| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
xii, 449 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-435) and index. |
| Contents |
Why Latin America? -- The Colonial foundations, 1492-1889s --The transformation of modern Latin America, 1880s-1990s -- Argentina: from prosperity to deadlock -- Chile: socialism, repression, and democracy --Brazil: development for whom? --Peru: soldiers, oligarchs, and Indians --Mexico: the taming of a revolution -- Cuba: late colony, first socialist state -- The Caribbean: colonies and mini-states -- Central America: colonialism, dicatatorship, and revolution -- Latin America, the United States, and the world -- What future for Latin America? |
| Subject |
Latin America -- History -- 1830-
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| Added Author |
Smith, Peter H.
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| ISBN |
0195076486(clth.) |
|
0195076494 (pbk.) |
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