Product Description: The central theme of the text is Latin America's economic dependency on European powers and the United States, and its struggle for liberation from dependency and its consequences: social decline, mass poverty, and corrupt, arbitrary governments...read more

A text for the introductory Latin American history course, which mixes a chronological and national approach. An integrating framework is the dependency theory, which stresses the economic relationship of Latin American nations to wealthier nations, particularly to the Untied States.

Book by Benjamin Keen, Keith Haynes

Product Description: Essays in the Intellectual History of Colonial Latin America is a collection of eleven essays that have been adapted from Benjamin Keen's writings about Bartolomé de Las Casas and related topics in the intellectual history of colonial Latin America...read more

Product Description: "The cornerstone of the history of the American continent." --Washington Irving This revised edition (originally published in 1959) of the famous biography of Columbus by his son Ferdinand was published to coincide with the Columbus quincentenary celebrations...read more

The sixth edition of Latin American Civilization (the third published with a Westview Press imprint) is a compact update of a classic book of readings that teachers and students of Latin American history have used and appreciated since its first appearance in 1955. This latest edition combines the best of the previous collections with new material on the colonial period and coverage of recent developments in Latin American politics and society. The new pieces include an assessment of the impact of Argentina’s neoliberal program under Menem; a survey of Brazilian politics, economy, and society; and a close-up view of life in Cuba as it faces the greatest crisis in its history.The great majority of selections are primary materials. These personal narratives—many translated by Keen for this collection—convey the flavor and spirit of a period more vividly than official documents and are generally better written. Secondary works have been used only when suitable contemporary material was not available. The brief introductions and headnotes, which provide students with background information on the authors and the subject matter, have been updated to reflect the best recent scholarship. (view table of contents)