| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
372 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Encounter - Countercurrents : Friar Bartolomé de las Casas -- Colonial crucible - Countercurrents : Colonial rebellion -- Independence - Countercurrents : The gaze of outsiders -- Postcolonial blues - Countercurrents : The power of outsiders -- Progress - Countercurrents : International wars -- Neocolonialism - Countercurrents : New immigration to Latin America -- Nationalism - Countercurrents : Populist leaders of the twentieth century -- Revolution - Countercurrents : Liberation theology. |
| Subject |
Latin America -- History.
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| ISBN |
0393927695 paperback |
|
9780393927696 paperback |
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