A History of Latin America

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780395977125
• ISBN10: 0395977126
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-04
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

A best seller for the introductory Latin American history course, this text presents an account of pre-historical times to the present through its integrated framework of the dependency theory. The authors emphasize the economic relationship between Latin American nations and wealthier nations, particularly the United States. A chronological approach allows students to keep track of events and comprehend their significance. The text's availability in two versions (i.e. comprehensive and chronological) suits varying curricula.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Geographical Background of Latin American History

The Colonial Heritage of Latin America

Ancient America Environment and Culture in Ancient America

The Maya of Central America

The Aztecs of Mexico

The Incas of Peru

The Hispanic Background Spain's Medieval Heritage

The Spain of Ferdinand and Isabella

The Hapsburg Era: Triumph and Tragedy

The Conquest of America

The Great Voyages

The Conquest of Mexico

The Conquest of Peru How a Handful of Spaniards Won Two Empires

The Quest for El Dorado

The Economic Foundations of Colonial Life Tribute and Labor in the Spanish Colonies

The Colonial Economy Commerce, Smuggling, and Piracy

State, Church, and Society Political Institutions of the Spanish Empire

The Church in the Indies

The Structure of Class and Caste

Colonial Brazil

The Beginning of Colonial Brazil Government and Church Masters and Slaves

The Bourbon Reforms and Spanish America Reform and Recovery

Colonial Culture and the Enlightenment Creole Nationalism

Colonial Society in Transition, 1750-1810: An Overview

The Revolt of the Masses

The Independence of Latin America Background of the Wars of Independence

The Liberation of South America Mexico's Road to Independence

Latin American Independence: A Reckoning

Latin America in the Nineteenth Century

Dictators and Revolutions

The Fruits of Independence Mexico Argentina Chile Brazil Peru Cuba

United Provinces of Central America Gran Colombia

The Triumph of Neocolonialism

The New Colonialism Mexican Politics and Economy

Argentine Politics and Economy Chilean Politics and Economy

Brazilian Politics and Economy Peruvian Politics and Economy

Central American Politics and Economy Venezuelan Politics and Economy

Colombian Politics and Economy

Society and Culture in the Nineteenth Century

How New Was the New Society?

The Passing of the Society of Castes

The Process of Modernization

The Romantic Revolt Literature and Social Change, 1880-1910

The Romantic Revolt Continued: Ecuador and Peru

Latin America Since 1900

The Mexican Revolution--and After

The Great Revolution, 1910-1920 Reconstructing the State: Rule of the Millionaire Socialists Cardenas and the Populist Interlude

The Big Bourgeoisie in Power, 1940-1976: Erosion of Reform Deconstructing the State: Neoliberalism and the Second Conquest of Mexico, 1977-2003

Argentina: The Failure of Democracy

The Export Economy Argentine Society

The Radical Era, 1916-1930

The "Infamous Decade," 1930-1943: The Conservative Restoration

The Peron Era, 1943-1955

The Shadow of Peron, 1955-1973 Military Dictatorship, 1974-1983

Return to Democracy and the Death of Peronismo

The Chilean Way Foreign Dependency and the Parliamentary Republic, 1891-1920

Alessandri and the Rise of Populism, 1920-1970

The Chilean Road to Socialism, 1970-1973

Neoliberalism and Democratic Constraints, 1973-2003

Republican Brazil Decline and Fall of the Old Republic, 1914-1930

Vargas and the Bourgeois Revolution, 1930-1954

Reform and Reaction, 1954-1964

Brazil's "Colonial Fascism" The Transition to Democracy, 1983-2003: "The New Republic

Storm over the Andes: The Struggle for Land and Development

Three Andean Revolutions Neocolonial Peru: The English and North American Connections, 1883-1968

The Rise and Fall of the Peruvian Revolution, 1968-2003

The Cuban Revolution Independence and the Spanish-Cuban-American War Dependent Development and Popular Struggle, 1902-1953

The Revolution: The Odyssey of Fidel Castro

The Revolution in Power: 1959-2003

Revolution and Counterrevolution in Central America: Twilight of the Tyrants?

Guatemala Nicaragua El Salvador

Lands of Bolivar: Venezuela and Colombia in the Twentieth Century Venezuela in the Early Twentieth Century, 1908-1958

Venezuela's Representative Democracy, 1958-2003

Colombia in the Twentieth Century

The Two Americas: United States-Latin American Relations U.S. Policy Objectives Prelude to Empire, 1810-1897

An Imperial Power, 1898-1945

Defending the Empire and Capitalism, 1945-1981

The Return to "Gunboat Diplomacy," 1981-2003

Toward a New World Order?

Latin American Society in Transition Economic Problems: A Permanent Latin American Crisis?

Social Problems

The New Class Structure Attitudes and Mentalities: Change and Resistance to Change

The Flowering of Latin American Culture

Glossary

Suggestions for Further Reading

Index

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