The Penguin history of Latin America
Williamson, Edwin
The Penguin history of Latin America / Edwin Williamson - Revised edition. - London ; New York : Penguin Books , 2009, 1992. - viii, 705 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
Fully updated with a new chapter.
Bibliography: p. [576]-602 and includes index.
Edwin Williamson traces 500 years of history from the time of Columbus and the Spanish Conquest to the present day. By the 1750s the Spaniards and the Portuguese governed vast territories in the New World. It was not until the eighteenth century that reforms and political upheavals undermined the stability of the Iberian empires in America and led to bitter conflicts between liberals and conservatives in the independent nations that succeeded them. The author shows how this turbulent modernization continued into the twentieth century, as well as giving an overview of the last hundrerd years, looks in detail at developments within Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Cuba.
9780141034751
2005412242
Latin America----History
Latin America----Politics and government
F1410 / .W573 1992
LAS 980 WIL
The Penguin history of Latin America / Edwin Williamson - Revised edition. - London ; New York : Penguin Books , 2009, 1992. - viii, 705 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
Fully updated with a new chapter.
Bibliography: p. [576]-602 and includes index.
Edwin Williamson traces 500 years of history from the time of Columbus and the Spanish Conquest to the present day. By the 1750s the Spaniards and the Portuguese governed vast territories in the New World. It was not until the eighteenth century that reforms and political upheavals undermined the stability of the Iberian empires in America and led to bitter conflicts between liberals and conservatives in the independent nations that succeeded them. The author shows how this turbulent modernization continued into the twentieth century, as well as giving an overview of the last hundrerd years, looks in detail at developments within Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Cuba.
9780141034751
2005412242
Latin America----History
Latin America----Politics and government
F1410 / .W573 1992
LAS 980 WIL
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