Description: This thoughtful text describes how Latin America's authoritarian culture has been and continues to be reflected in a variety of governments, from the near-anarchy of the early regional bosses (caudillos), to all-powerful personalistic dictators or oligarchic machines, to conte...
Review Quotes: "A concise, readable overview, based on solid sources. Thematically presented, it is a welcome resource for undergraduate classes." --Jose Morales, New Jersey City University