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Latin America An Interpretive History

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ISBN-10: 0131930435

ISBN-13: 9780131930438

Edition: 8th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Julie A. Charlip, E. Bradford Burns

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""For courses in Modern Latin America."" Organized thematically, this text offers a clear narrative that weaves together the story of an entire region, with coverage of broad themes and regional diffences. Despite the great diversity within the Latin America, there is a common theme that characterizes the sweep of history in the region. The original author of the text, E. Bradford Burns, phrased the problem as the paradox that poor people inhabit rich lands. The reason for the paradox is that a tiny group of elites confuses the nation's well-being with their own. When this text was first published in 1972, there were very few texts on Latin America, and the ones that existed largely read…    
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List price: $74.40
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/13/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

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List of Maps
Preface
Acknowledgments
Land and People
The Land
Latin America's Environmental Woes
Environmental Issues by Country
The Indigenous
The European
The African
Mestizaje and the Creation of a New People
Tables
Population Density of Latin America and Selected European Countries, 2005
Labels for Miscegenation in Eighteenth-Century New Spain
Labels for Miscegenation in Eighteenth-Century Peru
From Conquest to Empire
European Exploration
Patterns of Conquest
Colonial Economy
The Conquered Peoples
Colonial Administration
The Catholic Church
The Virgin de Guadalupe
Colonial Society
Independence
A New Sense of Self
The Bourbon Reforms
The Temptations of Trade
Early Warning Signs
International Examples
Impetus from the Outside
Elitist Revolts
Popular Revolution in Mexico
The Brazilian Exception
New Nations
Monarchy or Republic?
Shaping the New Republics
Threats to the Nations
Economic Instability
Control by Caudillos
Change and Continuity
Tables
The Age of Anarchy in Mexico, Heads of State, 1822-1855
Abolition of Slavery
The Emergence of the Modern State
Political Stability
Positivism and Progress
Economic Prosperity
Modest Industrialization
Progress on the Periphery
The Growth of Cities
Superficial Modernization
The Popular Challenge
Tables
Railways in Latin America, 1913
Export Commodity Concentration Ratios, 1913
Annual Average Export Growth and Export Purchasing Power Growth, 1850-1870, 1870-1890, 1890-1912
Direct and Portfolio Investment in Latin America, 1914
New Actors on an Old Stage
The Presence of the United States
The New Middle Class
The Working Class
The Middle Class in Politics
Tables
United States Relations with Latin America
Women's Suffrage in Latin America
The Mexican Explosion
Cracks in the Regime
Effective Suffrage and No Reelection
Patrias Chicas
The Maderista Revolt
Madero in Power
Viva Zapata!
Huerta and the Counter-Revolution
A Radical Constitution
The Radicals Lose
From Destruction to Construction
The Apex of the Revolution
A Revolutionary Balance Sheet
Table
Land Distribution in the Mexican Revolution
From World Wars to Cold War
Economic Crises
Dictators and Populists
Latin America Turns Inward
A Flirtation With Democracy
Tables
Exports as Share of Gross Domestic Product in Latin America, 1928 and 1938
Annual Average Rates of Growth by Sector, 1939-1945
Establishment of Depression Dictatorships, 1930s
The Revolutionary Option
Cuba
Cuba's Impact
Chile
Nicaragua
Tables
Latin American Military Coups, 1961-1964
Latin American Guerrilla Groups
Debt and Dictatorship
Changing Economic Patterns
Military Models for Change
War in Central America
The Church Under Attack
The New Social Movements
Do Elections Make Democracies?
Table
Antipolitical Military Regimes, 1964-1990
Forward into the Past
Neoliberalism and Its Discontents
NAFTA and the Zapatistas
Latin America Swings Left
Colombia's War Without End
Citizens and Consumers
Table
Unsatisfied With Privatization of Public Services
A Chronology of Significant Dates in Latin American History
A Glossary of Spanish and Portuguese Terms
A Glossary of Concepts and Terms
The Novel as History: A Reading Guide
Testimonio: A Rich and Complex Source
Index