Latin America since Independence: A History with Primary Sources

by Alexander Dawson

Overview

Now in its third edition, Latin America Since Independence explores the region’s rich and diverse history through carefully selected stories, primary source documents, maps and tables that offer a diverse approach to dominant historical narratives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367703967
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/18/2022
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	410
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Alexander Dawson is a Professor of History at the University at Albany (SUNY), USA. He is the author of Indian and Nation in Revolutionary Mexico (2004), First World Dreams: Mexico Since 1989 (2006), and The Peyote Effect: From the Inquisition to the War on Drugs (2018).

Table of Contents

0. Introduction: Latin America’s Useable Past 1. Independence Narratives, Past and Present AT A GLANCE: Political Divisions 2. Caudillos versus the Nation State 3. Citizenship and Rights in the New Republics AT A GLANCE: People 4. The Export Boom as Modernity 5. Signs of Crisis in a Gilded Age AT A GLANCE: Economy 6. Commerce, Coercion, and America’s Empire 7. Power to the People AT A GLANCE: Environment 8. A Decade of Revolution in Cuba 9. The War on Democracy 10. Scorched Earth AT A GLANCE: Migration 11. Gender Trouble 12. Water Is Life AT A GLANCE: The Digital Divide 13. #Ya me cansé 14. Epilogue

Editorial Reviews

"Dawson writes with marvelous insight into Latin America's grand themes, capturing broad patterns concisely and challenging preconceived notions. This is a book that will deeply inform newcomers but also lead more advanced students to reconsider their understandings of the region. The well-chosen documents enrich the text and facilitate open debate."

—Bryan McCann, Associate Professor of History, Georgetown University

"Latin America since Independence pursues a thematic approach to understanding modern Latin America that loosens chronological moorings without casting them aside. It is custom-built to facilitate discussion about the ways in which history is actively and interminably constructed over time. This revised edition has preserved the best features of the original while expanding an already robust collection of primary sources. New images, charts, and chapter inserts make Latin America since Independence a dynamic complement to lectures in the undergraduate classroom."

—Zachary Brittsan, Assistant Professor of History, Texas Tech University

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