A history of Latin America / George Pendle
1967, Revised Edition. Harmondsworth : Penguin Books. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Signed edition. Item #439212
Physical description; 249 pages : maps ; 19 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-236) and index. Contents; 1. Introduction -- The geographical setting -- A civilization in the making -- 2. The human background -- The Indians -- The Iberians -- 3. Discovery and conquest -- The explorers -- The Conquistadores -- The Portuguese pioneers -- 4. The Spanish empire -- Government and administration -- The church -- The economy -- The last phase -- 5. Portuguese Brazil -- 6. Other Europeans -- 7. The Emancipation of Spanish America -- The pattern and significance of the Emancipation -- External influences -- The wars of independence -- Recognition -- 8. Emancipation of the Caribbean Islands -- 9. The Emancipation of Brazil -- 10. The age of the 'Caudillos' -- The inevitability of Caudillismo -- Mexico -- Argentina -- 11. Economic transformation -- The European contribution -- Argentina -- Chile -- 12. Brazil: from empire to republic -- Empire -- Republic -- 13. 'Caudillos' and business -- Caudillos and foreign investors -- Mexico -- Venezuela -- 14. The United States rises to pre-eminence -- The challenge to British prestige -- Cuba -- The Panama Canal -- Resistance in the South -- 15. Social reform and revolution -- The traditional social structure -- Uruguay -- Mexico -- Brazil -- Argentina -- Bolivia -- Guatemala -- Cuba -- Dominican Republic -- 16. Conclusion -- Table of populations. Subjects; Latin America History. History Latin America. Penguin books (series).
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