Latin America Since Independence - Two Centuries of Continuity and Change

This book offers an innovative, thematic approach to the history of Latin America since independence. It traces continuity and change in colonial legacies, showing how crucial they have been in shaping contemporary political systems, economies, societies, and religious institutions in a richly diverse region.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Acronyms
Map of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
Map of South America
Introduction
Part I: Colonial Roots
1Origins of the Colonial Legacies
Part II: Independence and Its Challenges, 1790s-1870s
2The Independence of Latin America
3The Age of Caudillos
Reflections on the Colonial Legacies, 1790s-1870s
Part III: Exports, Oligarchies, and Yankees, 1870s-1930
4The Export Economies
5Political Consolidation and Social Change
6Rise of the Yankee
Reflections on the Colonial Legacies, 1870s-1930
Part IV: Revolution, Depression, and Cold War, 1930-1959
7The Mexican Revolution
8Depression, Political Change, and Cold War
Reflections on the Colonial Legacies, 1930-1959
Part V: Revolution and Reaction, 1959-2000
9The Cuban Revolution
10 The Cuban Revolution, Latin America, and the United States
11 Repression, State Terrorism, and Neoliberalism
Reflections on the Colonial Legacies, 1959-2000
Part VI: Contemporary Latin America, 2000-Present
12 The Colonial Legacies in the Twenty-First Century
Reflections on the Colonial Legacies, 2000-Present
Conclusion: Colonial Legacies and Today's Latin America
Select Bibliography: Books in English
Index

About the author

Thomas C. Wright is distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.Robert L. Smale is associate professor of history at the University of Missouri.

Product details

• Authors: Robert L. Smale, Smale Robert L., Thomas C. Wright, Thomas C. Smale Wright, Wright Thomas C.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781538166222
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-6622-2
• No. of pages: 396
• Series: Latin American Silhouettes
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Latin America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Caribbean islands, Politics & government, Comparative Politics, Politics and government, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, Latin America - Mexico, Central America, South America