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The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America
Author(s): William H. Beezley (Editor), Judith Ewell
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication Date: 1 Oct. 1997
- Language: English
- Print length: 277 pages
- ISBN-10: 0842026126
- ISBN-13: 9780842026123
Book Description
SR Books’ two popular Human Tradition in Latin America titles covering nineteenth- and twentieth-century history have been combined into one exciting new volume. The most compelling chapters from these books are now presented in The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America. This collection offers powerful, fascinating biographies of ordinary people caught in the sometimes devastating historical changes that have occurred in Latin America. From the turbulent struggles for independence in the 1800s to the profound and often overwhelming transformations that have accompanied modernization in this century, The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America personalizes the impact that revolution, economic upheaval, urbanization, the destruction of community life, and the disruption of both traditional family and gender roles have had on Latin Americans. The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America is an invaluable text for courses in Latin American studies. Nowhere else can such varied portraits be found as in these diverse and carefully researched essays written by leading scholars.
Editorial Reviews
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This well-researched and well-written book is good reading and offers new insights into Latin America. ― Daily Press, Newport News, Virginia
Praise for The Human Tradition in Latin America: The Nineteenth Century. A useful resource for anyone interested in Latin American studies, [and] especially suited as a supplementary resource for advanced undergraduate courses in modern Latin America. ―
CHOICEThis book can put the flesh and bones into social history. It reveals people not as pawns . . . but as active participants in history, struggling with the weight of the past, responding to the challenges of the future. ―
Ethnohistory
