Modern Latin America /

Skidmore, Thomas E. 1932-2016

Modern Latin America / Thomas E. Skidmore, Peter H. Smith. - 6th ed. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - xiii, 512 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 480-494) and index.

Prologue : why Latin America? --
1. The colonial foundations, 1492-1880s --
2. The transformation of modern Latin America, 1880s-2000s --
3. Argentina : prosperity, deadlock, and change --
4. Chile : socialism, repression, and democracy --
5. Brazil : development for whom? --
6. Peru : soldiers, oligarchs, and Indians --
7. Colombia : discord, civility, and violence --
8. Mexico : the taming of a revolution --
9. Cuba : late colony, first socialist state --
10. The Caribbean : colonies and mini-states --
11. Central America : colonialism, dictatorship, and revolution --
12. Latin America, the United States, and the world --
Epilogue : what future for Latin America? --
Heads of state.

0195170121 (cloth : alk. paper) 019517013X (paper) 9780195170139 9780195170122


Latin America--History.
América Latina--Historia

100 F 1413 / S628m 2005

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