Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Anguilla by W. Marvin Will Antigua and Barbuda by W. Marvin Will Argentina by John T. Deiner Aruba by Robert J. Alexander The Bahamas by W. Marvin Will Barbados by W. Marvin Will Belize by Alma H. Young Bermuda by Gary and Rosemary Brana-Shute Bolivia by Christopher Mitchell Brazil by David J. Meyers British Virgin Islands by Gary and Rosemary Brana-Shute Canada by Allan Kornberg, Harold D. Clarke, and Marianne C. Stewart Cayman Islands by Gary and Rosemary Brana-Shute Chile by Robert J. Alexander Colombia by Richard E. Sharpless Costa Rica by Charles D. Ameringer Cuba by Sergio G. Roca Dominica by W. Marvin Will Dominican Republic by William Javier and Diómedes Pérez Ecuador by John D. Martz El Salvador by Tommie Sue Montgomery Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) by John T. Deiner French Guiana by Robert J. Alexander Grenada by W. Marvin Will Guadeloupe by Robert J. Alexander Guatemala by Robert H. Trudeau Guyana by Jacqueline Anne Braveboy-Wagner Haiti by Patrick Bellegarde-Smith Honduras by J. Mark Ruhl Jamaica by Jacqueline Anne Braveboy-Wagner Martinique by Robert J. Alexander Mexico by Ann L. Craig Montserrat by Gary and Rosemary Brana-Shute Netherlands Antilles by Robert J. Alexander Nicaragua by Neale J. Pearson Panama by Sheldon B. Liss Paraguay by John T. Deiner Peru by Eugenio Chang-Rodriguez Puerto Rico by Richard E. Sharpless Saint Kitts-Nevis by W. Marvin Will Saint Lucia by W. Marvin Will Saint Pierre and Miquelon by Robert J. Alexander Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by W. Marvin Will Suriname by Robert J. Alexander Trinidad and Tobago by Jacqueline Anne Braveboy-Wagner Turks and Caicos Islands by Gary and Rosemary Brana-Shute Uruguay by Howard Handelman and Charles Gillespie Venezuela by David E. Blank Virgin Islands of the United States by Richard E. Sharpless Appendix: Chronology Index

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This major reference surveys political parties of importance in the Americas since 1980 (except for the U.S.). It is a new analysis of political development and political parties in 49 countries in the Western Hemisphere during the last decade.

About the Author

CHARLES D. AMERINGER is Professor of Latin American History at Pennsylvania State University and served as head of the department from 1985 to 1990. He is the author of Democracy in Costa Rica (Greenwood, 1982), The Democratic Left in Exile: The Antidictatorial Struggle in the Caribbean, 1945-1959 (1974), Don Pepe: A Political Biography of Jose Figueres of Costa Rica (1979), and U.S. Foreign Intelligence: The Secret Side of American History (1990).

Reviews

?Editor Ameringer has done scholars and researchers generally a fine service to bring out this massive one-volume reference volume, which is a sequel to Robert J. Alexander's two-volume edition, Political Parties of the Americas. . . . Especially useful for researchers, these commentaries add to the political information in the preceeding historical narratives, and readers can refer back to the original Alexander volumes to obtain more detailed information on the historical parties. The consistent format of the country chapters enhances the utlity of this authoritative reference work. Highly recommended for all reference collections.?-Library Journal

?The book employs extensive cross-references in both the index and text, leading readers from party name acronym or foreign language name to full English name. A useful addition to most academic libraries whether or not the base set is owned.?-Choice

"The book employs extensive cross-references in both the index and text, leading readers from party name acronym or foreign language name to full English name. A useful addition to most academic libraries whether or not the base set is owned."-Choice

"Editor Ameringer has done scholars and researchers generally a fine service to bring out this massive one-volume reference volume, which is a sequel to Robert J. Alexander's two-volume edition, Political Parties of the Americas. . . . Especially useful for researchers, these commentaries add to the political information in the preceeding historical narratives, and readers can refer back to the original Alexander volumes to obtain more detailed information on the historical parties. The consistent format of the country chapters enhances the utlity of this authoritative reference work. Highly recommended for all reference collections."-Library Journal