Michael Monteón

Latin America and the Origins of Its Twenty-First Century (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Latin American societies were created as pre-industrial colonies, that is, peoples whose cultures and racial makeup were largely determined by having been conquered by Spain or Portugal. In all these societies, a colonial heritage created political and social attitudes that were not conducive to the construction of democratic civil societies. And yet, Latin America has a public life--not merely governments, but citizens who are actively involved in trying to improve the lives and welfare of their populations. Monteon focuses on the relation of people's lifestyles to the evolving pattern of power relations in the region. Much more than a basic description of how people lived, this book melds social history, politics, and economics into one, creating a full picture of Latin American life. There are two poles or markers in the narrative about people's lives: the cities and the countryside. Cities have usually been the political and cultural centers of life, from the conquest to the present. Monteon concentrates on cities in each chronological period, allowing the narrative to explain the change from a religiously-centered life to the secular customs of today, from an urban form organized about a central plaza and based on walking, to one dominated by the automobile and its traffic. Each chapter relates the connections between the city and its countryside, and explains the realities of rural life. Also discussed are customs, diets, games and sports, courting and marriage, and how people work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 444
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313352508
• Artikelnr.: 55102486

Autorenporträt

Michael Monteón is professor of history at the University of California, San Diego.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction: The Structure of an Interpretation Chapter 1
The Long Nineteenth Century, Caudillaje, Power, and the People City and
Countryside Labor: Indian, Slave, and Free The Origins of National
Governments Pax Britannica Chapter 2 Oligarchy and the Impact of New
Wealth, 1880-1914 The Newest City Boulevards and Streetcars The Working
Class Buenos Aires Peasants and Landed Power The Challenges to Oligarchy
Imperial Shift Chapter 3 Revolutions and Modernization, 1910-1955 A
Different Direction Chilangolandia The Mexican Revolution Populism and the
Oligarchies Peronismo Populist Frustrations The United States as a
Hegemonic Power The Anticommunist Crusade Two Revolutionary Movements:
Bolivia and Guatemala Chapter 4 Modern Life and Modern Conflicts, 1956-1985
Santiago and the Pinochet Dictatorship The Population Explosion Causes and
Consequences of the Population Boom The Misinterpretations of Urban Poverty
Arts and Communication The Cold War and Guerrilla Dreams The Cuban
Revolution The Brazilian Model Guerrilla Warfare The Dilemmas of
Development Chapter 5 Launched into the Present São Paulo, the Newest City
The Collapse of Military Capitalism The Shock Treatment The End of the
Guerrilla Left Mexico Revisited The Latin-Americanization of the United
States Blowback Migration Conclusion: The Twenty-First Century Has Begun
Notes Bibliography Index