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Latin America : A Concise Interpretive History

ISBN: 9780135013212 | 0135013216
Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/1994

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Table of Contents
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Prefaceix
Acknowledgmentsxii
The Origins of a Multiracial Society
1(25)
The Land
2(4)
The Indian
6(5)
The European
11(3)
Confrontation and Conquest
14(7)
The African
21(5)
The Institutions of Empire
26(40)
Mining
27(3)
Land and Labor
30(8)
The State
38(14)
The Church
52(6)
The Baroque City
58(2)
The Rationale of Empire
60(6)
Independence
66(18)
A Changing Mentality Begets New Attitudes and Action
67(7)
The Slaves Declare Haiti's Independence
74(2)
Paraguay's Autonomous Revolution
76(1)
An Unsuccessful Popular Revolution in Mexico
77(2)
Elitist Revolts
79(5)
New Nations
84(43)
The Transfer and Legitimization of Power
85(6)
The Tense Societies
91(8)
Economic Stagnation
99(11)
A Lingering Legacy of the Enlightenment
110(5)
Caudillos
115(12)
The Emergence of the Modern State
127(42)
Political Stability
128(7)
Positivism and Progress
135(7)
Economic Prosperity
142(5)
Institutional Conformity---The Salvadoran Example
147(5)
Modernization and the Social Milieu
152(7)
Continuity and Change
159(3)
The Popular Challenge
162(7)
New Actors on an Old Stage
169(25)
The Presence of the United States
170(7)
The Middle Class Emerges
177(9)
The Middle Class in Politics
186(8)
The Past Repudiated
194(31)
Mexico's Violent Response to the Past
195(12)
Nationalism as a Force for Change
207(11)
Changing Racial Attitudes
218(7)
Development and Democracy Frustrated
225(38)
The Modernization of Underdevelopment
226(10)
The City as Hope
236(16)
A Flirtation with Democracy
252(7)
New Nations in the Caribbean
259(4)
The Revolutionary Option
263(32)
Guatemala
265(6)
Bolivia
271(5)
Cuba
276(11)
Nicaragua
287(8)
The Enigma Remains
295(47)
The Fragility of Democratic Reform
296(5)
Military Models for Change
301(12)
The Crises of Underdevelopment
313(11)
A Shining Path to the Future
324(4)
United States' Options
328(7)
The Enigma
335(7)
A Chronology of Significant Dates in Latin American History342(5)
Statistics on the Nations of Latin America and the Caribbean347(2)
A Glossary of Spanish and Portuguese Terms349(3)
A Glossary of Concepts and Terms352(3)
The Novel as History: A Reading Guide355(8)
Index363

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