Item is lecture five of University of the Air's "20th Century Latin America: Why Revolution?" series, recorded on July 23, 1981 and broadcast on CJCH-TV. The episode was presented by Dr. John M. Kirk, assistant professor of Spanish at Dalhousie University. Production staff included: Jon Jay, technical director; John Silver, technical producer; Charles Doucet, producer and director; Nancy Fraser, national coordinator; and Debi Forsythe-Smith and Evangeline Sadler, production assistants.