Warnings from the Far South: Democracy Versus Dictatorship in Uruguay, Argentina, and Chile

by William Columbus Davis

This work examines three advanced Latin American republics with long records of democracy, political stability, and economic prosperity which degenerated into instability and military dictatorship--and issues a warning for other democratic peoples. Although not beset by overpopulation, serious racial diversity, or widespread illiteracy, in recent decades the people of Uruguay, Argentina, and Chile destroyed much of the good life and many of the freedoms...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275950212
• ISBN13: 9780275950217
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"