A short history of Latin America - Softcover

Benjamin Keen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0395343623 ISBN 13: 9780395343623

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH, 1984

Synopsis

This best selling text for introductory Latin American history courses mixes a chronological and a national approach to explore the background of this fascinating region. The text' s integrating framework is the dependency theory, which stresses the economic relationship between Latin American nations and wealthier nations, particularly the United States.

The book provides in-depth coverage of society and culture in Latin America and their impact on population, settlement, trade, communication, and economic and political developments.

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0395343623
• ISBN 13: 9780395343623
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 514