The Other West: Latin America from Invasion to Globalization

by Marcello Carmagnani, Rosanna M. Giammanco Frongia (Translator)

Overview

The Other West provides a provocative new interpretation of Latin American history and the region's place in the changing global political economy, from the discovery of America into the twenty-first century. Marcello Carmagnani's award-winning and multidisciplinary analysis sheds new light on historical processes and explains how this vast expanse of territory—stretching from the American Southwest to the tip of the Southern Cone—became Europeanized in the colonial period, and how the European and American civilizations transformed one another as they grew together. Carmagnani departs from traditional historical thought by situating his narrative in the context of world history, brilliantly showing how the Iberian populations and cultures—both European and American—merged and evolved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520247987
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	03/23/2011
Series:	California World History Library , #14
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Marcello Carmagnani is Professor of Politics at the University of Turin, Italy. Rosanna M. Giammanco Frongia, a former sociology teacher and author, has translated numerous books on politics, art, sociology, and religion, including Paolo Cesaretti's Theodora: Empress of Byzantium.

Table of Contents

List of Maps
Acknowledgments

Introduction. Latin America in World History

1. Entry
The Invasion
The Search for New Connections

2. The Ibero-American World
The International Context
The Components of the Ibero-American World

3. Revival
The International Context: Continuity and Discontinuity
The New States Are Born

4. The Euro-American World
From European to International Concert
Latin America in the International Order
Latin America in the International Economy
Toward a New Society
The Liberal-Republican Political Order

5. Westernization
From International Disorder to the New Diplomacy
Latin America in the International Economy
The Secularization of Society
The Westernization of Politics

Conclusion. Historical Forms and Trends

Bibliography
Index

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Carmagnani not only redefines Latin American history but also the history of the world."—Choice

"This ambitious restatement of Latin American history deserves a wide reading and should provoke extensive debate."—The Americas

Editorial Reviews

This ambitious restatement of Latin American history deserves a wide reading and should provoke extensive debate.

The Americas

“Carmagnani not only redefines Latin American history but also the history of the world.

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