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 Student and instructor resources available at href="http://minerva.union.edu/meadet/modernlatinamerica/index.html">http://minerva.union.edu/meadet/modernlatinamerica/index.html [Wiley disclaims all responsibility and liability for the content of any third-party websites that can be linked to from this website. Users assume sole responsibility for accessing third-party websites and the use of any content appearing on such websites. Any views expressed in such websites are the views of the authors of the content appearing on those websites and not the views of Wiley or its affiliates, nor do they in any way represent an endorsement by Wiley or its affiliates.]
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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, 2nd 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.
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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 the present day. The book analyzes the major and minor political events that shaped Latin American history, while portraying the everyday lives of men and women from a variety of class, racial, and ethnic backgrounds.
Many of the broad themes of recent Latin American history modernization, dependency, revolution, and neoliberalism are constantly challenged by attention to the area's diversity. By interspersing accounts of the prominent and well known with the more commonplace, this new history enriches Latin America's master narrative with vivid and revealing portraits of ordinary people. In particular, Meade addresses the role of gender and its influence on stimulating political and economic change. Also examined is the crucial role of popular culture music, art, sports, and the movies in shaping a broad and vibrant Latin American cultural identity. With an engaging combination of personal histories interwoven with historical analysis, A History of Modern Latin America strikes a perfect balance in its presentation of the tumultuous years of post-colonial Latin America.
Inhalt
List of Figures xi
List of Maps xiii
Preface xiv
Acknowledgments xvii
Cover image xix
1 Introduction to the Land and Its People 1
Geography 2
People 2
Economies 6
Politics 8
Culture and Entertainment 12
Latin America: Past and Present 20
2 Latin America in 1790 23
Colonial Background 24
Power and Privilege 28
Land 29
Colonial Administration 32
Enlightened Monarchy 33
The Agents of the Reform 35
Disorder and Rebellion 37
Discontent and Disorder in Brazil 39
Changing Gender Roles 40
On the Road to Independence 42
Nationalism and American Culture 42
Conclusion 46
3 Competing Notions of Freedom 49
Five Roads to Independence 50
African Slavery in the Americas 51
Slavery and the Countryside 55
Slavery in the Cities 55
Treatment and Punishment 57
Slavery and the Church 58
African Medicine and Religious Practices 59
Resistance and Rebellion 60
The Sugar Colony of Saint-Domingue 62
The Slave Revolt 64
The Revolution Betrayed 66
Brazil's Independent Empire 67
Independence in Mexico 68
South American Independence 70
Post-independence Changes in Racial and Gender Status 74
The Last Holdout of Slavery in Spanish America 75
Latin America in a Changing World Order 77
Conclusion 78
4 Fragmented Nationalisms 81
Searching for Political and Economic Unity 81
New World Feudalism 82
Post-independence Politics 86
Argentina and the Tyrants 87
Populist Caudillismo: Paraguay and Bolivia 89
After Caudillismo 91
Race, Race Mixture, and Liberalism 93
Gender and Liberalism 96
Intersections of Gender, Race, and Class 98
Nationalism 101
Conclusion 101
5 Latin America's Place in the Commodity Chain 105
The Guano Boom 106
Nitrates in Chile 108
Sugar and Coffee 109
The Growth of São Paulo 111
Colombian Coffee 113
The Rubber Boom 114
Expanding Exports 115
Mexico and US Expansionism 117
The North American Invasion 118
General López de Santa Anna 120
The New Age of Imperialism 121
Central America and the Panama Canal 122
Ecuador and the Panama Hat 125
Independence at Last? Cuba and Puerto Rico 128
Conclusion 133
6 Immigration, and Urban and Rural Life 135
Asian Immigration 136
European Immigration 137
The Southern Cone 138
Life on the Pampas 141
British Investment 142
The Changing Cultural Landscape 144
Urban Renewal 147
Mexico and Benito Juárez 149
French Invasions 150
The Rise of Porfirio Díaz 151
Intellectual Theories: Positivism and Eugenics 152
Conclusion 154
7 Revolution from Countryside to City: Mexico 157
The Porfiriato 158
Opposition to the Porfiriato 160
Constitutional Opposition 161
Madero Assassinated 163
US Intervention 163
Women in Combat 164
Carranza as President 165
The Constitution of 1917 169
Aftermath of Struggle 170
Agrarian Revolts in Latin America 171
Conclusion 174
8 The Left and the Socialist Alternative 175
Socialism on the World Stage 175
Social Reform and the Middle Class 176
Anarchism, Socialism, and Anarcho-syndicalism 177
Women in the Workforce 178
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