Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America, 5th Edition

The leading history of Latin AmericaBorn in Blood and Fire pioneered an integrative approach to teaching Latin America history. Combining a regional perspective with a chronological framework, it enables students to more clearly see connections and comparisons that span several countries. In the Fifth Edition, John Chasteen expands the examination of Colombia’s surging influence in the region and places greater emphasis on Latin America’s connections to the Pacific world. The new Norton Illumine Ebook provides the best opportunity for students to grasp major developments and check their understanding as they read. Cover Publisher’s Notice Half-title Page Additional Works Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Maps Acknowledgments Time Line Chapter 1: Welcome to Latin America Not Your Parents’ Version Old Thinking on Latin America Chapter Review Chapter 2: Encounter Patterns of Indigenous Life Origins of a Crusading Mentality The Brazilian Counterexample Africa and the Slave Trade The Fall of the Aztec and Inca Empires The Birth of Spanish America Chapter Review Countercurrents: Friar Bartolomé de Las Casas Chapter 3: Colonial Crucible Colonial Economics A Power Called Hegemony A Process Called Transculturation The Fringes of Colonization Late Colonial Transformations Chapter Review Countercurrents: Colonial Rebellions Chapter 4: Independence Revolution and War in Europe The Spanish American Rebellions Begin, 1810–15 The Patriots’ Winning Strategy: Nativism Patriot Victories in Spanish America, 1815–25 Unfinished Revolutions Chapter Review Countercurrents: The Gaze of Outsiders Chapter 5: Postcolonial Blues Liberal Disappointment Patronage Politics and Caudillo Leadership Brazil’s Different Path Continuities in Daily Life Chapter Review Countercurrents: The Power of Outsiders Chapter 6: Progress Mexico’s Liberal Reform Other Countries Join the Liberal Trend The Limits of Progress for Women Models of Progress Chapter Review Countercurrents: International Wars A Tour of Latin America Mexico Central America The Caribbean Northern South America Andean Countries The Southern Cone Brazil Chapter 7: Neocolonialism The Great Export Boom Authoritarian Rule: Oligarchies and Dictatorships Links with the Outside World Chapter Review Countercurrents: New Immigration to Latin America Chapter 8: Nationalism Nationalists Take Power ISI and Activist Governments of the 1930s Chapter Review Countercurrents: Populist Leaders of the Twentieth Century Chapter 9: Revolution Post–World War II Populism Onset of the Cold War The Cuban Revolution Chapter Review Countercurrents: Liberation Theology Chapter 10: Reaction National Security Doctrine Military Rule Dictatorship Almost Everywhere The Last Cold War Battles: Central America Chapter Review Countercurrents: Post–Cold War Insurgencies Chapter 11: Neoliberalism and Beyond Neoliberalism The “New Left Turn” Latin America in the World Chapter Review Glossary Further Acknowledgments Credits Index