Keen's Latin American Civilization: History and Society, 1492 to the Present
“Buffington and Caimari have done what may have seemed impossible: to make a classic even better. This new, updated edition of Keen’s extremely useful and popular reader of sources and documents has no rival among college textbooks.Latin American Civilizationoffers a wealth of information on the history of the region from pre-Hispanic times to the twenty-first century.”—Carlos Aguirre, University of Oregon“I am very grateful to see this classic classroom resource updated and improved. This text has been among the most useful classroom tools since its introduction. This edition builds on this strong foundation, providing wonderful coverage of recent political events and social movements and offering the student careful guidance through section introductions.”—Lyman Johnson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte“Keen's classic volume is better than ever. In this up-to-date edition, Robert Buffington and Lila Caimari offer fascinating new material on the history of gender and society along with invaluable insights on the changes now sweeping through Latin America.”—Jeffrey M. Pilcher, University of Minnesota  “Since its original appearance in 1955, [this book] has offered the finest selection of readings available for the survey course. Offers selections of all aspects of Latin American civilization. Like fine wine, Keen’s reader has aged well.”—Latin American Research Review