A History of Latin America - Softcover

Keen, Benjamin; Haynes, Keith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1133050506 ISBN 13: 9781133050506

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2012

Synopsis

The best-selling text for introductory Latin American history courses, A HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA encompasses political and diplomatic theory, class structure and economic organization, culture and religion, and the environment. The integrating framework is the dependency theory, the most popular interpretation of Latin American history, which stresses the economic relationship of Latin American nations to wealthier nations, particularly the United States. Spanning pre-historic times to the present, A HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA takes both a chronological and a nation-by-nation approach, and includes the most recent historical analysis and the most up-to-date scholarship. The Ninth Edition includes expanded coverage of social and cultural history (including music) throughout and increased attention to women, indigenous cultures, and Afro-Latino people assures well balanced coverage of the region's diverse histories.

About this title

About the Author:

Benjamin Keen (PhD, Yale University) was professor Emeritus from Northern Illinois University. He was a leading scholar in the field of Latin American history, particularly the colonial period in Mexico. Although retired from active teaching for some years, Keen continued to research, write, and lecture until his death in late 2002.

Keith Haynes (PhD 1981 Northern Illinois University) is Professor of History at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York, where he has taught Latin American and U.S. diplomatic history for more than 20 years.

Review:

"...It has a clear perspective and develops the history in a clear and concise way...The multidisciplinary approach is very useful."

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1133050506
• ISBN 13: 9781133050506
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 608