This innovative text offers a clear and concise introduction to Latin America since independence. Thomas C. Wright traces continuity and change in five colonial legacies, showing how crucial they have been in shaping contemporary political systems, economies, societies, and religious institutions in a richly diverse region.
This innovative text offers a clear and concise introduction to Latin America since independence. Thomas C. Wright traces continuity and change in five colonial legacies, showing how crucial they have been in shaping contemporary political systems, economies, societies, and religious institutions in a richly diverse region.
Thomas C. Wright is distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Acknowledgments Acronyms Map of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Map of South America Introduction Part I: Colonial Roots Chapter 1: Origins of the Colonial Legacies Part II: Independence and its Challenges, 1790s 1870s Chapter 2: The Independence of Latin America Chapter 3: The Age of Caudillos Reflections on the Colonial Legacies, 1790s 1870s Part III: Exports, Oligarchies, and Yankees, 1870s 1930 Chapter 4: The Export Economies Chapter 5: Political Consolidation and Social Change Chapter 6: Rise of the Yankee Reflections on the Colonial Legacies, 1870s 1930 Part IV: Revolution, Depression, and Cold War, 1930 1959 Chapter 7: The Mexican Revolution Chapter 8: Depression, Political Change, and Cold War Reflections on the Colonial Legacies, 1930 1959 Part V: The Era of the Cuban Revolution, 1959 1990 Chapter 9: The Cuban Revolution Chapter 10: The Cuban Revolution, Latin America, and the United States Chapter 11: The Reaction: Repression and State Terrorism Reflections on the Colonial Legacies, 1959-1990 Part IV: Contemporary Latin America, 1990 Present Chapter 12: Neoliberalism, Democracy, the Pink Tide, and Other Developments since 1990 Reflections on the Colonial Legacies, 1990 Present Conclusion: Colonial Legacies and Today s Latin America Bibliography Index
Acknowledgments Acronyms Map of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Map of South America Introduction Part I: Colonial Roots Chapter 1: Origins of the Colonial Legacies Part II: Independence and its Challenges, 1790s 1870s Chapter 2: The Independence of Latin America Chapter 3: The Age of Caudillos Reflections on the Colonial Legacies, 1790s 1870s Part III: Exports, Oligarchies, and Yankees, 1870s 1930 Chapter 4: The Export Economies Chapter 5: Political Consolidation and Social Change Chapter 6: Rise of the Yankee Reflections on the Colonial Legacies, 1870s 1930 Part IV: Revolution, Depression, and Cold War, 1930 1959 Chapter 7: The Mexican Revolution Chapter 8: Depression, Political Change, and Cold War Reflections on the Colonial Legacies, 1930 1959 Part V: The Era of the Cuban Revolution, 1959 1990 Chapter 9: The Cuban Revolution Chapter 10: The Cuban Revolution, Latin America, and the United States Chapter 11: The Reaction: Repression and State Terrorism Reflections on the Colonial Legacies, 1959-1990 Part IV: Contemporary Latin America, 1990 Present Chapter 12: Neoliberalism, Democracy, the Pink Tide, and Other Developments since 1990 Reflections on the Colonial Legacies, 1990 Present Conclusion: Colonial Legacies and Today s Latin America Bibliography Index
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