Americas in Transition
- 1982 ----- color ----- 29 min ----- 16mm
- (Narrated by Edward Asner) Provides a concise introduction to the history and forces at work in Latin America today. Drawing on interviews with Carlos Fuentes, author and Mexican diplomat; Lyman Kirkpatrick, former Executive Director of the CIA; Murat Williams, former U. S. Ambassador to El Salvador; and Sister Peggy Healy, a Maryknoll missionary working in Central America, the film examines the roots of military dictatorship in Latin America, attempts at democracy, communist influence and the role of the United States.
- Topics: (Latin America, Political Science: American, Political Science: Latin American)
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