Penguin history of Latin America
Part 1 The age of empire: discovery and conquest Indians and Iberians Spain in America the Spanish Indies colonial Brazil. Part 2 The challenge of the modern world: reform, crisis and independence the quest of order - conservatives and liberals in the 19th century civilization and cultural barbarism - literary and cultural development 1. Part 3 The 20th century: nationalism and development - an overview Mexico - revoluion and stability Brazil - order and progress Cuba - dependency, nationalism and revolution Argentina - the long decline Chile - democaracy, revolution and dictatorship identity and modernity - literary and cultural development 2.