This history of Latin America includes the ongoing war against international drug trafficking, the difficulties and promises of NAFTA, the increasing trend toward democratic and pluralist politics, and the large-scale immigration of Latin Americans into the United States.
Thomas E. Skidmore Books
Thomas Elliot Skidmore was an American historian and scholar who specialized in Brazilian history. His attention shifted to South America following the Cuban Revolution, with his Harvard post-doctoral research focusing on Brazil. He explored Brazil's unique experiment with democracy, analyzing the nation's political and social processes. Skidmore's work illuminates the complex history of Brazil and its journey toward democratic governance.
