| Description |
1 online resource maps |
| Series |
Blackwell companions to world history |
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Blackwell companions to world history.
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| Contents |
Front Matter -- Introduction / Thomas H Holloway -- Early Population Flows in the Western Hemisphere / Tom D Dillehay -- Mesoamerica / John Monaghan, Andrew R Wyatt -- Tradition and Change in the Central Andes / Jeffrey Quilter -- Portuguese and Spaniards in the Age of European Expansion / William D Phillips, Carla Rahn Phillips -- Exploration and Conquest / Patricia Seed -- Colonial Brazil (1500-1822) / Hal Langfur -- Institutions of the Spanish American Empire in the Hapsburg Era / Susan Elizabeth Ramirez -- Indigenous Peoples in Colonial Spanish American Society / Kevin Terraciano -- Slavery in the Americas / Franklin W Knight -- Religion, Society, and Culture in the Colonial Era / Rachel Sarah O'Toole -- Imperial Rivalries and Reforms / John Fisher -- The Process of Spanish American Independence / Jaime E Rodriguez O -- New Nations and New Citizens: Political Culture in Nineteenth-Century Mexico, Peru, and Argentina / Sarah C Chambers -- Imperial Brazil (1822-89) / Judy Bieber -- Abolition and Afro-Latin Americans / Aline Helg -- Land, Labor, Production, and Trade: Nineteenth-century Economic and Social Patterns / Aldo A Lauria-Santiago -- Modernization and Industrialization / Colin M Lewis -- Practical Sovereignty: The Caribbean Region and the Rise of US Empire / Mary A Renda -- The Mexican Revolution / Adrian A Bantjes -- Populism and Developmentalism / Joel Wolfe -- The Cuban Revolution / Luis Martinez-Fernandez -- The National Security State / David R Mares -- Central America in Upheaval / Julie A Charlip -- Culture and Society: Latin America since 1900 / Robert McKee Irwin -- Environmental History of Modern Latin America / Lise Sedrez -- Women, Gender, and Family in Latin America, 1820-2000 / Nara Milanich -- Identity, Ethnicity, and 'Race' / Peter Wade -- Social and Economic Impact of Neoliberalism / Duncan Green |
| Summary |
The Companion to Latin American History collects the work of leading experts in the field to create a single-source overview of the diverse history and current trends in the study of Latin America. Presents a state-of-the-art overview of the history of Latin America Written by the top international experts in the field28 chapters come together as a superlative single source of information for scholars and students Recognizes the breadth and diversity of Latin American history by providing systematic chronological and geographical coverage Covers both historical trends and new areas of interest |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Latin America -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074895
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| Subject |
Latin America
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Holloway, Thomas H., 1944- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781780341569 |
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1780341563 |
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9781444391640 |
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144439164X |
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9781444391633 |
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1444391631 |
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