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Latin America and Its People, Volume 2 (1800 to Present)
ISBN: 9780205520503 | 0205520502
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Longman
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008
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Offering a balance of social, political, environmental, and cultural history,Latin America and Its Peoplelooks at the whole of Latin America in a thematic rather than country-by-country approach. This engaging textbook emphasizes the stories of the diverse people of Latin America, their everyday lives, and the issues that affected them. Written by two of the leading scholars in the field, Cheryl Martin and Mark Wasserman,Latin America and Its Peoplepresents a fresh interpretative survey of Latin American history from pre-Columbian times to the ... MORE
| List of Features | p. vii |
| List of Maps and Color Plates | p. viii |
| Map of National Capitals | p. ix |
| Preface | p. x |
| About the Authors | p. xvi |
| The New Nations of Latin America | p. 245 |
| Spanish America and the Crisis of 1808 | p. 246 |
| Spain and the Napoleonic Invasion | p. 247 |
| Representative Government in Spain and America, 1808-1814 | p. 247 | ... MORE
| The "American Question" | p. 251 |
| Spanish American Grievances and the Crisis of 1808 | p. 252 |
| Mexico | p. 253 |
| Venezuela | p. 255 |
| Argentina | p. 255 |
| Spanish American Independence | p. 256 |
| The Final Campaigns | p. 256 |
| Regional Conflicts in the Spanish American Struggle for Independence | p. 262 |
| The Independence of Brazil | p. 264 |
| The Portuguese Monarchy in Brazil | p. 264 |
| Popular Unrest in Brazil | p. 265 |
| The Culmination of Brazilian Independence | p. 266 |
| The Meaning of Independence | p. 267 |
| Conclusion | p. 271 |
| Learning More About Latin Americans | p. 272 |
| How Historians Understand: Were the Wars of Independence the Turning Point? | p. 248 |
| Latin American Lives: Jose Antonio Aponte, Sculptor of Havana | p. 258 |
| Slice of Life: The 16th of September: Independence Day in Mexico | p. 268 |
| Regionalism, War, and Reconstruction: Politics and Economics, 1821-1880 | p. 274 |
| Dilemmas of Nationhood | p. 275 |
| Who Governs and What Form of Government? | p. 275 |
| Federalism/Centralism and Liberalism/Conservatism | p. 277 |
| The Challenge of Regionalism | p. 278 |
| Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, and Central America | p. 279 |
| Brazil and Chile | p. 284 |
| A Century of War | p. 285 |
| Wars of Political Consolidation | p. 285 |
| Intra-Regional Wars | p. 287 |
| Foreign Wars | p. 288 |
| Civil Wars | p. 289 |
| The Impact of War | p. 292 |
| Popular Participation | p. 295 |
| Caudillos | p. 298 |
| The Challenge of Economic Recovery | p. 303 |
| Obstacles to Development | p. 303 |
| Export Economies | p. 304 |
| Conclusion | p. 306 |
| Learning More About Latin Americans | p. 308 |
| How Historians Understand: Benito Juarez: The Making of a Myth | p. 280 |
| Latin American Lives: Dr. Francia | p. 300 |
| Slice of Life: The Parian Riot: Mexico City, 1828 | p. 296 |
| Everyday Life in an Uncertain Age, 1821-1880 | p. 309 |
| The People | p. 310 |
| The Large Estates: Haciendas, Estancias, Plantations, Fazendas | p. 311 |
| Work Life | p. 312 |
| Domestic Life | p. 317 |
| Plantations and Slavery | p. 319 |
| Villages and Small Holders | p. 323 |
| Religion | p. 326 |
| Urban Life and Societal Transformation | p. 326 |
| The Cities | p. 327 |
| Transformations | p. 329 |
| Food, Clothing, Shelter, and Entertainment | p. 332 |
| Food | p. 332 |
| Clothing | p. 333 |
| Shelter | p. 334 |
| Entertainment | p. 336 |
| Conclusion | p. 338 |
| Learning More About Latin Americans | p. 338 |
| How Historians Understand: The Construction of Racism | p. 320 |
| Latin American Lives: The Gaucho | p. 314 |
| Slice of Life: Urban Slaves | p. 318 |
| Economic Modernization, Society, and Politics, 1880-1920 | p. 340 |
| Economic Modernization | p. 342 |
| Exports | p. 342 |
| The Downside of Export-Led Modernization | p. 344 |
| Railroads | p. 346 |
| Modernization and Social Change | p. 347 |
| Population Increase | p. 347 |
| New Classes, New Voices | p. 348 |
| Rural Discontent | p. 352 |
| Mass Movements of People | p. 353 |
| Politics in the Age of Modernization | p. 354 |
| A Modernized Military | p. 355 |
| The Rule of the Ranchers and Planters: Argentina and Brazil | p. 356 |
| Democracy in Chile | p. 358 |
| The Aristocratic Republic: Peru | p. 359 |
| Dictatorship: Mexico | p. 361 |
| Modernization and Resistance | p. 363 |
| Indigenous Peoples | p. 364 |
| Resistance in the Countryside | p. 364 |
| The Mexican Revolution | p. 365 |
| Conclusion | p. 368 |
| Learning More About Latin Americans | p. 369 |
| How Historians Understand: Why Do People Rebel? | p. 366 |
| Latin American Lives: Luis Terrazas, Cattle Baron of Chihuahua, Mexico | p. 360 |
| Slice of Life: A Chilean Mining Camp | p. 350 |
| Between Revolutions: The New Politics of Class and the Economies of Import Substitution Industrialization, 1920-1959 | p. 370 |
| Three Crises and the Beginnings of Intensified Government Involvement in the Economy, 1920-1945 | p. 372 |
| The Aftermath of World War I | p. 372 |
| The Great Depression | p. 373 |
| World War II | p. 377 |
| Peacetime Economies | p. 377 |
| Dictators and Populists | p. 379 |
| The 1920s | p. 380 |
| Depression and War | p. 387 |
| Peacetime Politics | p. 392 |
| Failure of the Left and Right | p. 393 |
| Women's Suffrage | p. 395 |
| Conclusion | p. 396 |
| Learning More About Latin Americans | p. 398 |
| How Historians Understand: Reconstructing the Semana Tragica (Tragic Week) in Argentine History | p. 382 |
| Latin American Lives: Elvia and Felipe Carrillo Puerto | p. 386 |
| Slice of Life: Colombian Coffee Farm in 1925 | p. 374 |
| People and Progress, 1910-1959 | p. 399 |
| Socialization in the Factory and the Mine: Proletarianization and Patriarchy | p. 401 |
| A Miner's Day at El Teniente | p. 408 |
| Urbanization and Social Change | p. 410 |
| The Cities | p. 410 |
| Life on the Edge: The Middle Class | p. 411 |
| La Chica Moderna | p. 415 |
| Popular and High Culture | p. 417 |
| Conclusion | p. 423 |
| Learning More About Latin Americans | p. 423 |
| How Historians Understand: The Voice of the Lower Classes | p. 412 |
| Latin American Lives: Frida Kahlo | p. 421 |
| Slice of Life: Village Life in Peru | p. 403 |
| Revolution, Reaction, Democracy, and the New Global Economy. 1959 to the Present | p. 425 |
| The Revolutions: Cuba, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, and Colombia | p. 427 |
| Cuba | p. 427 |
| Nicaragua | p. 430 |
| El Salvador | p. 432 |
| Guatemala | p. 433 |
| Peru | p. 433 |
| Colombia | p. 436 |
| The Tyrannies: Brazil, Argentina, and Chile | p. 436 |
| Brazil | p. 438 |
| Argentina | p. 440 |
| Chile | p. 444 |
| The Exception: Mexico | p. 448 |
| Resurgent Democracy and the "Pink Tide" | p. 449 |
| The Struggle for Control of Everyday Life | p. 452 |
| The New Global Economy | p. 453 |
| Conclusion | p. 457 |
| Learning More About Latin Americans | p. 457 |
| How Historians Understand: Theories of Economic Development and History | p. 454 |
| Latin American Lives: An Argentine Military Officer | p. 445 |
| Slice of Life: On the Streets of Neuvo Laredo | p. 441 |
| Everyday Life: 1959 to the Present | p. 458 |
| The Reign of Terror | p. 459 |
| The Quality of Life | p. 462 |
| What Does It Mean to Be Poor? | p. 463 |
| Informal Economy | p. 468 |
| The Great Migrations | p. 472 |
| The Cities | p. 473 |
| To Be Poor in the Cities | p. 476 |
| An Urban Migrant's Story | p. 477 |
| The Environment | p. 477 |
| The Globalization of Culture | p. 478 |
| Art | p. 481 |
| Conclusion | p. 481 |
| Learning More About Latin Americans | p. 483 |
| How Historians Understand: From the Countryside to the City | p. 474 |
| Latin American Lives: Women Rebels | p. 460 |
| Slice of Life: The Barrio/Favela | p. 471 |
| Glossary | p. 485 |
| Credits | p. 487 |
| Index | p. 489 |
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