A History of Modern Latin America: 1800 to the Present
examines the diverse and interlocking experiences of people of
indigenous, African, and European backgrounds from the onset of
independence until today.
* Illustrates and analyzes the major and minor events that shape
history, the triumphs and defeats, and the everyday lives of people
of varied classes and racial and ethnic backgrounds
* Intersperses accounts of the lives of prominent figures with
those of ordinary people
* Emphasizes gender’s role in influencing political and economic
change and shaping cultural identity
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关于作者
Teresa A. Meade is Florence B. Sherwood Professor of History
and Culture at Union College, New York. She is the author of
‘Civilizing’ Rio: Reform and Resistance in a
Brazilian City (1997), A Brief History of Brazil,
2nd edition (2009), and co-editor of the Blackwell
Companion to Gender History (2004) and Science, Medicine and
Cultural Imperialism (1991). She has written widely on Latin
America, and on women and gender history.