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Chargement... The Penguin History of Latin America (Penguin History) (édition 1993)par Edwin Williamson
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. From first contact to the early 2000s. Mostly about the larger nations, mostly about economics and politics, and mostly about the 19th and 20th centuries. Countries like Uruguay, Honduras and Guatemala receive only passing mention. There are two chapters on literature and the arts which are a nice break from the almost interminable material on import substituting industrialization. Definitely concerned with the perspective of the powerful, consequently the indigenous are sidelined. Probably best seen as a stepping stone to more focused histories. ( ) This book gave me a basic historical and cultural primer that, in retrospect, was vital to a better understanding of fiction/essays from Latin American authors as well as current events. On its own merits it was a really interesting read, it's amazing how little I learned about this part of the world in school and elsewhere in life. I found the similarities and differences with U.S. history particularly fascinating as many of the same historical pressures were experienced by both the north and the south, but in differing intensity or context, generating vastly different responses and outcomes. A magisterial and epic overview of the history of Latin America from the Conquest until 1989. The author's interests focus mostly on the politico-economic realities in Latin America throughout these periods-- the Iberian influences and then the later Enlightenment/modernist influences. Art and literature of the last two hundred years is also described. This book definitely goes beyond where most textbooks end; nevertheless, there is a significant "western"-style emphasis in this historical analysis, since it features the "great men" and focuses on the meta issues of politics and economics. This book helps to describe why Latin America is as it is and many of the factors leading to it, but is by no means comprehensive. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Now fully updated to 2009, this acclaimed history of Latin America tells its turbulent story from Columbus to Chavez. Beginning with the Spanish and Portuguese conquests of the New World, it takes in centuries of upheaval, revolution and modernization up to the present day, looking in detail at Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Cuba, and gives an overview of the cultural developments that have made Latin America a source of fascination for the world. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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