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Christian Democracy in Latin America: Electoral Competition and Regime Conflicts
Scott Mainwaring
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Description for Christian Democracy in Latin America: Electoral Competition and Regime Conflicts
Paperback. Offering an overview of Christian Democracy in Latin America, this book examines the Christian Democratic organizations of Chilie and Mexico, which are still major parties today. The concluding section analyzes the demise of formerly significant Christian Democratic parties. Editor(s): Mainwaring, Scott; Scully, Timothy R. Num Pages: 424 pages, 38 tables, 11 illustrations, 4 maps, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJH; 3JJP; HRC; JHBA; JPHV; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Christian Democracy swept across parts of Latin America, gaining influence in Venezuela in the 1940s, Chile in the 1950s, El Salvador and Guatemala in the 1960s, and Costa Rica and Mexico in the 1980s. This book offers an overview of Christian Democracy in the region— underscoring its remarkable diversity—and examines the Christian Democratic organizations of Chile and Mexico, which are still major parties today. The concluding section analyzes the demise of formerly significant Christian Democratic parties in El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804745987
SKU
V9780804745987
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99-50
About Scott Mainwaring
Scott Mainwaring is the Eugene and Helen Conley Chair and is Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. Timothy R. Scully is Executive Vice-President and Professor of Government and International Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
Reviews for Christian Democracy in Latin America: Electoral Competition and Regime Conflicts
"These well-written and well-documented essays on important actors of the political party systems demonstrate the fragile institutional underpinnings of current Latin American democracy."—Hispanic American Historical Review