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The riddle of Latin America / Kris Lane, Matthew Restall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lane, Kris E., 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Latin America--History.
- Latin America.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 353 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston, Mass. : Wadsworth, 2011.
- Summary:
- The Riddle of Latin America explores the promise and paradox of Latin America in a novel way-giving equal weight to the colonial and national periods. Taking a regional rather than country-by-country approach, authors Kris Lane and Matthew Restall provide readers with a more balanced, interpretive view of Latin America's long and complex history; they identify key patterns and trends and trace them across time and space. Throughout, key terms and places are bold-faced and defined in on-page notes, along with pronunciation guides as needed. Chapter timelines, maps, and a "Keep Reading" feature provide further support beyond the content of the chapter.
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- Contents:
- Part I When Worlds Collide (1450-1550) 1
- 1 Native American Trajectories 3
- 2 An Emerging Atlantic World 25
- 3 The Riddle of Conquest 49
- Part II Colonial Compromises (1550-1740) 67
- 4 Plunder and Production 69
- 5 The Battle for Orthodoxy 91
- 6 Daily Life in City and Country 111
- Part III Breaking Away (1740-1850) 135
- 7 War and Peace in the Late Colonies 137
- 8 The Wars of Independence 157
- 9 Continuity and Change in the Early Republics 177
- Part IV New Nations and Their Citizens (1850-1910) 191
- 10 Liberals, Conservatives, and Capitalists 193
- 11 Exports and the Problem of Development 211
- 12 Rural Majorities, Urban Poverty, and Unconquered Frontiers 233
- Part V Reorientations and Reactions (1910-2010) 251
- 13 Riding a Revolutionary Tide 253
- 14 Authoritarianism and Its Discontents 281
- 15 Democracy, Urban Life, and Neoliberalism 301.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780618153060
- 0618153063
- OCLC:
- 663441601
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