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Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America

Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America more books like this

by John Charles Chasteen

Capturing readers in a story exposing the complexities of a diverse region peopled by characters such as Cortes, Eva, and Juan Peron, Sister Inor Suarez and Che Guevara, John Chasteen focuses on the major events of Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. Working within a chronological framework, this text incorporatres the histories of individual countries ...

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Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations, Completely Revised and Updated

Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations, Completely Revised and Updated more books like this

by John Charles Chasteen

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Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence

Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence more books like this

by John Charles Chasteen

In 1808, world history took a decisive turn when Napoleon occupied Spain and Portugal, a European event that had lasting repercussions more than half the world away, sparking a series of revolutions throughout the Spanish and Portuguese empires of the New World. These wars for independence resulted eventually in the creation of nineteen ...

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Cont Hist Lat Am - P

Cont Hist Lat Am - P more books like this

by Tulio Halperin Donghi, Tulio Halperin Donghi, John Charles Chasteen (Editor)

For a quarter of a century, Tulio Halperin Donghi's "Historia Contemporanea de America Latina" has been the most influential and widely read general history of Latin America in the Spanish-speaking world. Unparalleled in scope, attentive to the paradoxes of Latin American reality, and known for its fine-grained interpretation, it is now available ...

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Heroes on Horseback: A Life and Times of the Last Gaucho Caudillos

Heroes on Horseback: A Life and Times of the Last Gaucho Caudillos more books like this

by John Charles Chasteen, Lyman L Johnson (Editor)

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Problems in Modern Latin American History: A Reader: A Reader

Problems in Modern Latin American History: A Reader: A Reader more books like this

by John Charles Chasteen (Editor), Joseph S Tulchin (Editor)

Problems in Modern Latin American History: A Reader is the long-awaited successor to Joseph S. Tulchin's Problems in Latin American History, which was published more than twenty years ago and has been out of print for ten. Realizing how the field has changed in the past two decades, Professors Chasteen and Tulchin have compiled a work that ...

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Beyond Imagined Communities: Reading and Writing the Nation in Nineteenth-Century Latin America

Beyond Imagined Communities: Reading and Writing the Nation in Nineteenth-Century Latin America more books like this

by Sara Castro-Klaren (Editor), John Charles Chasteen (Editor)

How did the nationalisms of Latin America's many countries - elaborated in everything from history and fiction to cookery - arise from their common backgrounds in the Spanish and Portuguese empires and their similar populations of mixed European, native and African origins? This book discards one answer and provides a rich collection of others. ...

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The Lettered City-PB

The Lettered City-PB more books like this

by Angel Rama, John Charles Chasteen (Translator)

Posthumously published to wide acclaim, "The Lettered City" is a vitally important work by one of Latin America's most highly respected theorists. Angel Rama's groundbreaking study - presented here in its first English translation - provides an overview of the power of written discourse in the historical formation of Latin American societies, and ...

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National Rhythms, African Roots: The Deep History of Latin American Popular Dance

National Rhythms, African Roots: The Deep History of Latin American Popular Dance more books like this

by John Charles Chasteen

When John Charles Chasteen learned that Simon Bolivar, the Liberator, danced on a banquet table to celebrate Latin American independence in 1824, he tried to visualise the scene. How, he wondered, did the Liberator dance? Did he bounce stiffly in his dress uniform? Or did he move his hips? In other words, how high had African dance influences ...

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Beyond Imagined Communities: Reading and Writing the Nation in Nineteenth-Century Latin America

Beyond Imagined Communities: Reading and Writing the Nation in Nineteenth-Century Latin America more books like this

by Professor John Charles Chasteen (Editor), Sara Castro-Klaren (Editor)

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Heroes on Horseback: A Life and Times of the Last Gaucho Caudillo more books like this

by John Charles Chasteen

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Problems in Modern Latin American History: A Reader more books like this

by John Charles Chasteen (Editor), Joseph S Tulchin (Editor)

This text is the successor to Tulchin's "Problems in Latin American History", which was published in the 1970s and has been out of print for ten years. Realising how the field has changed, Professors Chasteen and Tulchin have compiled a work that addresses new topics and issues to serve scholars, students and general readers. The editors have ...

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Problems in Modern Latin American History: Sources and Interpretations, Completely Revised and Updated more books like this

by Chasteen John Charles, John Charles Chasteen

This is a completely revised and updated edition of SR Books' classic text, Problems in Modern Latin American History. This book has been brought up to date by Professors John Charles Chasteen and James A. Wood to reflect current scholarship and to

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The Contemporary History of Latin America more books like this

by Tulio Halperín Donghi, John Charles Chasteen

Available for the first time in English, this revised and updated study of the history of Latin America begins with a survey of the late-colonial landscape. It traces the social, economic and political development of the region to the late-20th century, with emphasis on the period since 1930. Chapters are organized chronologically, each beginning ...

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