Skidmore, Thomas E. (Thomas Elliot) 1932-2016 creator Smith, Peter H. (Peter Hopkinson) 1940- text bibliography nyu New York Oxford University Press 2005 6th ed. monographic eng

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xiii, 512 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. 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. Thomas E. Skidmore, Peter H. Smith. Includes bibliographical references (p. 480-494) and index. cl----- Latin America History América Latina Historia 100 F 1413 S628m 2005 980 0195170121 (cloth : alk. paper) 019517013X (paper) 9780195170139 9780195170122 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004043455-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004043455-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004043455-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0617/2004043455-t.html DLC 040227 20230404125908.0 spa