Latin America Profiled: Essential Facts on Society, Business, and Politics in Latin America

by Barry Turner

Latin America Profiled covers all the countries of Central and South America, from Mexico to Chile. It profiles critically important economic issues, like Brazil's unprecedented inflation rates under President Juscelino Kubitschek. It further delves into the human rights atrocities that have so plagued the region. Latin America Profiled also details current environmental issues, such as the deforestation of the rain forests and beyond.

Paperback

First published September 2, 2000

About the author

Barry Turner has been a full-time writer for 30 years. He has worked as a journalist and broadcaster in the field of politics, biography, travel and education, and is the author of over 20 books. He is a regular contributor to The Times as a book reviewer and serializer, and is the editor of the annuals The Writer's Handbook and The Screenwriter's Handbook.