| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 610 pages : maps ; 22 cm |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
"Book-of-the-month club selection." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-543) and index. |
| Contents |
Brazil, a Piebald mastodon -- From 1500-1966 in twenty-one pages -- Brazil, a sheaf of personalities -- Brazil, a sheaf of cities -- The northeast plus other Brazilian headaches -- The Spanish-speaking half of the continent -- "More changes, more chances" -- Big neighbor, communism, and the Alianza -- Backdrop to Argentina -- From the colonel to the general -- B.A. -- Uruguay on the rocks -- Semi-affectionate look at Paraguay -- Good man in Chile -- More complexities in Chile -- Bottom of the world -- El señor presidente de Perú -- Peruvian medley -- City of kings -- Jungle, Amazon, and the Inca highlands -- Men and events in Bolivia -- Bolivian baedeker -- Curious entity of Ecuador -- Colombia, background of the violencia -- Colombia, people, issues, problems -- More about Colombia -- Visiting Venezuela -- Venezuela, its leadership and politics -- Summary to conclude. |
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South America.
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South America. (OCoLC)fst01244515
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