Modern Latin America

by Skidmore, Thomas E.; Smith, Peter H.

• ISBN13: 9780195129960
• ISBN10: 0195129962
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-21
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This popular book, now in its fifth edition, is a lively interpretive history that continues to be one of Oxford's most successful textbooks. Modern Latin America, 5/e has been thoroughly revised and expanded throughout. The authors have added sociocultural sections and boxes to nearly everychapter. The boxes cover such diverse areas as soccer in Brazil, Santeria in Cuba, and the recent popularity of Latin music in the United States, all of which give this edition a distinctly new and exciting flavor. All political and economic information has been brought up-to-date and, as in earliereditions, the authors use an in-depth case study approach that guides readers through the major countries of Latin America, highlighting central themes including European-New World interaction, racial mixtures, military takeovers, and U.S. intervention in the area. With an insightful look into thefuture, Modern Latin America, 5/e will continue to be an exceptional text for undergraduate courses on contemporary Latin American history, society, and politics.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Prologue. Why Latin America?	1	(4)
Interpretations of Latin America	5	(5)
Analytical Themes in This Book	10	(3)
The Colonial Foundations, 1492-1880s	13	(29)
The European Context	14	(1)
Spanish America: From Conquest to Colony, 1492-1600	15	(5)
Spanish America: The Transformation of Colonial Society, 1600-1750	20	(2)
Portuguese America: A Different World?	22	(4)
The Roots of Independence	26	(3)
The Colonial Response	29	(3)
Achieving Independence	32	(2)
The Brazilian Path to Independence	34	(2)
The Aftermath of Independence, 1830-1850	36	(3)
The Pull of the International Economy, 1850-1880s	39	(3)
The Transformation of Modern Latin America, 1880s-1990s	42	(26)
Initiation of Export-Import Growth, 1880-1900	43	(4)
Expansion of Export-Import Growth, 1900-1930	47	(4)
Import-Substituting Industrialization, 1930-1960s	51	(4)
Stagnation in Import-Substituting Growth, 1960s-1980s	55	(3)
Phase 5: Crisis, Debt, and Democracy, 1980s-1990s	58	(4)
Women and Society	62	(4)
A Framework for Comparison	66	(2)
Argentina: Prosperity, Deadlock, and Change	68	(39)
The Struggle over Nationhood	68	(2)
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change	70	(6)
Rhythms of Popular Culture	76	(2)
The Political System: Consensus and Reform	78	(4)
The Military Turns Back the Clock	82	(4)
Peronism and Peron	86	(3)
The Military Stewardship	89	(1)
The Failure of Developmental Reformism	90	(3)
The Bureaucratic-Authoritarian Solution	93	(2)
The Peronists Back in Power	95	(2)
The Military Returns	97	(3)
Transition to Democracy	100	(7)
Chile: Socialism, Repression, and Democracy	107	(30)
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change	108	(4)
Politics and Parliament	112	(4)
From Instability to Popular Front	116	(4)
The Era of Party Politics	120	(6)
Socialism via Democracy?	126	(7)
The Pinochet Regime	133	(2)
Redemocratization	135	(2)
Brazil: Development for Whom?	137	(40)
Dom Pedro I (1822-1831)	137	(4)
Dom Pedro II (1840-1889)	141	(1)
The End of the Empire	142	(3)
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change	145	(6)
The First Republic (1889-1930)	151	(4)
Getulio Vargas and the Estado Novo	155	(6)
The Second Republic (1946-1964)	161	(8)
Military Rule	169	(3)
The Quest for Afro-Brazilian Identity	172	(1)
From Liberalization to Redemocratization	173	(4)
Peru: Soldiers, Oligarchs, and Indians	177	(40)
The Independence Period	179	(2)
The Guano Age	181	(4)
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change	185	(7)
Oligarchic Rule	192	(3)
Leguia: The Oncenio	195	(2)
The Reformist Critique	197	(1)
Flirting with Alternatives	198	(4)
Economic Liberalism and Political Vacillation	202	(3)
The Military Revolution	205	(4)
Struggles of Civilian Governments	209	(5)
Fujimori's Illiberal Democracy	214	(3)
Mexico: The Taming of a Revolution	217	(42)
Mexico after Independence	217	(4)
The North American Invasion	221	(1)
Reform, Monarchy, and the Restored Republic	222	(1)
The Diaz Era: Progress at a Price	223	(4)
The Mexican Revolution	227	(6)
Institutionalizing the Revolution	233	(4)
Stability, Growth---and Rigidity	237	(14)
North American Free Trade	251	(3)
Twilight of the Technocrats?	254	(5)
Cuba: Late Colony, First Socialist State	259	(30)
Dubious Independence	261	(1)
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change	261	(5)
Politics: Corruption and Decay	266	(2)
Americanization in Pre-Revolutionary Cuba	268	(1)
Fidel Castro and the Making of the Revolution	269	(4)
Defining the Revolution	273	(5)
Decade of Experiment	278	(4)
Consolidating the Regime	282	(3)
The Struggle for Survival	285	(4)
The Caribbean: Colonies and Mini-States	289	(27)
The Colonial Period: Conquest and Competition	291	(2)
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change	293	(3)
Haiti: Slave Republic, Voodoo Dictatorship	296	(5)
The Dominican Republic: Unfinished Experiment	301	(4)
Jamaica: Runaways and Revolutionary Socialism	305	(3)
Puerto Rico: From Settler Colony to Capitalist Showcase	308	(3)
Lesser Antilles: Struggle of the Micro-States	311	(5)
Central America: Colonialism, Dictatorship, and Revolution	316	(39)
Colonial Background	316	(3)
Independence: The Struggle for Unification	319	(1)
Rafael Carrera and Conservative Supremacy	320	(2)
Liberal Theory and ``Republican Dictatorships''	322	(1)
Overview: Economic and Social Change	323	(4)
Panama: A Nation and a Zone	327	(4)
Costa Rica: The Exceptional Democracy	331	(2)
Nicaragua: From Dynasty to Revolution	333	(7)
Honduras: The Military in Politics	340	(1)
El Salvador: From Stability to Insurgence	341	(7)
Guatemala: Reaction and Repression	348	(7)
Latin America, The United States, and the World	355	(44)
From Independence to Pan Americanism	357	(4)
The Rise of U.S. Influence	361	(3)
The Consolidation of U.S. Influence	364	(4)
The Expression of U.S. Influence	368	(5)
The Nationalist Impulse	373	(3)
The Revolutionary Threat	376	(4)
Democratic Reformers and the Alliance for Progress	380	(3)
Development and Debt	383	(3)
The End of the Cold War	386	(1)
Regional Economic Integration	387	(4)
The Intermestic Agenda	391	(2)
Hispanic Culture and Communities	393	(3)
Prospects for the Twenty-first Century	396	(3)
EPILOGUE. WHAT FUTURE FOR LATIN AMERICA?	399	(24)
Preparing to Predict: Comparative Analysis	400	(11)
Dimensions of Change: Demography and Economics	411	(2)
Looking Ahead: Political Responses	413	(3)
Closing the Socialist Route	416	(1)
The Prospects for Development Under Capitalism	417	(2)
What Will Happen to the Non-European Cultures in Latin America?	419	(2)
Latin America's Contribution to the World	421	(2)
Statistical Appendix	423	(4)
Heads of State	427	(8)
Suggestions for Further Reading	435	(18)
Index	453