Born in blood and fire
Subtitle: a concise history of Latin America
By: John Charles Chasteen
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780393283051
Subjects: History
Description: Spans six centuries and covers twenty countries in a concise, compelling narrative of the Latin American experience, animated by stories about men and women from all walks of life and enriched by insightful analysis.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Welcome to Latin America; title: Encounter; title: Colonial crucible; title: Independence; title: Postcolonial blues; title: Progress; title: Neocolonialism; title: Nationalism; title: Revolution; title: Reaction; title: Neo liberalism and beyond.