The emergence of Latin America in the nineteenth century
David Bushnell, Neill Macaulay.
- 2nd ed.
- New York Oxford University Press 1994.
- viii, 341 p. map 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 310-327) and index.
Introduction -- The founding of a new political system -- The economic and social dimensions -- Mexico in decline (1821-1855) -- Andean South America to midcentury : consolidation of independence -- The road to dictatorship in the Platine area -- The rise of the Brazilian monarchy (1822-1850) -- Latin America at midcentury : a quickening pace of change -- The heyday of liberal reform in Spanish America (1850-1880) : Mexico and Columbia -- The heyday of liberal reform in Spanish America (1850-1880) : Argentina, Chile, and some other cases -- The flowering and decline of the Brazilian Empire (1850-1885) -- The Caribbean vortex in the nineteenth century : Cuba and Central America -- The liberal legacy and the quest for development.