Synopses & Reviews
"The most complete book to date concerning the institutionalized care of the mentally ill elderly. A compassionate, comprehensive portrayal of the problems of caring for older persons by family members and nursing home staff. Essential reading for all those working with the elderly."
--Bertram J. Cohler, Committee on Human Development, University of Chicago
"The real strength of this book lies in its initial conceptualization of the nursing home as a community with a community's complexity of forces working both for and counter to the best interests of its members...contrasting the traditional view that the institution is the enemy of its residents."
--M. Powell Lawton, Director of Research, Philadelphia Geriatric Center
"This eminently readable book meets a long-standing need in the field of mental health, reflected in the fact that many nursing home residents suffer mental and emotional problems not infrequently the cause of their placement. Rooted solidly in theory, research, and clinical evidence, yet with a clear eye to practical applications, this excellent book will appeal to scholars, educators, students, administers, consultants, and practitioners."
--Barbara Silverstone, Executive Director, The Lighthouse
"This book come out at the right time in our return to a national discussion of the mental health needs of older adults. Scholarly in breadth and thoroughness, the authors draw on their wealth of practical experience to edify topics on the nursing home industry and its community of caregivers, families, and residents, and on strategies for mental health consultation, assessment, and intervention. It is thoughtfully written."
--Carrell Wendland, Ph.D., President Beverly Foundation
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Praise for Previous Editions
“A sparkling and elegant primer. Far and away the best overall introduction to the subject.”
-History Workshop Journal,
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“The best introductory book going on Latin America. An invaluable resource.”
-International Affairs,
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“Simple, unpretentious narrative makes this volume an accessible and inviting source for nonspecialists. . . . The book achieves its intended purpose.”
-Multicultural Review,
Synopsis
First published in 1991,
Faces of Latin America has become the standard introductory text on the region. Widely used in teaching, it is also an accessible book for the general reader or traveler to the region. This edition has been extensively updated and reorganized with new photos, sidebars, charts, and graphs.
Faces of Latin America celebrates the vibrant history and culture of Latin America's people. Duncan Green takes the reader beyond the conventional media coverage of the drug trade, corrupt politicians and military leaders, death squads, or guerrilla movements familiar to us on the nightly news. Faces of Latin America examines some of the key forces—from conquest and the growth of the commodity trade, military rule, land distribution, industrialization and migration to civil wars, the debt crisis, neoliberalism and NAFTA—shaping the region's political and social history.
Green also analyzes the response to these transformations—the rise of freedom fighters and populists, guerrilla wars and grassroots social movements, union organizing and trade movements, liberation theology, and the women's movement, sustainable development and the fight for the rainforest, popular culture and the mass media—providing a fascinating and unparalleled portrait of the continent.
About the Author
Duncan Green is Head of Research at Oxfam GB, a development and relief organization. He was previously a senior policy adviser on trade and development at the UK Governments Department for International Development and a policy analyst on trade and globalization at CAFOD, the Catholic aid agency for England and Wales. He has written widely on economics and Latin America and is the author of Silent Revolution: The Rise and Crisis of Market Economics in Latin America (Second Edition, 2003) and Hidden Lives: Voices of Children in Latin America and the Caribbean (1998).