Latin America

, by Burns, E. Bradford

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ISBN: 9780135013212 | 0135013216
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 1/1/1994

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Preface

Acknowledgments

xii

The Origins of a Multiracial Society

(25)

The Land

(4)

The Indian

(5)

The European

(3)

Confrontation and Conquest

(7)

The African

(5)

The Institutions of Empire

(40)

Mining

(3)

Land and Labor

(8)

The State

(14)

The Church

(6)

The Baroque City

(2)

The Rationale of Empire

(6)

Independence

(18)

A Changing Mentality Begets New Attitudes and Action

(7)

The Slaves Declare Haiti's Independence

(2)

Paraguay's Autonomous Revolution

(1)

An Unsuccessful Popular Revolution in Mexico

(2)

Elitist Revolts

(5)

New Nations

(43)

The Transfer and Legitimization of Power

(6)

The Tense Societies

(8)

Economic Stagnation

(11)

A Lingering Legacy of the Enlightenment

110

(5)

Caudillos

115

(12)

The Emergence of the Modern State

127

(42)

Political Stability

128

(7)

Positivism and Progress

135

(7)

Economic Prosperity

142

(5)

Institutional Conformity---The Salvadoran Example

147

(5)

Modernization and the Social Milieu

152

(7)

Continuity and Change

159

(3)

The Popular Challenge

162

(7)

New Actors on an Old Stage

169

(25)

The Presence of the United States

170

(7)

The Middle Class Emerges

177

(9)

The Middle Class in Politics

186

(8)

The Past Repudiated

194

(31)

Mexico's Violent Response to the Past

195

(12)

Nationalism as a Force for Change

207

(11)

Changing Racial Attitudes

218

(7)

Development and Democracy Frustrated

225

(38)

The Modernization of Underdevelopment

226

(10)

The City as Hope

236

(16)

A Flirtation with Democracy

252

(7)

New Nations in the Caribbean

259

(4)

The Revolutionary Option

263

(32)

Guatemala

265

(6)

Bolivia

271

(5)

Cuba

276

(11)

Nicaragua

287

(8)

The Enigma Remains

295

(47)

The Fragility of Democratic Reform

296

(5)

Military Models for Change

301

(12)

The Crises of Underdevelopment

313

(11)

A Shining Path to the Future

324

(4)

United States' Options

328

(7)

The Enigma

335

(7)

A Chronology of Significant Dates in Latin American History

342

(5)

Statistics on the Nations of Latin America and the Caribbean

347

(2)

A Glossary of Spanish and Portuguese Terms

349

(3)

A Glossary of Concepts and Terms

352

(3)

The Novel as History: A Reading Guide

355

(8)

Index

363

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Latin America

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