Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Latin America : an interpretive history / Julie A. Charlip, E. Bradford Burns.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Boston, MA : Pearson Education, 2017Edition: Tenth edition.Description: xiv, 370 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 23 cm.ISBN:
  • 9780133745825
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • F1410 .B8 2017
Contents:
1. Land and the people — 2. From conquest to empire — 3. Independence — 4. New nations — 5. The emergence of the modern state — 6. New actors on an old stage — 7. The Mexican explosion — 8. From world wars to the Cold War — 9. The revolutionary option — 10. Debt and dictatorship — 11. The limits of liberalism — 12. Forward into the past?
Summary: Latin America: An Interpretive History interweaves the story of Latin America with coverage of broader themes and regional differences. Building upon the work of original author E. Bradford Burns, current author Julie Charlip presents Latin American history as a continuum to help students make connections among time periods and events, and see the impact of the past upon the present. A new closing chapter examines in detail the "Pink Tide" — the swing left in Latin America that began at the end of the twentieth century and has continued over the last 15 years.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Recommended bibliography book Recommended bibliography book TBS Barcelona Libre acceso F1410 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan B03798
Recommended bibliography book Recommended bibliography book TBS Barcelona Libre acceso F1410 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available B03799
Recommended bibliography book Recommended bibliography book TBS Barcelona Libre acceso F1410 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available B03943

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-337) and index.

1. Land and the people — 2. From conquest to empire — 3. Independence — 4. New nations — 5. The emergence of the modern state — 6. New actors on an old stage — 7. The Mexican explosion — 8. From world wars to the Cold War — 9. The revolutionary option — 10. Debt and dictatorship — 11. The limits of liberalism — 12. Forward into the past?

Latin America: An Interpretive History interweaves the story of Latin America with coverage of broader themes and regional differences. Building upon the work of original author E. Bradford Burns, current author Julie Charlip presents Latin American history as a continuum to help students make connections among time periods and events, and see the impact of the past upon the present. A new closing chapter examines in detail the "Pink Tide" — the swing left in Latin America that began at the end of the twentieth century and has continued over the last 15 years.

Powered by Koha