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Latin America since Independence: Two Centuries of Continuity and Change

By Thomas C. Wright

Book information

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Year
2017
ISBN
1442235705, 9781442235700
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
16 MB (16940374 bytes)
Series
Latin American Silhouettes
Pages
392\0
Time added
2017-05-11 14:51:26
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Description

This innovative text offers a clear and concise introduction to Latin America since independence. Thomas C. Wright traces continuity and change in five central colonial legacies: authoritarian governance; a rigid social hierarchy based on race, color, and gender; the powerful Roman Catholic Church; economic dependency; and the large landed estate. He shows that the outcomes of debate and contestation over these colonial legacies have been crucial in shaping contemporary political systems, economies, societies, and religious institutions in a richly diverse region. These unifying themes guide the reader through each period. The text’s user-friendly illustrations, maps, chapter summaries, and suggestions for further reading enrich student understanding of a major part of the world.

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