The customary division of Latin American history into colonial and modern periods has come into question recently. This new book demonstrates that there was a middle period in Latin America's historical evolution since the European Conquest - one no longer colonial, but not yet modern - which has left a legacy in its own right for contemporary Latin America. This volume is a narrative text on Latin America's long nineteenth century, from the period of Imperial Reforms in the late eighteenth century up to the Great Depression. Incorporating local and regional studies from the last three...
The customary division of Latin American history into colonial and modern periods has come into question recently. This new book demonstrates that the...