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An Atlas and Survey of Latin American History
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Description: An Atlas and Survey of Latin American History makes the geography, the demography, and the political, social, and economic history of the region easily accessible in clearly drawn black-and white maps and accompanying text. Fully up to date, it provides a topical overview of Latin American development from earliest times to the present day, bringing to light patterns of continuity and change.
The Atlas is ideal for beginning through advanced college students, area specialists, and secondary school AP students. It demonstrates the close linkages between Latin American history, culture, economic development, and geographic realities. Each entry and map is accompanied by a brief, carefully selected bibliography.
Selected Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgments
1. The Land and Its Peoples
1A. Primary Geographic Features
1B. The Peoples and Nations
1C. Indigenous America Today
2. America Before 1500
2A. Theories of Arrival and Paleolithic America
2B. Mexico, Central America, and the Antilles Before 1500
2C. South America Before 1500
3. Science, Exploration, and Expansion
3A. Exploration of the Atlantic and the West African Coast
3B. The Four Voyages of Columbus
3C. America: The Name
3D. The First Voyages Around the Globe
4. The Iberian Conquest of America
4A. From Trading Post to Colonies: The Creation of the Grand Antilles
4B. Toward the Interior: The Aztec Empire and its Dominion
4C. Toward the Interior: The Spanish Territories in North America
4D. Toward the Interior: The Inca Empire and its Dominion
4E. Toward the Deep Continental Conquest
4F. Brazil in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
5. America Under Hapsburg Rule
5A. Cities Founded in Hispanic America Before 1600
5B. Hapsburg Territorial and Administrative Organization
5C. Republics of Citizens (Spaniards) and Indians
5D. Slave Centers During the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
5E. The Spanish Flotilla
5F. Exploiting Mining Centers
5G. Intra- and Interregional Circulations in the Americas
6. America Under Bourbon Rule
6A. The Intendancy System and Other Administrative Reforms
6B. Non-Iberian European Territories in the Caribbean and Central, South, and North America
6C. Universities, Science, and Culture
6D. The Birth of Public Opinion: The Printing Press, Newspapers, and Literary Salons
7. From Autonomy to Independence
7A. Haiti: The Forgotten Revolution
7B. Mexico and Central America: From the "Grito de Dolores" to Monarchy
7C. War Among Creoles and Against Spaniards: The Andean Phase
7D. The Southern Cone Independence Process and Brazilian Independence
8. Latin America in the Nineteenth Century
8A. Mexico and Central America
8B. South America
8C. Export-led Economic Growth: Mid-Century
8D. Liberal Reforms in Latin America
8E. The United States Discovers a Continent
8F. Brazil: Monarchy to the First Republic
8G. The Vestiges of Empire: Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Guyanas
9. Latin American Economies in the Twentieth Century
9A. From England to the United States: North American Investment Through 1929
9B. Modernization in Transportation and Communications
9C. The Impact of the Great Depression of 1929 in Latin America
9D. Mining and Petroleum
9E. Import-Substituting Economic Development
9F. Production by Nation
9G. Public Expenditures in Latin America
9H. Latin American Trade Blocs
9I. North American Trade Blocs
9J. A Deforestation Estimate
10. Demographics and Population in the Twentieth Century
10A. The Birth of the Major Metropolitan Areas
10B. Population Growth
10C. Growth of Urban Population
10D. Migration Patterns from Latin America to the United States
10E. Migration Patterns from Latin America to Other Countries
10F. Migration Patterns Within Latin America
11. Political, Social and Cultural Issues
11A. Indigenismo
11B. Populism in Latin America
11C. Armed Forces and Dictatorships
11D. Collapse of Democracy, Birth of Debt
11E. Drug Trafficking and Informal Markets
11F. Education Compared by Country
11G. Nobel Laureates and Other Significant Persons in Culture and Science
11H. Music of Latin America
12. Revolutionary Movements
12A. The Mexican Revolution
12B. Bolivia and Guatemala: The Early 1950s
12C. Cuba, 1959
12D. Guerrilla Movements: Che and Colombia
12E. The Sandinista Revolution and Central America
12F. New Indigenous Movements: Peru's Sendero Luminoso, Mexico's EZLN, and Brazil's MST
Index
About the Authors
Comment(s): "Organizing my Latin American History survey courses around major topics, I have long looked for ways to give students a clear sense of chronological and geographical contexts. LaRosa and Mejia come to the rescue with this innovative and extremely attractive volume. An Atlas and Survey of Latin American History successfully combines brightly written, up-to-date syntheses of major processes and events with focused historical maps. This wedding of the analytical with the visual vividly clarifies history, at the same time motivating readers to study further." -- Steve Stein, University of Miami
"LaRosa and Meja have provided a very clever and practical atlas/survey for Latin America. For instructors dedicated to integrating geography and history in the classroom, this book is a must. For the aficionado of Latin America, this book is a 'go-to-guide' for quick reference and insightful tables ranging from the traditional administrative districts of Bourbon reforms to the impact of the Great Depression to deforestation rates in the twentieth century." -- Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez, The University of Mississippi
"From the movement of the first peoples of Latin America to the indigenous populations of today, from the growth of colonial cities to today's deforestation, from the liberal reformers of the nineteenth century to the Nobel laureates and the cultural and scientific leaders of the twentieth, this rich source brings to life the patterns and changes of Latin American history. By interlacing texts and maps, this book offers us a unique grasp, both physical and mental, of that past and present." -- Herbert Tico Braun, University of Virginia
" An Atlas and Survey of Latin American History fills an important gap. Authors LaRosa and Mejia offer a concise, well-illustrated, and comprehensive introduction to the region that will be most useful to undergraduate students and the general reader." -- Pamela Murray, University of Alabama at Birmingham
"This is the go-to-volume for information about Latin America, from pre-Columbian times to the present. Lucidly written textual extries supplemented by excellent black-and-white maps competently chronicle the history, geography, and socio-economic life of this region. Concisely presented but sweeping in scope, this outstanding atlas will be useful to casual readers and serious researchers alike." -- George Sirgiovanni, College of Saint Elizabeth
Review(s): This work is recommended for high school, public, and college and university libraries' Latin American collections. American Reference Books Annual, Vol.38
LaRosa and Mejia offer a practical introductory overview of Latin American history and politics through the lens of human and physical geography. For many undergraduates in survey courses, this linking of geography with history and politics is essential to a better understanding of a subject area in which they have no previous experience. ... Each essay is concise and understandable... Recommended. Libraries supporting Latin American history and political science programs; lower-/upper-level undergraduates and general readers. Choice
    
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