| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Physical description |
352 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Notes |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. First Stop, the Present 15 -- Countercurrents: A Statistical Portrait 25 -- 2. Encounter 29 -- Countercurrents: Friar Bartolome de las Casas 58 -- 3. Colonial Crucible 63 -- Countercurrents: Colonial Rebellions 88 -- 4. Independence 93 -- Countercurrents: The Gaze of Outsiders 114 -- 5. Postcolonial Blues 119 -- Countercurrents: The Power of Outsiders 144 -- 6. Progress 149 -- Countercurrents: More International Wars 175 -- 7. Neocolonialism 179 -- Countercurrents: New Immigration to Latin America 207 -- 8. Nationalism 213 -- Countercurrents: Populist Leaders of the Twentieth Century 240 -- 9. Revolution 245 -- Countercurrents: Liberation Theology 270. |
| Summary |
This amazing, concise history of Latin America will delight any reader. Fully informed by the latest scholarship, this cleverly written survey spans six centuries and covers twenty countries. John Charles Chasteen presents a compelling narrative of the Latin American experience, animated by stories about men and women from all walks of life, and enriched by insightful analysis. The famous and not so famous characters of Latin America are here: Cortes, Malinche, Moctezuma, Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz, Bolivar, Father Manuel Hidalgo, Juan and Eva Peron, and, of course, Che Guevara. This is a story of despair and hope, the processes of conquest and colonization, race mixing and class construction, revolution and republic formation, and the elusive quests for sustained economic growth and political and social equality. |
| Subject |
Latin America -- History.
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| ISBN |
0393050483 (cased) |
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0393976130 (paperback) |
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