United States of America.The United States of America is a country in North America. It has an area of 9.4 million sq km and a population of 219 million (as of Jan. 1, 1979). The capital city is Washington, D.C. The country is divided administratively into 50 states and the Federal...
Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia. United States of America United States or United States of America Abbr. US or U.S. or USA or U.S.A. A country of central and northwest North America with coastlines on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It includes the noncontiguous states of ...
The third rolling trend of Latin immigration in the United States began in the 1960s and its main body was Mexican immigrants. The characteristic of this Latin immigration could be illustrated by three aspects including mass distributing, the culture trait and the large scale. Amalgamation of Latin...
United States Policy in Latin America: A Decade of Crisis and Challenge. Edited by John D. Martz. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1995.Martz, John D. United States Policy in Latin America: A Decade of Crisis and Challenge. Vol. 2: U of Nebraska Press, 1995....
The Declaration of Independence of the thirteen states of which the American Union then consisted was adopted by Congress on 4 July, 1776. On 30 Nov., 1782, Great Britain acknowledged the independence of the United States, and on 3 Sept., 1783, the treat
Stephen has a JD and a BA in sociology and political science. Cite this lesson Each year, thousands of people immigrate to the United States from various countries in Latin America. Learn about the causes of Latin American migration to the United States. Explore neoclassical economics, new eco...
There can be few areas of the world as complex or as rich in paradox as Latin America. Although most of the republics are strongly Iberian in culture, share a common colonial and historical background, a common religion and legal system, a common political culture and a common intellectual ...
BRIANK. LONG is a doctoral candidate at Syracuse University, presently conducting field research on non-governmental organizations in Ecuador.John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.The Professional GeographerRobinson, D. ad B. Long (1989), "Trends in Latin Ame- ricanist Geography in the United States and ...
Examines the resolutions, reports, and other official declarations of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA). Radicalization of LASA in the 1970s; Promotion of Marxism and Leninism in the Americas; Denunciation of the United States and its allies; Views on the Sandinistas in Nicaragua and...
In part, this has forced the United States to adapt its strategy accordingly and to offer the region a new type of cooperative partnership. China's interest in the Caribbean and Latin America is still primarily driven by access to resources and markets. However, it has started to upgrade its...