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The Politics of Latin American Development
This updated introduction to Latin American politics probes behind the current events and reveals the fundamental economic and political dynamics shaping events and driving policy.
304 pages, Hardcover
First published July 28, 1978
About the author
Gary W. Wynia
7 booksGary Wynia, an internationally recognized expert on Latin America, was a former chairman of Carleton College's Political Science Department.
In 1969, after receiving his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Wisconsin, he moved to St. Paul to join the faculty at the University of Minnesota. In 1983, Carleton College wooed him a professor of international relations at Carleton.
Fluent in Spanish and an expert on Argentina, Wynia wrote several books, including a popular text on Latin America. He even accompanied former Vice President Walter Mondale and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to Argentina on official visits, introducing them to the nation's political leaders.
He died after a lengthy illness of brain cancer. He was 65.
In 1969, after receiving his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Wisconsin, he moved to St. Paul to join the faculty at the University of Minnesota. In 1983, Carleton College wooed him a professor of international relations at Carleton.
Fluent in Spanish and an expert on Argentina, Wynia wrote several books, including a popular text on Latin America. He even accompanied former Vice President Walter Mondale and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to Argentina on official visits, introducing them to the nation's political leaders.
He died after a lengthy illness of brain cancer. He was 65.
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