A History of Modern Latin America (with InfoTrac) [Paperback]

Lawrence A. Clayton (Author), Michael L. Conniff (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0534621589 | ISBN-13: 978-0534621582 | Publication Date: August 3, 2004 | Edition: 2

Unfamiliar with Latin American history? A HISTORY OF MODERN LATIN AMERICA is written just for you. The authors present main theories and analyses of the area's history, balancing economic, social and cultural views while expertly weaving in the history of minorities, women, the environment, culture, literature, and art. Primary documents begin each chapter, offering short glimpses into moments in history and setting the theme for the chapter to follow. Maps, images, bibliographies, discussion questions, and other study aids are included to help you with research assignments and papers.

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[The text's] major strength lies in two areas in comparison to its competition. First, it is a fully comprehensive, region by region, country by country chronological survey which successfully meets the instructor's demands for coverage and completeness. Second, it is extremely well written, lively and accessible and appealing to students.

The text is comprehensive in terms of themes treated and in its overall reach.

Second, it is extremely well written, lively and accessible and appealing to students.

About the Author

Lawrence Clayton attended Duke University (B.A., 1964), and earned his M.A. (1969) and Ph.D. (1972) at Tulane University in Latin American History. From 1964-1966 he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy on the USS Donner (LSD-20). Clayton has been on the faculty of the University of Alabama since 1972. He directed the Latin American Studies Program from 1980 to 1992. In 1979-1980 he was a special history consultant to W. R. Grace and Co. in New York. He was appointed Chairman of the Department of History in 2000. Clayton held two Senior Fulbright Lecturing Awards, one in 1983 to Costa Rica and one in 1988 to Peru where he lectured at the University of Costa Rica and the University of Lima respectively. He is a member of the history honorary, Phi Alpha Theta, and Omicron Delta Kappa, the leadership honorary. In 1983 he served as President of the South Eastern Council on Latin American Studies. In 1999 he held a year-long Pew Evangelical Scholars Fellowship to continue work on his biography of Father Bartolomé de las Casas (1485-1566). Some of his publications include LOS ASTILLEROS DE GUAYAQUIL COLONIAL (Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1978), CAULKERS AND CARPENTERS IN A NEW WORLD (Athens, Ohio, 1980), THE BOLIVARIAN NATIONS (Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1984), ALABAMA AND THE BORDERLANDS: FROM PREHISTORY TO STATEHOOD (Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1985), GRACE, W. R. GRACE AND CO., THE FORMATIVE YEARS, 1850-1930 (Ottawa, Illinois, 1985), THE HISPANIC EXPERIENCE IN NORTH AMERICA: SOURCES FOR STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES (Columbus, Ohio, 1992), THE DESOTO CHRONICLES (Tuscaloosa, 1993), A HISTORY OF MODERN LATIN AMERICA (Fort Worth, 1999), and PERU AND THE UNITED STATES: THE CONDOR AND THE EAGLE (Athens, Georgia, 1999). A longer translation, PERU Y LOS EE.UU., 1800-1995 was published in Lima, Peru by the Centro Peruano de Estudios Internacionales in 1998. A second edition appeared in 2002.

Product Details

• Paperback: 600 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 2 edition (August 3, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534621589
• ISBN-13: 978-0534621582
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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More About the Author

Larry Clayton lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama where he teaches at the University of Alabama. He grew up in Lima, Peru with his Chilean mom and gringo dad. After college at Duke, he served in the Navy on the USS Donner (LSD 20) for a couple of years in the Caribbean and Mediterranean, then went to New Orleans and graduate school at Tulane. He began teaching at Alabama in 1972, has two grown daughters, a son working and in college, and his wife Louise is a pastor. He has published a bunch of history books, writes occasionally for the press, has his own blog, and is at work on the air war over the Bay of Pigs, April, 1961. His last book was a biography of a Dominican priest, Bartolomé de las Casas (1485-1566). He is a licensed pilot, as is his son, and they occasionally fly together judging each other's flying skills. Both he and his wife participate in the Tuscaloosa County Jail Ministry and his wife's blog, http://lifeinchristinfo.com is devoted to that ministry with a daily Scripture. His blog is http://laclayton.wordpress.com Please visit his so he can claim some hits.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to introduce Latin America, May 30, 2002

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This review is from: A History of Modern Latin America (Paperback)

This book is a great way to introduce Modern Latin America. The authors provide a wealth of information and present it all in an engaging narrative style. The text is ideal for college courses on Latin America or for anyone who wants to understand the Latin American and Caribbean countries with whom the U.S. shares a hemisphere.