Independence In Latin America: A Comparative Approach

Independence In Latin America: A Comparative Approach

Graham, Richard

McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

01/1994

144

Dura

Inglês

9780070240087

0070240086

15 a 20 dias

235

Outlines the complex processes through which Latin America became independent of Spain and Portugal. The author argues that three major forces shaped the contours of independence: the rise of a single world economy, the response of the Latin American elites, and the constant pressure exerted upon the elites by Indians, blacks, and slaves.
UNIT ONE: COLONIES IN FLUX. The Rise of England. Ruler and Ruled. Trade. Hacienda and Plantation. Hierarchy and Power. Religion and Enlightenment. Haiti.UNIT II: REACTIONS TO CHANGE. Argentina. Chile. Comparisons. Venezuela. Mexico. Comparisons. Peru and Bolivia. Brazil. Comparisons.UNIT III: TOWARD WAR. Tracing Cause. European Events.UNIT IV: THE FIRST WAR OF INDEPENDENCE. Argentina. Uruguay. Paraguay. Chile. Venezuela. Colombia. Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Mexico. Brazil.UNIT V: THE SECOND WAR OF INDEPENDENCE. Repercussion of European Events. Leadership. Argentina and Uruguay. Venezuela and Colombia. Chile, Peru, and Bolivia. Mexico. Brazil.UNIT VI: THE MEANING OF INDEPENDENCE. Inclusion in the World Economy. Changing Ideology. Social Tension. Instability and the Caudillo. Looking Ahead.