| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
372 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Encounter -- Countercurrents : Friar Bartolomé de las Casas -- Colonial crucible -- Countercurrents : Colonial rebellion -- Independence -- Countercurrents : The gaze of outsiders -- Postcolonial blues -- Countercurrents : The power of outsiders -- Progress -- Countercurrents : International wars -- Neocolonialism -- Countercurrents : New immigration to Latin America -- Nationalism -- Countercurrents : Populist leaders of the twentieth century -- Revolution -- Countercurrents : Liberation theology -- reaction -- countercurrents : La Violencia, Pablo Escobar, and Colombia's long torment -- Neoliberalism. |
| Summary |
A narrative history of Latin America from the fifteenth through the twentieth century, covering such topics as colonial rebellions, twentieth-century populist leaders, and liberation theology. |
| Subject |
Latin America -- History.
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Latin America. (OCoLC)fst01245945
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0393927695 (pbk.) |
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9780393927696 (pbk.) |
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