Latin America, Second Edition: Regions and People
- ISBN-10
- 1462525512
- ISBN-13
- 9781462525515
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 480
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-04-24
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications
- Author
- Robert B. Kent
Description
An authoritative overview of Latin America's human geography and regional complexity. It traces Latin America's historical developments while revealing the diversity of its people and places. Coverage encompasses cultural history, environment and physical geography, urban development, agriculture and land use, social and economic processes, and the contemporary patterns of Latin American diaspora. -- Publisher description
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