Americas : the changing face of Latin America and the Caribbean

Stunning in its sweep, Americas is the most authoritative history available of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean. From Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and from Cuba to Trinidad and Tobago, Americas examines the historical, demographic, political, social, cultural, religious, and economic trends in the region. For this new edition Peter Winn has provided a new preface and made revisions throughout to include the most up-to-date information on changes and developments in Latin America since the last revised edition of 1999. CONTENTS......Page 7 Preface to the 2005 Edition......Page 11 Preface to the First Edition......Page 19 1. A View from the South......Page 29 2. Legacies of Empire......Page 67 3. The Perils of Progress......Page 119 4. A Second Independence?......Page 154 5. Capital Sins......Page 193 6. Continent on the Move......Page 242 7. Children of the Sun......Page 278 8. A Question of Color......Page 319 9. In Women’s Hands......Page 357 10. The Power and the Glory......Page 400 11. The Magical and the Real......Page 448 12. Endangered States......Page 498 13. Making Revolution......Page 553 14. North of the Border......Page 612 Epilogue: Latin America and the Caribbean in the Twenty-First Century......Page 661 Illustration Credits......Page 675 Notes......Page 679 Index......Page 693 The most authoritative history available of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean. From Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and from Cuba to Trinidad and Tobago, Americas examines the historical, demographic, political, social, cultural, religious, and economic trends in the region. For this new edition Peter Winn has provided a new preface and made revisions throughout to include the most up-to-date information on changes and developments in Latin America since the last revised edition of 1999.--From publisher description. Discusses "similarities and differences among the thirty-three countries."