Modern Latin America /
Skidmore, Thomas E.,
Modern Latin America / Thomas E. Skidmore, Peter H. Smith. - Sixth edition. - xiii, 512 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-494) and index.
Prologue : why Latin America? -- The colonial foundations, 1492-1880s -- The transformation of modern Latin America, 1880s-2000s -- Argentina : prosperity, deadlock, and change -- Chile : socialism, repression, and democracy -- Brazil : development for whom? -- Peru : soldiers, oligarchs, and Indians -- Colombia : discord, civility, and violence -- Mexico : the taming of a revolution -- Cuba : late colony, first socialist state -- The Caribbean : colonies and mini-states -- Central America : colonialism, dictatorship, and revolution -- Latin America, the United States, and the world -- Epilogue : what future for Latin America? -- Heads of state. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
0195170121 9780195170122 019517013X 9780195170139
2004043455
Latin America--History
980
Modern Latin America / Thomas E. Skidmore, Peter H. Smith. - Sixth edition. - xiii, 512 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-494) and index.
Prologue : why Latin America? -- The colonial foundations, 1492-1880s -- The transformation of modern Latin America, 1880s-2000s -- Argentina : prosperity, deadlock, and change -- Chile : socialism, repression, and democracy -- Brazil : development for whom? -- Peru : soldiers, oligarchs, and Indians -- Colombia : discord, civility, and violence -- Mexico : the taming of a revolution -- Cuba : late colony, first socialist state -- The Caribbean : colonies and mini-states -- Central America : colonialism, dictatorship, and revolution -- Latin America, the United States, and the world -- Epilogue : what future for Latin America? -- Heads of state. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
0195170121 9780195170122 019517013X 9780195170139
2004043455
Latin America--History
980