Modern Latin America

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Product Description Now thoroughly updated in its ninth edition, Modern Latin America is a vivid interpretive history and a leading interdisciplinary text in the field. Featuring stimulating, anecdotal boxes, it uses case studies to discuss the primary countries and patterns of development in the region over the past 200 years. At every juncture, Peter H. Smith and James N. Green continue the impeccable scholarship of Thomas E. Skidmore. They examine such central themes as the Iberian New World interaction, racial prejudices and policy, economic strategies, military developments, and U.S. interventionism in Latin America. Review "A classic in Latin American history and politics. . . . comprehensive, informative, well written, and pitched at the right level for an undergraduate text or as background material for a graduate class. The overall structure of the book - general history, followed by case studies, followed by a return to broader comparisons - makes sense." ―Chappell Lawson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "This is the industry standard for Latin American politics. The chapters on trends in the region help students make sense of a diverse set of countries with distinct experiences and different needs." ―Michael Touchton, Boise State University About the Author Peter H. Smith is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Simón Bolívar Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of California, San Diego. James N. Green is the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Professor of Latin American History and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at Brown University. Thomas E. Skidmore was the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Professor of History Emeritus at Brown University.