Keen's Latin American Civilization
Subtitle: History & Society, 1492 to the Present
Contributors: Robert Buffington (Editor)
Edition: 8th edition
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: July 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9780813341095
Subjects: History: World; Latin America - South America; History - General History; History Of Civilization And Culture (General); History; Latin America - General; Latin America; American history; Cultural studies; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; America; Spain; Civilization; Colonies
First sentence: LATIN AMERICAN COLONIAL SOCIETY, and especially Spanish American colonial society, was shaped largely by the interaction of Hispanic (Spanish and Portuguese) invaders with the Indian peoples who had inhabited the American continents for may thousands of years.