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Modern Latin America

Sixth Edition

Thomas E. Skidmore and Peter H. Smith

Price: £28.99 (paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-517013-9
Publication date: 11 November 2004
528 pages, 64 illus. & maps, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 mm

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'...one of the most popular textbooks on first-level Latin American courses' - British Bulletin of Publications, No. 112

Description

Thoroughly updated and revised, the sixth edition of this widely used text includes a new chapter on Colombia and increased coverage of women and gender. The book also examines such topics as: the impact of 9/11 on U.S.-Latin American relations; drug trafficking; women's roles in Latin American society and politics; and the fragility and uncertainty of democracy in Latin America.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue: Why Latin America?

1. The Colonial Foundations, 1492-1880s

2. The Transformation of Modern Latin America, 1880s-1990s

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?

Statistical Appendix

Analytical Appendix

Heads of State

Suggestions for Further Reading

Index

Authors, editors, and contributors

Thomas E. Skidmore, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Professor of History, Brown University (Emeritus) and
Peter H. Smith, Professor of Political Science and Simón Bolívar Professor of Latin American Studies, University of California, San Diego

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