Born in blood and fire : a concise history of Latin America / John Charles Chasteen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chasteen, John Charles, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin America--History.

Latin America.

History.

Physical Description:

352 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Norton, [2001]

Summary:

This amazing, concise history of Latin America will delight any reader. Fully informed by the latest scholarship, this cleverly written survey spans six centuries and covers twenty countries. John Charles Chasteen presents a compelling narrative of the Latin American experience, animated by stories about men and women from all walks of life, and enriched by insightful analysis. The famous and not so famous characters of Latin America are here: Cortes, Malinche, Moctezuma, Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz, Bolivar, Father Manuel Hidalgo, Juan and Eva Peron, and, of course, Che Guevara. This is a story of despair and hope, the processes of conquest and colonization, race mixing and class construction, revolution and republic formation, and the elusive quests for sustained economic growth and political and social equality.

Contents:

1. First Stop, the Present 15

Countercurrents: A Statistical Portrait 25

2. Encounter 29

Countercurrents: Friar Bartolome de las Casas 58

3. Colonial Crucible 63

Countercurrents: Colonial Rebellions 88

4. Independence 93

Countercurrents: The Gaze of Outsiders 114

5. Postcolonial Blues 119

Countercurrents: The Power of Outsiders 144

6. Progress 149

Countercurrents: More International Wars 175

7. Neocolonialism 179

Countercurrents: New Immigration to Latin America 207

8. Nationalism 213

Countercurrents: Populist Leaders of the Twentieth Century 240

9. Revolution 245

Countercurrents: Liberation Theology 270.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0393050483

0393976130

OCLC:

44090628