Latin America since independence : two centuries of continuity and change
Thomas C. Wright (Author)
This innovative text offers a clear and concise introduction to Latin America since independence. Thomas C. Wright traces continuity and change in five colonial legacies, showing how crucial they have been in shaping contemporary political systems, economies, societies, and religious institutions in a richly diverse region
History
1 online resource
9781442235724, 1442235721
969439604
Part I. Colonial roots
Origins of the colonial legacies
Part II. Independence and its challenges, 1790s-1870s
The independence of Latin America
The age of caudillos
Reflections on the colonial legacies, 1790s-1870s
Part III. Exports, oligarchies, and yankees, 1870s-1930
The export economies
Political consolidation and social change
Rise of the yankee
Reflections on the colonial legacies, 1870s-1930
Part IV. Revolution, depression, and Cold War, 1930-1959
The Mexican Revolution
Depression, political change, and Cold War
Reflections on the colonial legacies, 1930-1959
Part V. The era of the Cuban Revolution, 1959-1990
The Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution, Latin America, and the United States
The reaction: repression and state terrorism
Reflections on the colonial legacies, 1959-1990
Part VI. Contemporary Latin America
Neoliberalism, democracy, the pink tide, and other developments since 1990
Reflections on the colonial legacies, 1990-present
Conclusion: colonial legacies and today's Latin America