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The Penguin history of Latin America / Edwin Williamson.

by Williamson, Edwin.

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London ; New York : Penguin, 2009.

Latin America -- History.

9780141034751 (paperback)

0141034750 (paperback)

viii, 705 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm

pt. 1. Age of Empire. 1. Discovery and Conquest -- 2. Indians and Iberians -- 3. Spain in America -- 4. Spanish Indies -- 5. Colonial Brazil.

pt. 2. Challenge of the Modern World. 6. Reform, Crisis and Independence -- 7. Quest for Order: Conservatives and Liberals in the Nineteenth Century -- 8. 'Civilization and Barbarism': Literary and Cultural Developments I.

pt. 3. Twentieth Century. 9. Nationalism and Development: An Overview -- 10. Mexico: Revolution and Stability -- 11. Brazil: Order and Progress -- 12. Cuba: Dependency, Nationalism and Revolution -- 13. Argentina: The Long Decline -- 14. Chile: Democracy, Revolution and Dictatorship -- 15. Identity and Modernity: Literary and Cultural Developments II.

Now fully updated to 2009, this acclaimed history of Latin America tells its turbulent story from Columbus to Chavez. Beginning with the Spanish and Portuguese conquests of the New World, it takes in centuries of upheaval, revolution and modernization up to the present day, looking in detail at Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Cuba, and gives an overview of the cultural developments that have made Latin America a source of fascination for the world.

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