Reviews several books on Latin American studies, including: `Latin America: Capitalist and Socialist Perspectives of Development and Underdevelopment,' by Ronald Chilcote and Joel Edelstein, `Progress Toward Development in Latin America: From Prebisch to Technological Autonomy,' edited by James L. Dietz and James H. Street, and `Patterns of Development in Latin America: Poverty, Repression, and Economic Strategy,' by John Sheahan.