A Concise Interpretive History. One of the best concise general works that covers Latin American History from the conquest to contemporary concerns. Cambridge University Press. Anthropologists and missionaries have worked successfully in tribal societies but state societies with complex urban contexts remain an enigma for most. Without postulating a theory of urbanization, the authors look at the rapid social change currently transforming Latin American cities and attempt to interpret the processes of change.
Emphasis is given to rural-urban migration, adaption to urban life and to the poor.
De Cordoba, Pedro 1970 Christian Doctrine for the Instruction and Information of the Indians. University of Miami. An important book for those who would break free from traditional evangelistic methodologies. Dussel writes from a liberationist perspective, but provides important insights about the history of Catholic Christianity in Latin America. The Masters and the Slaves.