Keen's Latin American Civilization by Robert M Buffington

Keen's Latin American Civilization by Robert M Buffington

Keen's Latin American Civilization introduces readers to the sweeping panorama of Latin American history through a classic collection of primary documents. More than 140 readings, organized chronologically and placed in context by insightful introductory notes and essays, provide vivid glimpses of life in Latin America from the Conquest to the colonial and republican eras to contemporary Latin America. In the ninth edition, editors Robert Buffington and Lila Caimari document dramatic recent changes in Latin America, including the resurgence of leftist governments in South and Central America, the feminization of politics from the grassroots to the presidency, the devastating effects of narco-trafficking and political corruption on law and order, and growing concerns about the environment.

"Buffington and Caimari have done what may have seemed impossible: to make a classic even betterThis new, updated edition of Keen's extremely useful and popular reader of sources and documents has no rival among college textbooks. Latin American Civilization offers a wealth of information on the history of the region from pre-Hispanic times to the twenty-first century." -Carlos Aguirre, University of Oregon "I am very grateful to see this classic classroom resource updated and improved. This text has been among the most useful classroom tools since its introduction. This edition builds on this strong foundation, providing wonderful coverage of recent political events and social movements and offering the student careful guidance through section introductions." -Lyman Johnson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte "Keen's classic volume is better than ever. In this up-to-date edition, Robert Buffington and Lila Caimari offer fascinating new material on the history of gender and society along with invaluable insights on the changes now sweeping through Latin America." -Jeffrey M. Pilcher, University of Minnesota "Since its original appearance in 1955, [this book] has offered the finest selection of readings available for the survey course. Offers selections of all aspects of Latin American civilization. Like fine wine, Keen's reader has aged well." -Latin American Research Review

Robert Buffington is an associate professor in the Women and Gender Studies program at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Lila Caimari is a researcher at CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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ISBN 13	9780813344089
ISBN 10	0813344085
Title	Keen's Latin American Civilization
Author	Robert M Buffington
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Inc
Year published	2008-12-29
Number of pages	576
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