The Penguin history of Latin America
Williamson, Edwin2009
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Edwin Williamson traces 500 years of history from the time of Columbus and the Spanish Conquest to the present day. Developments within Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Cuba are also looked at in detail. Now fully updated to 2009, this acclaimed history of Latin America tells its turbulent story from Columbus to Chavez. Beginning with the Spanish and Portugese 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. 'A first-rate work of history ... His cool, scholarly gaze and synthesizing intelligence demystify a part of the world peculiarly prone to myth-making ... This book covers an enormous amount of ground, geographically and culturally' Tony Gould, Independent on Sunday
Main title:
The Penguin history of Latin America / Edwin Williamson.
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Edition:
Rev. ed.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2009.
Collation:
viii, 705 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: London: Allen Lane, 1992.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141034751 (pbk)
Dewey class:
980
LC class:
F1410
Language:
English
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BRN:
271602