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A history of modern Latin America : [Book] 1800 to the present / Teresa A. Meade.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Concise history of the modern worldPublication details: Malden, MA : Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.Description: xviii, 389 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781405120500 (hc : alk. paper)
  • 9781405120517 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1405120509 (hc : alk. paper)
  • 1405120517 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC classification:
  • 980 22
Other classification:
  • 980
Summary: A History of Modern Latin America: 1800 to the Present examines the diverse and interlocking experiences of people of indigenous, African, and European backgrounds from the onset of independence until today. •Illustrates and analyzes the major and minor events that shape history, the triumphs and defeats, and the everyday lives of people of varied classes and racial and ethnic backgrounds •Intersperses accounts of the lives of prominent figures with those of ordinary people •Emphasizes gender's role in influencing political and economic change and shaping cultural identity
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A History of Modern Latin America: 1800 to the Present examines the diverse and interlocking experiences of people of indigenous, African, and European backgrounds from the onset of independence until today. •Illustrates and analyzes the major and minor events that shape history, the triumphs and defeats, and the everyday lives of people of varied classes and racial and ethnic backgrounds •Intersperses accounts of the lives of prominent figures with those of ordinary people •Emphasizes gender's role in influencing political and economic change and shaping cultural identity

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