Latin America Since Independence : A History with Primary Sources

What is Latin America, after all? While histories of the "other" Americas often link disparate histories through revolutionary or tragic narratives, Latin America since Independence begins with the assumption that our efforts to imagine a common past for nearly thirty countries are deeply problematic. Without losing sight of chronology or regional trends, this text offers glimpses of the Latin American past through eleven carefully selected stories. Each chapter introduces students to a specific historical issue, which in turn raises questions about the history of the Americas as a whole. Key themes include: Race and Citizenship Inequality and Economic Development Politics and Rights Social and Cultural Movements Globalization Violence and Civil Society The short, thematic chapters are bolstered by the inclusion of relevant primary documents – many translated for the first time – including advertisements and posters, song lyrics, political speeches, government documents, and more. Each chapter also includes timelines highlighting important dates and suggestions for further reading. A highly interactive companion website contains the full text of excerpted documents, extra images and timelines, film clips, and student review materials. Richly informative and highly readable, Latin America since Independence provides compelling accounts of this region’s past and present. For additional information and classroom resources please visit the Latin America since Independence companion website at www.routledge.com/textbooks/Dawson. What is Latin America, after all? While histories of the "other" Americas often link disparate histories through revolutionary or tragic narratives, Latin America since Independence begins with the assumption that our efforts to imagine a common past for nearly thirty countries are deeply problematic. Without losing sight of chronology or regional trends, this text offers glimpses of the Latin American past through eleven carefully selected stories. Each chapter introduces students to a specific historical issue, which in turn raises questions about the history of the Americas as a whole. Key themes The short, thematic chapters are bolstered by the inclusion of relevant primary documents many translated for the first time including advertisements and posters, song lyrics, political speeches, government documents, and more. Each chapter also includes timelines highlighting important dates and suggestions for further reading. A highly interactive companion website contains the full text of excerpted documents, extra images and timelines, film clips, and student review materials. Richly informative and highly readable, Latin America since Independence provides compelling accounts of this regions past and present. For additional information and classroom resources please visit the Latin America since Independence companion website at (http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/Dawson) www.routledge.com/textbooks/Dawson . Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Illustrations......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Abbreviations......Page 14 Introduction: Latin America’s Useable Past......Page 16 1 Independence Narratives, Past and Present......Page 24 2 Caudillos versus the Nation State......Page 50 3 Race and Citizenship in the New Republics......Page 74 4 The Export Boom as Modernity......Page 98 5 Signs of Crisis in a Gilded Age......Page 124 6 Commerce, Coercion, and America’s Empire......Page 152 7 Power to the People......Page 178 8 A Decade of Revolution in Cuba......Page 204 9 Peru in an Age of Terror......Page 236 10 A Right to Have Rights in the New Democracies......Page 268 11 Bolivia’s Left Turn......Page 294 Epilogue......Page 325 Glossary......Page 327 Notes......Page 331 Index......Page 339 What is Latin America, after all? While histories of the 'other' Americas often link disparate histories through revolutionary or tragic narratives, Latin America since Independence begins with the assumption that our efforts to imagine a common past for nearly 30 countries are deeply problematic