{"product_id":"9781608193561","title":"What if Latin America Ruled the World?: How the South Will Take the North Through the 21st Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor too many of us, Latin America exists \"below the fold,\" an echo \u003cbr\u003ebarely heard beyond the roar of U.S. economics, politics, and culture; \u003cbr\u003ethe source of little more than dance steps, mesmerizing soccer, spicy \u003cbr\u003efood, and questionable politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Latin America has been a vital part of the global community since\u003cbr\u003e the seventeenth century, when the Spanish silver peso became the \u003cbr\u003eworld's first global currency instrument. Today it is home to six \u003cbr\u003ehundred million people and some of the fastest-growing economies on the \u003cbr\u003eplanet. Latin America may not outshine or outspend the United States on \u003cbr\u003ethe world stage anytime soon, but its voices will be heard. Its \u003cbr\u003econsumers, resources, and emigrants are already affecting us; they will \u003cbr\u003ebe even bigger factors in our future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat if Latin America Ruled the World?\u003c\/i\u003e deftly braids together \u003cbr\u003ethe histories of North and South America from the exploits of Hernán \u003cbr\u003eCortés to the political showmanship of Hugo Chávezand Evo Morales. \u003cbr\u003eScholar Oscar Guardiola-Rivera is an ideal guide for a searching \u003cbr\u003eportrait of the Latin America that we rarely hear about.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173534777584,"sku":"9781608193561","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608193561_p0.jpg?v=1763838210","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608193561","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}