The Cambridge History of Latin America by Leslie Bethell

The Cambridge History of Latin America by Leslie Bethell

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Volume 6 brings together general essays on major themes in the economic, social, and political history of Latin America from 1930 to 1990. Part 2 deals primarily with political themes.

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The Cambridge History of Latin America by Leslie Bethell

The second part of Volume 6 of The Cambridge History of Latin America examines the military in Latin American politics; democracy; the Left; labour movements and the urban working class; rural mobilisation and violence. It also takes a look at the role of women in twentieth-century Latin American economy, society, and politics. The volume finishes with a discussion of the actions and importance of the Catholic and Protestant churches.
"..highly worthwhile as a starting point for researchers and for its overview of comprehensive topics." - Choice
"Leslie Bethell's monumental Latin American juggernaut continues to roll on. Those who are interested in Latin America between the onset of the Depression and the early 1990s will find a rich store of both information and argument in this double volume.... the contributors' scholarly credentials are impeccable. And the story they have to tell is both important and intrinsically fascinating.... as good a general survey as is currently available or perhaps conceivable." - Times Higher Education Supplement
"This international, interdisciplinary, collaborative scholarship, applied in a common effort to understand a complex historical period, is a principal strength of the work. Thoughtful editing under the guidance of Leslie Bethell has generally succeeded in creating a coherently inter-related set of essays... a sweeping data-rich solidly analytical survey." - Hispanic American Historical Review
"Any addition to the monumental Cambridge History provides a salient landmark for Latin American studies since the series offers both a unique teaching and research aid and a useful synopsis of the 'state-of-the-art- in the field. Volume VI - split into two sizable volumes - is no exception... a great deal of valuable scholarship is packed into these volumes... volumes that will be widely and profitably used, particularly by readers looking for up-to-date resumes of these grand, complex contemporary themes... The area covered by the contributors is enormous... their - generally - diligent mapping of modern Latin America has greatly enhanced our collective cognitive capacity." - Journal of Latin American Studies
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ISBN 13 9780521465564
ISBN 10 0521465567
Title The Cambridge History of Latin America
Author Leslie Bethell
Series The Cambridge History Of Latin America
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1995-01-27
Number of pages 800
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