The growth and culture of Latin America [by] Donald E. Worcester and Wendell G. Schaeffer; illustrated by Paul Sagsoorian.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York, Oxford University Press, 1956.Description: xvii, 963 pages illustrations, maps 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Growth and culture of Latin America.DDC classification:
  • 980, Wor
LOC classification:
  • F1408 .W75
Other classification:
  • NK 2850
Available additional physical forms:
  • Also issued online.
Contents:
I. Genesis of Empire -- The sea route to india -- The indians of the conquest -- Spanish and portuguese administration in the sixteenth century -- The settlement of the caribbean arca -- The conquest of the aztecs -- Fall of the inca empire -- The battle for brazil -- II. Consolidation of Empire -- The contest for colonies -- Life in the latin american colonies -- The caribbean area, 1600-1700 -- The rise of new spain -- The flowering of peru -- The consolidation of brazil -- III. Maturity of Empire -- The enlightenment, international rivalry, and latin america -- New spain and the caribbean arca -- The emergence of new granada -- The decline of peru -- Development of the plata region -- Colonial preparation for brazilian nationhood -- IV. The Revolutionary Era -- Genesis of the independence movement -- The wars of independence in the south -- The wars of independence in the north -- The first mexican revolution -- Brazil from colony to american empire -- V. The Struggle for Political Stability -- The responsibilities of nationhood -- The stability of moderation: chile, brazil, and paraguay -- Tyranny and confusion: the dictatorship of juan manuel de rosas -- Caudillismo and anarchy: the bolivarian republics -- The age of santa anna -- VI. The Few and the Many -- Popular government on trial -- Southern south america: rapid growth and political experimentation -- Indo-america: an era of stagnation and retrogression -- From despotism to social revolution: the caribbean borderlands -- Brazil: the waning empire and the old empire -- VII. The Contest for Hegemony and the Rise of Indigenous Nationalism -- The struggle for economic independence -- Mexico: a study in dynamics -- The restless caribbean -- Brazil: destiny not quite manifest -- Argentina: uruguay, and chile -- Paraguay, bolivia, peru, and ecuador
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I. Genesis of Empire -- The sea route to india -- The indians of the conquest -- Spanish and portuguese administration in the sixteenth century -- The settlement of the caribbean arca -- The conquest of the aztecs -- Fall of the inca empire -- The battle for brazil -- II. Consolidation of Empire -- The contest for colonies -- Life in the latin american colonies -- The caribbean area, 1600-1700 -- The rise of new spain -- The flowering of peru -- The consolidation of brazil -- III. Maturity of Empire -- The enlightenment, international rivalry, and latin america -- New spain and the caribbean arca -- The emergence of new granada -- The decline of peru -- Development of the plata region -- Colonial preparation for brazilian nationhood -- IV. The Revolutionary Era -- Genesis of the independence movement -- The wars of independence in the south -- The wars of independence in the north -- The first mexican revolution -- Brazil from colony to american empire -- V. The Struggle for Political Stability -- The responsibilities of nationhood -- The stability of moderation: chile, brazil, and paraguay -- Tyranny and confusion: the dictatorship of juan manuel de rosas -- Caudillismo and anarchy: the bolivarian republics -- The age of santa anna -- VI. The Few and the Many -- Popular government on trial -- Southern south america: rapid growth and political experimentation -- Indo-america: an era of stagnation and retrogression -- From despotism to social revolution: the caribbean borderlands -- Brazil: the waning empire and the old empire -- VII. The Contest for Hegemony and the Rise of Indigenous Nationalism -- The struggle for economic independence -- Mexico: a study in dynamics -- The restless caribbean -- Brazil: destiny not quite manifest -- Argentina: uruguay, and chile -- Paraguay, bolivia, peru, and ecuador

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