Latin America: A Social History of the Colonial Period (with Infotrac) [With Infotrac]
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Latin America: A Social History of the Colonial Period (with Infotrac) [With Infotrac]

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This comprehensive narrative covers Latin America's pre-Colombian and colonial periods, including its civil war and struggle for independence. Brown's clear, lively prose stresses social history (as opposed to political history). The textbook presents Latin American history from the "bottom up,"emphasizing the stories of indigenous peoples, African slaves, and mi...more
Paperback, 528 pages
Published July 1st 2004 by Wadsworth Publishing Company
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I'm not sure why this text isn't more popular. Brown is a wonderful historian, making history fascinating.
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From the University of Texas at Austin Department of History:

Jonathan C. Brown has published four single-authored books: A Socioeconomic History of Argentina, 1776-1860 (1979); Oil and Revolution in Mexico (1993), Latin America: A Social History of the Colonial Period (2nd ed., 2005), and A Brief History of Argentina (2nd ed., 2009). Two of these books have been translated and publis...more
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