Marshall C. Eakin

The History of Latin America: Collision of Cultures

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From the Americas before Columbus through the economic development, rising political participation, and the search of identity over the last century, this book offers readers a political, economic and cultural history of Latin America. It is the perfect introduction for anyone looking to understand this colourful and dramatic land.

Produktdetails

• Palgrave Essential Histories
• Verlag: Macmillan Education
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9781403980816
• ISBN-10: 1403980810
• Artikelnr.: 22496668

Autorenporträt

Marshall C. Eakin

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Unity and Diversity - PART I: THREE PEOPLES CONVERGE - The Lay of the Land and the Water - American Peoples and Cultures - Iberians and Africans - Moving Out across the Oceans - The First Conquest - The Conquest on the Peripheries - PART II: BUILDING EMPIRES AND SOCIETIES IN A NEW WORLD - Land and Labor - State and Empire - Religion and Empire - Race, Culture, and Society - Reforms and Revolutions - The Onset of the Wars for Independence - The Wars for Independence - PART III: FORGING A NEW ORDER - Liberals, Conservatives, and Disorder - Liberals, Positivists, and Order - Great Britain, the U.S., and Latin America - The Pursuit of Identity - PART IV: DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT, AND IDENTITY - Diverging Paths: Many Latin Americas - The Path of Revolution: Before 1959 - The Path of Revolution: Since 1959 - The Path of Reform - Poverty and Progress - Race, Class, and Culture - Latin America in the 21st Century