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Author Chasteen, John Charles, 1955-

Title Americanos : Latin America's struggle for independence / John Charles Chasteen.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  980 CH    Check Shelf
Description xx, 218 pages : maps, portraits ; 25 cm.
Series Pivotal moments in world history
Pivotal moments in world history.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-191) and index.
Contents Why Americanos? -- Discovering América, 1799-1805 -- Pillars of the crown, 1806-1810 -- Not-so-civil wars, 1810-1812 -- A lost cause?, 1812-1815 -- Independence won, 1816-1824 -- Nation building begins, 1825-1840 -- Epilogue : the legacy endures.
Subject Latin America -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.
Latin America -- History -- Wars of Independence, 1806-1830.
Latin America -- History -- 1830-1898.
ISBN 9780195178814 hardcover alkaline paper
0195178815 hardcover alkaline paper
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