Latin America and Its People, Volume 2 (1800 to Present)

by Martin, Cheryl E.; Wasserman, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780205520503
• ISBN10: 0205520502
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Offering a balance of social, political, environmental, and cultural history,Latin America and Its Peoplelooks at the whole of Latin America in a thematic rather than country-by-country approach. This engaging textbook emphasizes the stories of the diverse people of Latin America, their everyday lives, and the issues that affected them. Written by two of the leading scholars in the field, Cheryl Martin and Mark Wasserman,Latin America and Its Peoplepresents a fresh interpretative survey of Latin American history from pre-Columbian times to the beginning of the Twenty-First Century. It examines the many institutions that Latin Americans have built and rebuilt - families, governments, churches, political parties, labor unions, schools, and armies - and it does so through the lives of the people who forged these institutions and later altered them to meet the changing circumstances. Emphasizes the story of the diverse people of Latin America, their everyday lives, and the issues and forces that affect them. Latin American History Latin American History

Table of Contents

List of Features	p. vii
List of Maps and Color Plates	p. viii
Map of National Capitals	p. ix
Preface	p. x
About the Authors	p. xvi
The New Nations of Latin America	p. 245
Spanish America and the Crisis of 1808	p. 246
Spain and the Napoleonic Invasion	p. 247
Representative Government in Spain and America, 1808-1814	p. 247
The "American Question"	p. 251
Spanish American Grievances and the Crisis of 1808	p. 252
Mexico	p. 253
Venezuela	p. 255
Argentina	p. 255
Spanish American Independence	p. 256
The Final Campaigns	p. 256
Regional Conflicts in the Spanish American Struggle for Independence	p. 262
The Independence of Brazil	p. 264
The Portuguese Monarchy in Brazil	p. 264
Popular Unrest in Brazil	p. 265
The Culmination of Brazilian Independence	p. 266
The Meaning of Independence	p. 267
Conclusion	p. 271
Learning More About Latin Americans	p. 272
How Historians Understand: Were the Wars of Independence the Turning Point?	p. 248
Latin American Lives: Jose Antonio Aponte, Sculptor of Havana	p. 258
Slice of Life: The 16th of September: Independence Day in Mexico	p. 268
Regionalism, War, and Reconstruction: Politics and Economics, 1821-1880	p. 274
Dilemmas of Nationhood	p. 275
Who Governs and What Form of Government?	p. 275
Federalism/Centralism and Liberalism/Conservatism	p. 277
The Challenge of Regionalism	p. 278
Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, and Central America	p. 279
Brazil and Chile	p. 284
A Century of War	p. 285
Wars of Political Consolidation	p. 285
Intra-Regional Wars	p. 287
Foreign Wars	p. 288
Civil Wars	p. 289
The Impact of War	p. 292
Popular Participation	p. 295
Caudillos	p. 298
The Challenge of Economic Recovery	p. 303
Obstacles to Development	p. 303
Export Economies	p. 304
Conclusion	p. 306
Learning More About Latin Americans	p. 308
How Historians Understand: Benito Juarez: The Making of a Myth	p. 280
Latin American Lives: Dr. Francia	p. 300
Slice of Life: The Parian Riot: Mexico City, 1828	p. 296
Everyday Life in an Uncertain Age, 1821-1880	p. 309
The People	p. 310
The Large Estates: Haciendas, Estancias, Plantations, Fazendas	p. 311
Work Life	p. 312
Domestic Life	p. 317
Plantations and Slavery	p. 319
Villages and Small Holders	p. 323
Religion	p. 326
Urban Life and Societal Transformation	p. 326
The Cities	p. 327
Transformations	p. 329
Food, Clothing, Shelter, and Entertainment	p. 332
Food	p. 332
Clothing	p. 333
Shelter	p. 334
Entertainment	p. 336
Conclusion	p. 338
Learning More About Latin Americans	p. 338
How Historians Understand: The Construction of Racism	p. 320
Latin American Lives: The Gaucho	p. 314
Slice of Life: Urban Slaves	p. 318
Economic Modernization, Society, and Politics, 1880-1920	p. 340
Economic Modernization	p. 342
Exports	p. 342
The Downside of Export-Led Modernization	p. 344
Railroads	p. 346
Modernization and Social Change	p. 347
Population Increase	p. 347
New Classes, New Voices	p. 348
Rural Discontent	p. 352
Mass Movements of People	p. 353
Politics in the Age of Modernization	p. 354
A Modernized Military	p. 355
The Rule of the Ranchers and Planters: Argentina and Brazil	p. 356
Democracy in Chile	p. 358
The Aristocratic Republic: Peru	p. 359
Dictatorship: Mexico	p. 361
Modernization and Resistance	p. 363
Indigenous Peoples	p. 364
Resistance in the Countryside	p. 364
The Mexican Revolution	p. 365
Conclusion	p. 368
Learning More About Latin Americans	p. 369
How Historians Understand: Why Do People Rebel?	p. 366
Latin American Lives: Luis Terrazas, Cattle Baron of Chihuahua, Mexico	p. 360
Slice of Life: A Chilean Mining Camp	p. 350
Between Revolutions: The New Politics of Class and the Economies of Import Substitution Industrialization, 1920-1959	p. 370
Three Crises and the Beginnings of Intensified Government Involvement in the Economy, 1920-1945	p. 372
The Aftermath of World War I	p. 372
The Great Depression	p. 373
World War II	p. 377
Peacetime Economies	p. 377
Dictators and Populists	p. 379
The 1920s	p. 380
Depression and War	p. 387
Peacetime Politics	p. 392
Failure of the Left and Right	p. 393
Women's Suffrage	p. 395
Conclusion	p. 396
Learning More About Latin Americans	p. 398
How Historians Understand: Reconstructing the Semana Tragica (Tragic Week) in Argentine History	p. 382
Latin American Lives: Elvia and Felipe Carrillo Puerto	p. 386
Slice of Life: Colombian Coffee Farm in 1925	p. 374
People and Progress, 1910-1959	p. 399
Socialization in the Factory and the Mine: Proletarianization and Patriarchy	p. 401
A Miner's Day at El Teniente	p. 408
Urbanization and Social Change	p. 410
The Cities	p. 410
Life on the Edge: The Middle Class	p. 411
La Chica Moderna	p. 415
Popular and High Culture	p. 417
Conclusion	p. 423
Learning More About Latin Americans	p. 423
How Historians Understand: The Voice of the Lower Classes	p. 412
Latin American Lives: Frida Kahlo	p. 421
Slice of Life: Village Life in Peru	p. 403
Revolution, Reaction, Democracy, and the New Global Economy. 1959 to the Present	p. 425
The Revolutions: Cuba, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, and Colombia	p. 427
Cuba	p. 427
Nicaragua	p. 430
El Salvador	p. 432
Guatemala	p. 433
Peru	p. 433
Colombia	p. 436
The Tyrannies: Brazil, Argentina, and Chile	p. 436
Brazil	p. 438
Argentina	p. 440
Chile	p. 444
The Exception: Mexico	p. 448
Resurgent Democracy and the "Pink Tide"	p. 449
The Struggle for Control of Everyday Life	p. 452
The New Global Economy	p. 453
Conclusion	p. 457
Learning More About Latin Americans	p. 457
How Historians Understand: Theories of Economic Development and History	p. 454
Latin American Lives: An Argentine Military Officer	p. 445
Slice of Life: On the Streets of Neuvo Laredo	p. 441
Everyday Life: 1959 to the Present	p. 458
The Reign of Terror	p. 459
The Quality of Life	p. 462
What Does It Mean to Be Poor?	p. 463
Informal Economy	p. 468
The Great Migrations	p. 472
The Cities	p. 473
To Be Poor in the Cities	p. 476
An Urban Migrant's Story	p. 477
The Environment	p. 477
The Globalization of Culture	p. 478
Art	p. 481
Conclusion	p. 481
Learning More About Latin Americans	p. 483
How Historians Understand: From the Countryside to the City	p. 474
Latin American Lives: Women Rebels	p. 460
Slice of Life: The Barrio/Favela	p. 471
Glossary	p. 485
Credits	p. 487
Index	p. 489
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