A History of Modern Latin America: 1800 to the Present

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A History of Modern Latin America: 1800 to the Present

Teresa A. Meade

Description

A History of Modern Latin America: 1800 to the Present examines the diverse and interlocking experiences of people of indigenous, African, and European backgrounds from the onset of independence until today.

Illustrates and analyzes the major and minor events that shape history, the triumphs and defeats, and the everyday lives of people of varied classes and racial and ethnic backgrounds
Intersperses accounts of the lives of prominent figures with those of ordinary people
Emphasizes gender's role in influencing political and economic change and shaping cultural identity

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About the Author

Teresa A. Meade is Florence B. Sherwood Professor of History and Culture at Union College, New York. She is the author of “Civilizing” Rio: Reform and Resistance in a Brazilian City (1997), A Brief History of Brazil, 2^nd edition (2009), and co-editor of the Blackwell Companion to Gender History (2004) and Science, Medicine and Cultural Imperialism (1991). She has written widely on Latin America, and on women and gender history.

Features

Examines the diverse and interlocking experiences of people of indigenous, African, and European backgrounds from the onset of independence until today
Illustrates and analyzes the major and minor events that shape history, the triumphs and defeats, and the everyday lives of people of varied classes and racial and ethnic backgrounds
Intersperses accounts of the lives of prominent figures with those of ordinary people
Emphasizes gender's role in influencing political and economic change and shaping cultural identity

Series

Wiley Blackwell Concise History of the Modern World

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