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The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America (The Human Tradition around the World series) [Paperback]

William H. Beezley (Editor), Judith Ewell (Editor)
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0842026134 978-0842026130 September 1, 1997 1st Published
SR Books' two popular Human Tradition in Latin America titles covering nineteenth- and twentieth-century history have been combined into one exciting new volume. The most compelling chapters from these books are now presented in The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America.

This collection offers powerful, fascinating biographies of ordinary people caught in the sometimes devastating historical changes that have occurred in Latin America. From the turbulent struggles for independence in the 1800s to the profound and often overwhelming transformations that have accompanied modernization in this century, The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America personalizes the impact that revolution, economic upheaval, urbanization, the destruction of community life, and the disruption of both traditional family and gender roles have had on Latin Americans.

The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America is an invaluable text for courses in Latin American studies. Nowhere else can such varied portraits be found as in these diverse and carefully researched essays written by leading scholars.


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This well-researched and well-written book is good reading and offers new insights into Latin America. (Daily Press, Newport News, Virginia )

Praise for The Human Tradition in Latin America: The Nineteenth Century. A useful resource for anyone interested in Latin American studies, [and] especially suited as a supplementary resource for advanced undergraduate courses in modern Latin America. (Choice )

This book can put the flesh and bones into social history. It reveals people not as pawns . . . but as active participants in history, struggling with the weight of the past, responding to the challenges of the future. (Ethnohistory )

Praise for The Human Tradition in Latin America: The Twentieth Century. This collection of life stories of 'ordinary' people from twentieth-century Latin America is an invaluable tool for teaching and a thick bundle of ideas for research... (American Historical Review )

Praise for The Human Tradition in Latin America: The Nineteenth Century. A useful resource for anyone interested in Latin American studies, [and] especially suited as a supplementary resource for advanced undergraduate courses in modern Latin America.... (Choice )

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  • Paperback: 277 pages
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 1st Published edition (September 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0842026134
  • ISBN-13: 978-0842026130
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Latin America comes alive through individual lives., January 21, 1999
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This review is from: The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America (The Human Tradition around the World series) (Paperback)
This book is an outstanding teaching tool for the undergraduate classroom, and a fine introduction to Latin American history for educated laypersons. The individual biographies cover a wide range of historical experiences, but share the unity of revealing the lives of ordinary Latin Americans from c.1800 to the 1980s. Castro, Pele, Evita & Juan Peron, etc. are not here, but the subjects are just as interesting & perhaps more representative. It is well-balanced according to gender, though coverage of individual countries is less so, with Mexico & Brazil well-represented, others less & many not at all. The level of scholarship is consistently high, and just as important, the contributors all write in an engaging & accessible style. Minor criticisms include the lack of any maps & portraits of the subjects, & much less full treatment of Latin American Indians. Further, since this work was boiled down from two larger works (19th & 20th centuries), there are fascinating lives which had to be excluded; personally I would have retained 3-5 more chapters & still kept it under c.350 pages. But one can always quibble.... Also regrettably, co-editors Judith Ewell & William Beezley--who treats his students to "Hawaiian Shirt Day" for extra credit!--justly point out the importance of humor in their intro., but have deleted many of the more exemplary chapters of that kind. Nevertheless, for many kinds of readers, "Human Tradition" is both a pleasure & a treasure.
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