The Contemporary History of Latin America (Latin America in Translation)

For a quarter of a century, Tulio Halperín Donghi's Historia Contemporánea de América Latina has been the most influential and widely read general history of Latin America in the Spanish-speaking world. Unparalleled in scope, attentive to the paradoxes of Latin American reality, and known for its fine-grained interpretation, it is now available for the first time in English. Revised and updated by the author, superbly translated, this landmark of Latin American historiography will be accessible to an entirely new readership.
Beginning with a survey of the late colonial landscape, The Contemporary History of Latin America traces the social, economic, and political development of the region to the late twentieth century, with special emphasis on the period since 1930. Chapters are organized chronologically, each beginning with a general description of social and economic developments in Latin America generally, followed by specific attention to political matters in each country. What emerges is a well-rounded and detailed picture of the forces at work throughout Latin American history.
This book will be of great interest to all those seeking a general overview of modern Latin American history, and its distinctive Latin American voice will enhance its significance for all students of Latin American history.

• Trials of Nation Making: Liberalism, Race, and Ethnicity in the Andes, 1810-1910
• The Cosmic Race / La raza cosmica (Race in the Americas)
• The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey
• Looking for History: Dispatches from Latin America
• Judas at the Jockey Club and Other Episodes of Porfirian Mexico
• Contemporary Latin America: Development and Democracy beyond the Washington Consensus
• Transitions from Authoritarian Rule, Vol. 2: Latin America
• Looking for History: Dispatches from Latin America by Alma Guillermoprieto (2002-03-12)
• International Economics (Mcgraw-hill Series in Economics)
• Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America