Latin America since independence : two centuries of continuity and change / / Thomas C. Wright

• Autore: Wright Thomas C.
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (375 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 980/.02
• Soggetto topico: Postcolonialism - Latin America
• Soggetto geografico: Latin America History 19th century; Latin America History 20th century
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part I. Colonial roots -- Origins of the colonial legacies -- Part II. Independence and its challenges, 1790s-1870s -- The independence of Latin America -- The age of caudillos -- Reflections on the colonial legacies, 1790s-1870s -- Part III. Exports, oligarchies, and yankees, 1870s-1930 -- The export economies -- Political consolidation and social change -- Rise of the yankee -- Reflections on the colonial legacies, 1870s-1930 -- Part IV. Revolution, depression, and Cold War, 1930-1959 -- The Mexican Revolution -- Depression, political change, and Cold War -- Reflections on the colonial legacies, 1930-1959 -- Part V. The era of the Cuban Revolution, 1959-1990 -- The Cuban Revolution -- The Cuban Revolution, Latin America, and the United States -- The reaction: repression and state terrorism -- Reflections on the colonial legacies, 1959-1990 -- Part VI. Contemporary Latin America -- Neoliberalism, democracy, the pink tide, and other developments since 1990 -- Reflections on the colonial legacies, 1990-present -- Conclusion: colonial legacies and today's Latin America.
• Titolo autorizzato: Latin America since independence
• ISBN: 1-4422-3572-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910165021003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Latin American silhouettes.