Historical Dictionary of Inter-American Organizations
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- ISBN 9780810878600
- Weight: 807g
- Dimensions: 160 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 11 Dec 2013
- Publisher: Scarecrow Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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The Historical Dictionary of Inter-American Organizations covers the changing world of inter-American and international organizations that have played an important role in bilateral and multilateral efforts to solve a wide range of problems that have confronted the nations of the Western Hemisphere. The Latin American region is clearly more integrated regionally and internationally than in previous decades and is better prepared to confront a broad range of problems—trade, development, illicit drugs, terrorism and guerrilla activity, health, environment, democratization, trade, human rights, intervention, electoral assistance, peacekeeping and conflict resolutions, migration, border conflicts, corruption, and energy independence—that governments and non-governmental organizations face in the 21st century. The role of the United States in Latin America has clearly faded since the end of the Cold War and the second edition of this book fills a large void in explaining the complexities of inter-American organizations and their activities since the first edition was completed in the late 1990s.
This updated second edition of Historical Dictionary of Inter-American Organizations covers the history of through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 hundred cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Inter-American Organizations.
David W. Dent is professor emeritus of political science and Latin American Studies at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland. He is the author of over 100 articles, essays, and chapters on Latin American politics and inter-American relations. He was instrumental in founding the Model Organization of American States (MOAS) in 1980 and prepared university students to participate in the MOAS for twenty years.
Larman C. Wilson is professor emeritus of international relations at American University, Washington, D.C. He was awarded fellowships at The Hague Academy's Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations (1974) and the OAS's Inter-American Juridical Committee's Course on International Law (1976).
