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This book offers an integrated history of the entire region, with concern for both common themes and national specificity. Focusing on the juxtaposition of poor people and rich lands, it discusses imperialism, independence movements, emerging nations and states, the impact of the World Wars and the Cold War, revolutionary movements, and modern problems. A chronology, a glossary, tables of statistics, maps, and supporting documents are all provided. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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• Preface(p. xv)
• Acknowledgments(p. xvii)
• 1 The Origins of a Multiracial Society(p. 1)
• The Land(p. 1)
• The Indian(p. 6)
• The European(p. 11)
• Confrontation and Conquest(p. 14)
• The African(p. 22)
• Documents
• Aztecs Lament the Fall of Tenochtitlan(p. 26)
• Cortes Is Awed by Tenochtitlan(p. 26)
• Equiano: A Slave En Route to the New World(p. 28)
• 2 The Institutions of Empire(p. 29)
• Economy(p. 30)
• Government(p. 39)
• The Church(p. 47)
• Society and Culture(p. 51)
• Cracks in the Empire(p. 53)
• Documents
• An Early Feminist Statement(p. 57)
• An Indian Cabildo Writes to the Crown, 1554(p. 58)
• 3 Independence(p. 61)
• A Changing Mentality Begets New Attitudes and Action(p. 62)
• The Slaves Declare Haiti's Independence(p. 68)
• An Unsuccessful Popular Revolution in Mexico(p. 70)
• Elitist Revolts(p. 72)
• Documents
• Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua Advises Her Husband, Tupac Amaru(p. 77)
• Simon Bolivar: The Jamaica Letter(p. 79)
• 4 New Nations(p. 84)
• The Transfer and Legitimization of Power(p. 85)
• The Tense Societies(p. 91)
• Economic Stagnation(p. 99)
• A Lingering Legacy of the Enlightenment(p. 107)
• Caudillos(p. 112)
• Documents
• Domingo F. Sarmiento, Civilization and Barbarism(p. 123)
• El Gaucho Martin Fierro(p. 128)
• 5 The Emergence of the Modern State(p. 131)
• Political Stability(p. 132)
• Positivism and Progress(p. 136)
• Economic Prosperity(p. 141)
• Modest Industrialization(p. 145)
• Progress on the Periphery(p. 147)
• The Growth of Cities(p. 149)
• Continuity and Change(p. 154)
• The Popular Challenge(p. 156)
• Documents
• The Mexican Constitution of 1857(p. 163)
• In Support of Porfirio Diaz(p. 163)
• A Chilean Offers a Different Vision(p. 167)
• 6 New Actors on an Old Stage(p. 169)
• The Presence of the United States(p. 170)
• The Middle Sectors Emerge(p. 179)
• The Middle Class in Politics(p. 182)
• The Middle Sectors and Feminism(p. 188)
• Documents
• Jose Marti: Our America(p. 194)
• Ode to Roosevelt(p. 197)
• 7 The Past Challenged(p. 199)
• Mexico's Violent Response to the Past(p. 200)
• Nationalism as a Force for Change(p. 211)
• Changing Racial Attitudes(p. 216)
• Documents
• The Plan of Ayala(p. 222)
• Carlos Fuentes on the Revolution(p. 223)
• 8 From World Wars to Cold War(p. 226)
• Economic Crises(p. 227)
• Dictators and Populists(p. 230)
• Latin America Turns Inward(p. 236)
• A Flirtation with Democracy(p. 241)
• Documents
• Evita: A Different Feminism?(p. 247)
• Raul Prebisch: The Periphery v. the Center(p. 252)
• 9 The Revolutionary Option(p. 255)
• Cuba(p. 258)
• Cuba's Impact(p. 267)
• Chile(p. 272)
• Nicaragua(p. 274)
• Documents
• Leonel Rugama: A Nicaraguan Revolutionary Poet(p. 281)
• Nicolas Guillen: Cuba's Poet Laureate(p. 282)
• Liberation Theology: A Voice for the Poor(p. 284)
• 10 Modern Problems(p. 286)
• New Economic Patterns(p. 287)
• Military Models for Change(p. 289)
• War in Central America(p. 296)
• Do Elections Make Democracies?(p. 303)
• Documents
• Manuel Jose Arce: Reasons for War(p. 308)
• Never Again: Reports on Torturers in Argentina, Brazil, and Guatemala(p. 309)
• 11 The Enigma Remains(p. 313)
• Neoliberalism: The Return of an Old Model(p. 314)
• A New Kind of Revolution(p. 316)
• The Post-Cold War United States(p. 318)
• The Environmental Cost(p. 322)
• The Enigma Remains(p. 324)
• Documents
• Zapatistas: A New Voice from the Lacandon Jungle(p. 329)
• A Poet for the Millennium(p. 332)
• A Chronology of Significant Dates in Latin American History(p. 334)
• Statistics on The Nations of Latin America(p. 340)
• A Glossary of Spanish and Portuguese Terms(p. 343)
• A Glossary of Concepts and Terms(p. 347)
• The Novel as History: A Reading Guide(p. 353)
• Index(p. 362)