(source) U.S. Army South Recommended Reading List
Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress
Lawrence E. Harrison
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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
David S. Landes
The Idea of Race in Latin America, 1870-1940
Richard Graham
The Politics of Antipolitics: The Military in Latin America
Brian Loveman
Church and State in Latin America: A History of Politico-Ecclesiastical Relations
J. Lloyd Mecham
Modern Latin America
Thomas E. Skidmore
Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean
Peter Winn