Modern Latin America

by Thomas E.; Peter H.

• ISBN13: 9780195076486
• ISBN10: 0195076486
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-09-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The leading survey in its field, this lively interpretive history has been brought up to date in all areas, especially in its treatment of recent developments in this vastly important region. The new edition examines the implications of the end of the Cold War on U.S.-Latin American relations, such recent developments as international drug trafficking, and the ongoing trend away from authoritarian regimes towards civilian leaders and elected governments. The authors illustrate such central themes as European-Indian and European-African interaction, large-scale immigration in the late 19th and 20th centuries, populist political leadership, military takeovers, and U.S. intervention in Latin America, examining the influence of economic forces and social tensions on political conflict in each case and discusses recent economic developments in clear, jargon-free language. Lucidly written and enhanced by insights from social science, Modern Latin America remains the preeminent treatment of this crucial subject.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue: Why Latin America?

The Colonial Foundations, 1492-1880s

The Transformation of Modern Latin America, 1880s-1990s

Argentina: Prosperity, Deadlock, and Change

Chile: Socialism, Repression, and Democracy

Brazil: Development for Whom?

Peru: Soldiers, Oligarchs, and Indians

Colombia: Discord, Civility, and Violence

Mexico: The Taming of a Revolution

Cuba: Late Colony, First Socialist State

The Caribbean: Colonies and Mini-States

Central America: Colonialism, Dictatorship, and Revolution

Latin America, the United States, and the World

Epilogue: What Future for Latin America?

Statistical Appendix

Analytical Appendix

Heads of State

Suggestions for Further Reading

Index

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