Latin America

by Burns, E. Bradford

• ISBN13: 9780135013212
• ISBN10: 0135013216
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xii
The Origins of a Multiracial Society	1	(25)
The Land	2	(4)
The Indian	6	(5)
The European	11	(3)
Confrontation and Conquest	14	(7)
The African	21	(5)
The Institutions of Empire	26	(40)
Mining	27	(3)
Land and Labor	30	(8)
The State	38	(14)
The Church	52	(6)
The Baroque City	58	(2)
The Rationale of Empire	60	(6)
Independence	66	(18)
A Changing Mentality Begets New Attitudes and Action	67	(7)
The Slaves Declare Haiti's Independence	74	(2)
Paraguay's Autonomous Revolution	76	(1)
An Unsuccessful Popular Revolution in Mexico	77	(2)
Elitist Revolts	79	(5)
New Nations	84	(43)
The Transfer and Legitimization of Power	85	(6)
The Tense Societies	91	(8)
Economic Stagnation	99	(11)
A Lingering Legacy of the Enlightenment	110	(5)
Caudillos	115	(12)
The Emergence of the Modern State	127	(42)
Political Stability	128	(7)
Positivism and Progress	135	(7)
Economic Prosperity	142	(5)
Institutional Conformity---The Salvadoran Example	147	(5)
Modernization and the Social Milieu	152	(7)
Continuity and Change	159	(3)
The Popular Challenge	162	(7)
New Actors on an Old Stage	169	(25)
The Presence of the United States	170	(7)
The Middle Class Emerges	177	(9)
The Middle Class in Politics	186	(8)
The Past Repudiated	194	(31)
Mexico's Violent Response to the Past	195	(12)
Nationalism as a Force for Change	207	(11)
Changing Racial Attitudes	218	(7)
Development and Democracy Frustrated	225	(38)
The Modernization of Underdevelopment	226	(10)
The City as Hope	236	(16)
A Flirtation with Democracy	252	(7)
New Nations in the Caribbean	259	(4)
The Revolutionary Option	263	(32)
Guatemala	265	(6)
Bolivia	271	(5)
Cuba	276	(11)
Nicaragua	287	(8)
The Enigma Remains	295	(47)
The Fragility of Democratic Reform	296	(5)
Military Models for Change	301	(12)
The Crises of Underdevelopment	313	(11)
A Shining Path to the Future	324	(4)
United States' Options	328	(7)
The Enigma	335	(7)
A Chronology of Significant Dates in Latin American History	342	(5)
Statistics on the Nations of Latin America and the Caribbean	347	(2)
A Glossary of Spanish and Portuguese Terms	349	(3)
A Glossary of Concepts and Terms	352	(3)
The Novel as History: A Reading Guide	355	(8)
Index	363