Born in blood & fire : a concise history of Latin America

Chasteen, John Charles 1955- (Author).

Summary: This book spans six centuries and covers twenty countries in a concise, compelling narrative of the Latin American experience. [From publisher's description].

Record details

ISBN: 9780393283051
ISBN: 0393283054
Physical Description: print
xiii, 356 p., A50 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 21 cm
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Welcome to Latin America -- Encounter -- Colonial crucible -- Independence -- Postcolonial blues -- Progress -- Neocolonialism -- Nationalism -- Revolution -- Reaction -- Neo liberalism and beyond.