ABSTRACT

This chronologically organized new text provides comprehensive historical coverage of Latin America's politics and development from colonial times to the twenty-first century.

chapter 1|34 pages

Introduction and Overview

chapter 2|39 pages

The Colonial Background

What the Europeans Brought with Them, Found, and Ruled

chapter 4|40 pages

Consolidation and Development

Latin America, 1871–1899

chapter 5|52 pages

The New Century Dawns

Great Promise to Sobering Reality, 1900–1929

chapter 6|43 pages

From the Great Depression into the Cold War

Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina, 1930–1955

chapter 7|37 pages

Depression, the Cold War, and Weak Leadership

The Fate of All but the Big Three

chapter 8|48 pages

Inferno and the Hard Road Back

Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Colombia, 1956—1979

chapter 9|38 pages

Coups, Military Regimes, and Ends of Tunnels

Seven South American Cases, 1956–1979

chapter 10|34 pages

Central America and the Caribbean, 1956–1979

Diversity Accentuated

chapter 11|54 pages

Twilight of the Generals and Dawn of Democracy

Political Progress, 1980–1999

chapter 13|54 pages

Entering the New Century

Tides and Currents, 2000-2005

chapter 15|44 pages

Conclusions and a Look into the Future

chapter |8 pages

Epilogue