A History of Latin America to 1825

by Peter J. Bakewell, Jacqueline Holler

The updated and enhanced third edition of A History of Latin America to 1825 presents a comprehensive narrative survey of Latin American history from the region's first human presence until the majority of Iberian colonies in America emerged as sovereign states c. 1825.
This edition features new content on the history of women, gender, Africans in the Iberian colonies, and pre-Columbian peoples Includes more illustrations to aid learning: over 50 figures and photographs, several accompanied by short essays Concentrates on the colonial period and earlier, expanding coverage of the period and incorporating more social and cultural history with the political narrative

608 pages, Paperback

First published December 29, 2009

About the author

Peter Bakewell is Edmund and Louise Kahn Professor of History at Southern Methodist University.

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got bogged down on pages of statistics occasionally, but overall a thorough and informative history.