Human Tradition in Modern Latin America

Name: Human Tradition in Modern Latin America
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ISBN: 9780842026130

ISBN-10: 0842026134

ISBN-13: 9780842026130

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Authors: William H. Beezley, Judith Ewell

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SR Books' two popular Human Tradition in Latin America titles, covering nineteenth- and twentieth-century history, have been combined into one exciting new volume. The most compelling chapters from these books are now presented in The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America. From the turbulent struggles for independence in the 1800s to the profound and often overwhelming transformations that have accompanied modernization in this century, The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America personalizes the impact that revolution, economic upheaval, urbanization, the destruction of community life, and the disruption of both traditional family and gender roles have had on Latin Americans. Nowhere…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 277
Size: 6.04" wide x 9.10" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Introduction




The Independence Generations: Between Colony and Republic, 1780-1830



Agustin Marroquin: The Sociopath as Rebel




Maria Antonia Muniz: Frontier Matriarch




The First Republican Generations: Between American Barbarism and European Civilization, 1825-1875



Carlota Lucia de Brito: Women, Power, and Politics in Northeast Brazil




Rosa Dominga Ocampos: A Matter of Honor in Paraguay




The Fin de Siecle Generations: The Tension between Decadence and Progress, 1870-1900



Mexican Sartre on the Zocalo: Nicolas Zuniga y Miranda




Emilio and Gabriela Coni: Reformers, Public Health, and Working Women




Mandeponay: Chiriguano Indian Chief in the Franciscan Missions




New-Century Generations: Revolution and Change in the Cities and the Countryside, 1900-1920



Juan Esquivel: Cotton Plantation Tenant




The Rough-and-Tumble Career of Pedro Crespo




Miguel Rostaing: Dodging Blows on and off the Soccer Field




Midcentury Generations, 1920-1959



Pagu: Patricia Galvao - Rebel




Ofelia Dominguez Navarro: The Making of a Cuban Socialist Feminist




Ligia Parra Jahn: The Blonde with the Revolver




Contemporary Generations, 1959 to the Present



Irma Muller




Maria Ferreira dos Santos




Leticia: A Nicaraguan Woman's Struggle



Index