consensual hegemony" to establish leadership in South America, partly in order to gain regional support for its international initiatives.
Hart, a senior Canadian diplomat and scholar, argues passionately that his fellow citizens should get over their dangerous illusions of difference and self-importance and instead focus on solidifying their security and economic relations with the United States.
The veteran British historian Lynch has written a worthy companion volume to his acclaimed biography of Simón Bolívar.
The 49 contributions to this outstanding anthology trace continuity and change during Cuba's "special period" (1986-2006) in the country's foreign policy, domestic economics and politics, social values, culture, and media.
Shefner's account of his immersion in a poor Mexican neighborhood on the periphery of Guadalajara provides a vivid filter through which to view the gradual democratization and social frustrations of urbanizing Mexico.
