The Penguin History of Latin America
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Publisher 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 Sunday
Customer Reviews
Really informative!
Read the book back in high school for a UIL Social Studies competition but didn’t read it all the way. I got to around about the chapter on Iberians and Native Americans; making time to study for a competition was somewhat difficult with a full schedule. I think I was able to get fourth place just because I knew enough about Che Guevara which who what the tiebreaker essay question was asking about and who I recently then watched a documentary about in English class. Now having read the whole book, I now feel more connected to my heritage (I’m Latino) and, yeah, if I was in that competition again, I would have probably made it to the top 3 and moved on in the competition!