The Penguin History of Latin America (1992)

Format: Trade Paperback

ISBN: 0140125590

Condition: Very Good

The edges of the cover are scuffed, and the book has a slight amount of shelf wear.

Contents Description:

Edwin Williamson traces 500 years of history from the time of Columbus and the Spanish Conquest to the present day. By the 1570s the Spaniards and Portuguese governed vast territories in the New World. It was not until the eighteenth century that reforms and political upheavals undermined the stability of the Iberian empires in America and led to bitter conflicts between liberals and conservatives in the independent nations that succeeded them. The author shows how this turbulent modernization continued into the twentieth century and, as well as giving an overview of the last hundred years, looks in detail at developments within Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Cuba. - from the back cover