Latin America Since Independence: Two Centuries of Continuity and Change

by Robert L. Smale, Thomas C. Wright, Thomas C. Wright University of Nevada Las Vegas

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538166216
• ISBN13: 9781538166215
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 396 Pages
• Grade Range: Postsecondary