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Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations(Latin American Silhouettes)

Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations(Latin American Silhouettes)

          
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Now in its fifth edition, this leading reader has been updated with new readings and visual sources. This edition includes an added final chapter on current social movements to help students reflect on the ecological realities that inform their world. In addition, the “Legacies of Colonialism” chapter has been restored to give students an understanding of the deep roots of the problems explored. Instead of a separate chapter on women and social change, women’s voices have been woven more seamlessly throughout the book to reflect women’s parity and equity in history.

With its innovative combination of primary and secondary sources and thoughtful editorial analysis, this text is designed specifically to stimulate critical thinking in a wide range of courses on Latin American history since independence.



Table of Contents:

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: Cortes of Cádiz
2. War to the Death: Simón Bolívar
3. The Vision of Father Morelos: Enrique Krause
4. What Independence Meant for Women: Sarah C. Chambers
5. Ode to Tropical Agriculture: Andrés 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 Calderón 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: Aluísio Azevedo
6. A Raceless Nation: Ada Ferrer
7. Visual Source: Barbershop

Chapter VII: Nationalism

1. Our America: José Martí
2. Education and the Mexican Revolution: Octavio Paz
3. Mestizo Pride: Gilbert o Freyre
4. Plan for the Realization of Bolívar’s Supreme Dream: Augusto Sandino
5. The Shark and the Sardines: Juan José Arévalo
6. Carmen Miranda and Brasilidade: Darién J. Davis

Chapter VIII: Populism

1. The Peronist Political Vision: Daniel James
2. Doña María Remembers Perón: María Roldán
3. The First Lady’s Peronist Feminism: Eva Perón
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: María Eugenia Vásquez 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 Furtado
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 Marcos
6. The New Left and the Global Economy: Steven Levitsky and Kenneth M. Roberts

Chapter XII: Historical Memory
1. Memory, Truth, and Justice: Elizabeth Jelin
2. Opening Chile’s Memory Box: Steve J. Stern
3. Human Rights Violations Committed by Government Agents: Chilean National Commission on Truth and Reconciliation
4. Testimony of Atrocity: Rigoberta Menchú
5. Analysis of Rigoberta Menchú’s Testimonial: David Stoll
6. Memory of Silence: Guatemalan Commission for Historical Clarification
7. Visual Source: Memory Sites

Chapter XIII: Nature and Protest
1. The Death of Ramón González: Angus Wright
2. Fight for the Forest: Chico Mendes
3. Capitalism and Self-Destruction: Berta Cáceres
4. Blood on Their Hands: Philippa de Boissière and Sian Cowman
5. Rights of Nature: Ecuadorian Constitution
6. Lead Poisoning: Javier Auyero and Debora Alejandra Swistun
7. Visual Source: “Let Us Wake Up, Humanity. We’re Out of Time”

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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781538193945
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 368
  • Series Title: Latin American Silhouettes
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1538193949
  • Publisher Date: 11 Dec 2025
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Sources and Interpretations


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