Latin America since Independence
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Colombia
Colonial legacies
corruption
Costa Rica
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democracy
Dominican Republic
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Latin America
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Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
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Paraguay
Peru
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Suriname
Uruguay
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Product details
- ISBN 9781538166222
- Weight: 531g
- Dimensions: 152 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 03 Aug 2022
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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This book offers an innovative, thematic approach to the history of Latin America since independence. It traces continuity and change in colonial legacies that became central political issues following independence: authoritarian governance; a rigid social hierarchy based on race, color, and gender; the powerful Roman Catholic Church; economic dependency; and the large landed estate. Generally, liberals have sought to modify or abolish these legacies in the interest of what they consider progress, while conservatives have attempted to preserve them as much as possible as bastions of their power and privilege. Examining the evolution of these colonial legacies across two centuries reveals the processes that formed the political systems, economies, societies, and religious institutions that characterize Latin America today.
Thomas C. Wright is distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Robert L. Smale is associate professor of history at the University of Missouri.
