{"product_id":"political-parties-of-the-americas-1980s-to-1990s-canada-latin-america-and-the-west-indies-hardcover","title":"Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles D. Ameringer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis major new reference surveys political parties of importance in the Americas since 1980, with the exclusion of the United States. This one-volume work is part of \u003ci\u003eThe Greenwood Historical Encyclopedia of the World's Political Parties \u003c\/i\u003eand has been fashioned both to update Robert J. Alexander's prize-winning two-volume set published in 1982, \u003ci\u003ePolitical Parties of the Americas\u003c\/i\u003e, and to serve as an analysis of political development and political parties in the Western Hemisphere during the last decade, an encyclopedia that can stand on its own. Like other works in this series, this volume edited by Charles D. Ameringer is intended for college, university, institutional, and public libraries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing a brief introduction giving some general historical background, chapters on 49 countries in North and South America and in the Caribbean are arranged alphabetically. These chapters provide some historical information, short bibliographies, and then describe political parties and current developments of note. Parties are arranged alphabetically by their English names or translations. Internal cross-references and a full index make the volume easily accessible to researchers in different fields. A chronology points to dates of importance.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHARLES D. AMERINGER is Professor of Latin American History at Pennsylvania State University and served as head of the department from 1985 to 1990. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Costa Rica\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1982), \u003ci\u003eThe Democratic Left in Exile: The Antidictatorial Struggle in the Caribbean, 1945-1959\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eDon Pepe: A Political Biography of Jose Figueres of Costa Rica\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), and \u003ci\u003eU.S. Foreign Intelligence: The Secret Side of American History\u003c\/i\u003e (1990).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 696\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.84 x 9.55 x 6.47 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45333140963430,"sku":"9780313274183","price":175.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/SUZoQ0VrbHU3bmo5OGl4OXRkUnJBZz09.webp?v=1774432226","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/political-parties-of-the-americas-1980s-to-1990s-canada-latin-america-and-the-west-indies-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}