TY  - BOOK
AU  - Skidmore,Thomas E.
AU  - Smith,Peter H.
TI  - Modern Latin America
SN  - 0195170121
U1  - 980 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Latin America
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-494) and index; Prologue : why Latin America? --; 1; The colonial foundations, 1492-1880s --; 2; The transformation of modern Latin America, 1880s-2000s --; 3; Argentina : prosperity, deadlock, and change --; 4; Chile : socialism, repression, and democracy --; 5; Brazil : development for whom? --; 6; Peru : soldiers, oligarchs, and Indians --; 7; Colombia : discord, civility, and violence --; 8; Mexico : the taming of a revolution --; 9; Cuba : late colony, first socialist state --; 10; The Caribbean : colonies and mini-states --; 11; Central America : colonialism, dictatorship, and revolution --; 12; Latin America, the United States, and the world --; Epilogue : what future for Latin America? --; Heads of state
ER  -