{"product_id":"the-penguin-history-of-latin-america-isbn-9780141034751","title":"The Penguin History of Latin America","description":"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 SundayThe Penguin History of Latin AmericaPreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: The Age of Empire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Discovery and Conquest\u003cbr\u003e2. Indians and Iberians\u003cbr\u003e3. Spain in America\u003cbr\u003e4. The Spanish Indies\u003cbr\u003e5. Colonial Brazil\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: The Challenge of the Modern World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Reform, Crisis and Independence\u003cbr\u003e7. The Quest for Order: Conservatives and Liberals in the Nineteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e8. 'Civilization and Barbarism': Literary and Cultural Developments I\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: The Twentieth Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Nationalism and Development: An Overview\u003cbr\u003e10. Mexico: Revolution and Stability\u003cbr\u003e11. Brazil: Order and Progress\u003cbr\u003e12. Cuba: Dependency, Nationalism and Revolution\u003cbr\u003e13. Argentina: The Long Decline\u003cbr\u003e14. Chile: Democracy, Revolution and Dictatorship\u003cbr\u003e15. Identity and Modernity: Literary and Cultural Developments II\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Towards a New Era\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. Globalization and Reform: An Overview\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStatistical Appendix\u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading\u003cbr\u003eMaps\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Key Terms\u003cbr\u003eIndex of Subjects\u003cbr\u003eIndex of Names\u003c\/p\u003eEdwin Williamson holds the King Alfonso XIII Chair of Spanish at the University of Oxford. He has since 2003 been a Professorial Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.  He had previously held the Forbes Chair of Hispanic Studies at the University of Edinburgh.  He has held academic posts at Trinity College, Dublin and Birkbeck College, University of London and has been a visiting professor at Stanford University and the University of Sao Paulo.  His most recent book is Borges: A Life.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303827951845,"sku":"NP9780141034751","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-penguin-history-of-latin-america-isbn-9780141034751","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}