This book is intended to fill the need for up-to-date material on the Gorbachev era and to provide scholars and students with source materials and interpretations not available in standard texts. The book will be revised and updated to take account of rapidly changing events
Examines history's most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those in recent memory
Analyzing the political and social agendas of contemporary Cuba, Cuban scholars address several controversial themes, including the relation between democracy and socialism, strategies for economic development and patterns of social change.
Guinea-Bissau is a small West African nation that harbors bountiful natural resources and boasts an extraordinary diversity of ethnic groups. A Portuguese colony surrounded by francophone neighbors, it won its independence in 1974 after a long peasant-backed war against the colonial regime. But to the surprise of many Africa-watchers, the post-colonial period has been marked by political confli…
This edition of an interpretive history text has been brought up to date in all areas, especially in its treatment of the recent developments in Central America, and features a new chapter on the Caribbean.
"Why nations succeed and fail"--Cover