People and Issues in Latin American History: From Independence to the Present (People & Issues in Latin American History) (Vol 2) [Paperback]

Lewis Hanke (Editor), Jane M. Rausch (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1999

Special emphasis is given to social history and the analysis of the spectrum of revolutionary change since Bolivar. For the second edition the editor has expanded the section on Bolivar; revised and updated the section on economic affairs, and added new documents throughout the book. Sections of the book include: - Simon Bolivar - The Liberator - The Age of Caudillos - Juan Manuel de Rosas - Nineteenth-Century Economic Affairs - African Slavery in Brazil - Porfirio Diaz: Dictator of Mexico - Conflicting Latin and Yankee Attitudes at the Turn of the Twentieth Century - Eva Peron - Argentine Feminist - Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution -

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"These selections should appeal to students...they should strengthen the teaching in survey courses... The suggestions for further reading...should serve students, while the listings and annotations of films should be of use to instructors." -HAHR (Hispanic American Historical Review)" --Hispanic American Historical Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

The late LEWIS HANKE was the author of Spanish Struggle for Justice in the Conquest of America and numerous other works. JANE M. RAUSCH, professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is the author of A Tropical Plains Frontier: The Llanos of Colombia (1531-1831). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 380 pages
• Publisher: Markus Wiener Pub; 2 Revised edition (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558761950
• ISBN-13: 978-1558761957
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,502,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)