Overview
- Offers a concise survey of Latin America since independence
- Focused on the lives of ordinary people
- Places Latin America’s story in a global context
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This textbook offers an interpretive overview of the history of the Latin American region since the mid-eighteenth century. Its central focus is the struggle of ordinary folks to control their daily lives. It examines the social, economic, and political institutions Latin Americans built and rebuilt, such as families, governments (from village to national levels), churches, political parties, labor unions, schools, and armies, through the lives of the people forged them. It explores the texture of everyday life.
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Covering the sweep of Latin American history from the perspective of the everyday experiences of the people who made it, Modern Latin America, tells the story of the forces that shaped the region and how people from various walks of life negotiated the changing dynamics of race, class, gender, political conflict and power to create the societies of today. Integrating current scholarship, the book covers the major themes and events of Latin American history while breaking away from a dry history of states and institutions to provide a window on the dynamics of how people shaped, were impacted by, and lived their history.
Paul Hart, Professor of History and Director of the Center for International Studies, Texas State University
Modern Latin America: Everyday Life and Politics 1800 to the Present is an engaging account that effectively weaves the economic, cultural, social, and political histories of the region. Wasserman has a keen eye, recognizing thechallenges that Latin America’s diverse populations have confronted over the centuries. “Nature’s Way,” one of the special features in each chapter, is a welcome addition at a time when disease and climate change surround us.
Sandra Mendiola García, Associate Professor of History, University of North Texas
The strength of Modern Latin America resides in Wasserman’s ability to present to students in jargon-free language a balanced interpretation of Latin American history, one that seamlessly integrates a discussion of political economy with an astute and sympathetic rendering of “everyday life” from the perspective of los de abajo. Narrative portals in each chapter help the student to understand the process of historical inquiry and to grasp a deeper sense of historical context, including a new feature that examines environmental forces. This new edition brings the narrative up to the present and offers the instructor ample opportunity to develop the survey course in any number of possible directions.
Eric Zolov, Professor of History and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Stony Brook University of The State University of New York
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Mark Wasserman taught Latin American History at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA, for forty years. He is the author of four books on Mexico and two bestselling textbooks on Latin American History. He has won several major fellowships and awards for his scholarship.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Modern Latin America Since 1800
Book Subtitle: Everyday Life and Politics
Authors: Mark Wasserman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96185-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-96184-8Published: 26 August 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-96185-5Published: 25 August 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 276
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations
Topics: Latin American History, Modern History, Social History, Cultural History