A companion to Latin American history
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A companion to Latin American history
（Blackwell companions to world history）
Blackwell, 2008
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The Companion to Latin American History collects the work of leading experts in the field to create a single-source overview of the diverse history and current trends in the study of Latin America.
Presents a state-of-the-art overview of the history of Latin America
Written by the top international experts in the field
28 chapters come together as a superlative single source of information for scholars and students
Recognizes the breadth and diversity of Latin American history by providing systematic chronological and geographical coverage
Covers both historical trends and new areas of interest
Table of Contents
List of Figures, Tables, and Maps vii
Notes on Contributors viii
Introduction 1
Thomas H. Holloway
1 Early Population Flows in the Western Hemisphere 10
Tom D. Dillehay
2 Mesoamerica 28
John Monaghan and Andrew R. Wyatt
3 Tradition and Change in the Central Andes 42
Jeffrey Quilter
4 Portuguese and Spaniards in the Age of European Expansion 58
William D. Phillips, Jr. and Carla Rahn Phillips
5 Exploration and Conquest 73
Patricia Seed
6 Colonial Brazil (1500-1822) 89
Hal Langfur
7 Institutions of the Spanish American Empire in the Hapsburg Era 106
Susan Elizabeth Ramirez
8 Indigenous Peoples in Colonial Spanish American Society 124
Kevin Terraciano
9 Slavery in the Americas 146
Franklin W. Knight
10 Religion, Society, and Culture in the Colonial Era 162
Rachel Sarah O'Toole
11 Imperial Rivalries and Reforms 178
John Fisher
12 The Process of Spanish American Independence 195
Jaime E. Rodriguez O.
13 New Nations and New Citizens: Political Culture in Nineteenth-century Mexico, Peru, and Argentina 215
Sarah C. Chambers
14 Imperial Brazil (1822-89) 230
Judy Bieber
15 Abolition and Afro-Latin Americans 247
Aline Helg
16 Land, Labor, Production, and Trade: Nineteenth-century Economic and Social Patterns 264
Aldo A. Lauria-Santiago
17 Modernization and Industrialization 285
Colin M. Lewis
18 Practical Sovereignty: The Caribbean Region and the Rise of US Empire 307
Mary A. Renda
19 The Mexican Revolution 330
Adrian A. Bantjes
20 Populism and Developmentalism 347
Joel Wolfe
21 The Cuban Revolution 365
Luis Martinez-Fernandez
22 The National Security State 386
David R. Mares
23 Central America in Upheaval 406
Julie A. Charlip
24 Culture and Society: Latin America since 1900 424
Robert McKee Irwin
25 Environmental History of Modern Latin America 443
Lise Sedrez
26 Women, Gender, and Family in Latin America, 1820-2000 461
Nara Milanich
27 Identity, Ethnicity, and "Race" 480
Peter Wade
28 Social and Economic Impact of Neoliberalism 494
Duncan Green
Index 512
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