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Modern Latin America / Thomas E. Skidmore, Peter H. Smith.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.Edition: 6th edDescription: xiii, 512 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0195170121 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 019517013X (paper)
  • 9780195170139
  • 9780195170122
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 980
LOC classification:
  • 100 F 1413 S628m 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 100 F 1413 S628m 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000024518

Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.

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