Modern Latin America

Featuring stimulating, anecdotal boxes, Modern Latin America uses case studies to discuss the primary countries and patterns of development in the region over the past 200 years. The authors examine such central themes as the Iberian-New World interaction, racial prejudices and policy, economic strategies, military developments, and U.S. interventionism in Latin America.

Part One Themes and Reflections
1: Why Latin America?
Implications for the United States?
Contrast and Paradox?
Interpretations of Latin America?
Ideas and Themes in This Book
2: Strategies for Economic Development
Narratives of "Backwardness"
The Liberal Era (1880s-1920s)
Import-Substitution Industrialization (1930s-70s)?
The Socialist Alternative (1950s-80s)
Neoliberalism (1980s-present)
3: Dynamics of Political Transformation
Oligarchic Rule and Top-Down Reform (1880s-1920s)
Populism and Dictatorship (1930s-70s)
The Revolutionary Path (1950s-80s)
An Expansion of Democracy (1980s-Present)
4: The Colonial Foundations
Prelude to Invasion
Colonial Spanish America
Portuguese America: A Different World
Independence for Latin America
The Pull of the International Economy
Part Two Case Studies: Change Over Time
5: Mexico: The Taming of a Revolution
From Colony to Nationhood
The Mexican Revolution
Politics and Policy: Patterns of Change
The Contemporary Scene (2000-Present)
6: Cuba: Key Colony, Socialist State
From Colony to Nationhood
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change
Politics and Policy: Patterns of Change
The Cuban Revolution
Framing U.S. Policies
Policy Experimentation
The Contemporary Scene (2000-Present)
7: Central America: Within the U.S. Orbit
From Colony to Nationhood
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change
Politics and Policy: Panama
Politics and Policy: Nicaragua
Politics and Policy: El Salvador
Politics and Policy: Guatemala
Politics and Policy: Honduras
Politics and Policy: Costa Rica
Reflections
8: Colombia: Civility and Violence
From Colony to Nationhood
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change
Politics and Policy: Patterns of Change
The Contemporary Scene (2000-Present)
9: Venezuela: The Perils of Prosperity
From Colony to Nationhood
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change
Politics and Policy: Patterns of Change
The Contemporary Scene (2000-Present)
10: Peru: Popular Dissent and Political Turmoil
From Colony to Nationhood
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change
Politics and Policy: Patterns of Change
The Contemporary Scene (2000-Present)
11: Bolivia: Insurgent Miners and Indigenous Resistance
From Colony to Nationhood
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change
Politics and Policy: Patterns of Change
The Contemporary Scene (2000-Present)
12: Ecuador: Cacao, Bananas, and Oil
From Colony to Nationhood
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change
Politics and Policy: Patterns of Change
The Contemporary Scene (2000-Present)
13: Chile: Democracy and Repression
From Colony to Nationhood
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change
Politics and Policy: Patterns of Change
The Contemporary Scene (2000-Present)
14: Argentina: Progress, Stalemate, Discord
From Colony to Nationhood
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change
Politics and Policy: Patterns of Change
The Contemporary Scene (2000-Present)
15: Brazil: The Awakening GIant
From Colony to Nationhood
Overview: Economic Growth and Social Change
Politics and Policy: Patterns of Change
The Contemporary Scene (2000-Present)
Part Three Latin America and the United States
16: Latin America and the United States
Imperialism in the Americas
The Cold War
Development and Debt
The Post-Cold War Era
Immigration: The Ties that Bind (and Divide)
New Regional Power Brokers
Perspecitives on the Future
Glossary
Index