Problems in Modern Latin American History -

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Résumé :
Preface to the Fifth Edition Chapter I: Legacies of Colonialism 1. Worlds Collide in Tenochtitlan: Camila Townsend 2. Assessing Indian Labor in Quito: Kris Lane 3. Rethinking the Quilombo of Palmares: Stuart B. Schwartz 4. A Priest Reports on Social Conditions in Mexico: Manuel Abad y Queipo 5. The Myth of Completion: Matthew Restall 6. Visual Source: Ordering the Colonized Space Chapter II: Independence 1. The Political Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy: Cort es of C?diz 2. War to the Death: Sim?n Bol?var 3. The Vision of Father Morelos: Enrique Krause 4. What Independence Meant for Women: Sarah C. Chambers 5. Ode to Tropical Agriculture: Andr?s Bello 6. Tropical Versailles: Kirsten Schultz Chapter III: Slavery 1. Africans in the American World: John Thornton 2. A Cuban Slave's Testimony: Esteban Montejo 3. A Day on a Coffee Plantation: Stanley J. Stein 4. Africa's Botanical Legacy: Judith Carney and Richard Rosomoff 5. Black Wet Nurses: Robert Edgar Conrad 6. Abolitionism in Brazil: Joaquim Nabuco 7. Visual Source: Homage to Princess Isabel Chapter IV: Caudillos 1. Caudillos as Scourge: Charles E. Chapman 2. Caudillos as Profit Maximizers: Eric R. Wolf and Edward C. Hansen 3. Caudillos as Protectors of the Indians: Ralph Lee Woodward Jr. 4. Caudillos as Culture Heroes: Ariel de la Fuente 5. The Ribbons and Rituals of Rosismo: Domingo Faustino Sarmiento 6. Mexico in the Age of Caudillos: Frances Calder?n de la Barca 7. Visual Source: Contemporary Caudillos? Chapter V: Liberalism and the Catholic Church 1. A New Generation of Liberals: Frank Safford 2. Liberalism as Anticlericalism: Helen Delpar 3. The Postcolonial Church: John Lynch 4. Good Catholic Reading for Ladies: Carolina Cherniavsky Bozzolo 5. Generational Warrior: Francisco Bilbao 6. The Triumph of Reform: Justo Sierra Chapter VI: Race and Nation Building 1. Neocolonial Ideologies: E. Bradford Burns 2. Civilization versus Barbarism: Domingo Faustino Sarmiento 3. Torn from the Nest: Clorinda Matto de Turner 4. The Specter of Degeneration: Mart in S. Stabb 5. Brazilianization: Alu?sio Azevedo 6. A Raceless Nation: Ada Ferrer 7. Visual Source: Barbershop Chapter VII: Nationalism 1. Our America: Jos? Mart ? 2. Education and the Mexican Revolution: Octavio Paz 3. Mestizo Pride: Gilbert o Freyre 4. Plan for the Realization of Bol?var's Supreme Dream: Augusto Sandino 5. The Shark and the Sardines: Juan Jos? Ar?valo 6. Carmen Miranda and Brasilidade: Dari?n J. Davis Chapter VIII: Populism 1. The Peronist Political Vision: Daniel James 2. Do?a Mar?a Remembers Per?n: Mar?a Rold?n 3. The First Lady's Peronist Feminism: Eva Per?n 4. Father of the Poor? Robert M. Levine 5. Cardenismo and Women's Organizing: Jocelyn Olcott 6. Trujillo, the Benefactor: Lauren Derby Chapter IX: Social Revolution 1. Essence of Guerrilla Warfare: Che Guevara 2. Cuba's Revolutionary Literacy Campaign: Jonathan Kozol 3. Chile's Revolution from Below: Peter Winn 4. The Chilean Road to Socialism: Salvador Allende 5. Christianity and Revolution: Margaret Randall 6. Reflections on Life as a Colombian Revolutionary: Mar?a Eugenia V?squez Perdomo Chapter X: The Cold War 1. Statements of U.S. Foreign Policy Doctrine: Presidents James Monroe, Theodore Roosevelt, and Harry Truman 2. The Lesser of Two Evils: David F. Schmitz 3. The 1964 Scare Campaign: Margaret Power 4. Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders: Church Committee 5. A Search and Destroy Operation in El Salvador: Mark Danner 6. The Beliefs behind the Policies: Lars Schoultz Chapter XI: The Global Economy 1. Neocolonial Economics: Celso Furt ado 2. Neoliberalism and Its Prospects: Milton Friedman 3. Global Neoliberalism: William I. Robinson 4. I Had Sacrificed My Life: Norma Iglesias Prieto 5. Humanity against Neoliberalism: Subcomandante ...

Biographie:

James A. Wood is professor of Latin American history at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro.

Anna Rose Alexander is assistant professor of history at California State University, East Bay.