Latin America
A Brief History
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- Author: F. A. Kirkpatrick
- Date Published: June 2013
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107629943
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Originally published in 1938, as part of the Cambridge Historical Series, this book presents an account of the major events and key phases in the formation of Latin America. The text is divided into two main parts: the first part covers the discovery and conquest of the area by colonial powers; the second part focuses on the development of independent states in the region. Illustrative figures and maps are also included, a bibliography is contained in the preface. This is a detailed and highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in historiography and perspectives on Latin American history.
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- Date Published: June 2013
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107629943
- length: 476 pages
- dimensions: 203 x 127 x 27 mm
- weight: 0.51kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I. Discovery and Conquest to Independence:
1. The land
2. Discovery
3. Expansion and conquest
4. The Spanish empire
5. Portuguese Brazil
6. The movement of independence
7. Independence in South America
8. Independence in North America
9. Independence of Brazil
10. Recognition
11. Bolívar and the tropical countries
12. Revolution and reconstruction
Part II. The Independent States of Latin America:
13. Some definitions - nationality, revolution, constitution, democracy
14. The Argentine republic
15. Uruguay
16. Paraguay
17. Chile
18. The tropical republics
19. Bolivia
20. Peru
21. The war of the Pacific
22. Ecuador
23. Columbia
24. Venezuela
25. Brazil
26. Mexico
27. Texas and California
28. Modern Mexico - reform, intervention, autocracy, revolution
29. Central America
30. Cuba
31. Haiti and Santo Domingo
32. Latin America and the Great War
33. North and south
34. The Latin Americans
Appendix
Index.
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