Number of Pages: 432
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Latin America
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Age Range: Adult
Book theme: South America
Author: Mark A Burkholder & Lyman L Johnson
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Language: English
Book Synopsis
The tenth edition of
Colonial Latin America provides a concise study of the history of the Iberian colonies in the New World and their preconquest background to the wars of independence in the early nineteenth century.
Colonial Latin America is indispensable for students who wish to gain a
deeper understanding of the fascinating and often colorful history of the cultures, the people, and the struggles that have played a part in shaping Latin America.
Review Quotes
Colonial Latin America provides a solid narrative structure, yet it does not overwhelm students with a chronology of 'things happening.' The book's writing style is one of its greatest strengths: it is readable, understandable, and clear. This is the best one-volume text on the colonial period in
Latin America.--David Castle,
Ohio State University The text is venerable because it works. It provides students with broad spatial and chronological panoramas that will help them make fuller sense of each and every topic pertaining to early Latin America.--Robert Ferry,
University of Colorado About the Author
Mark A. Burkholder is Curators' Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Lyman L. Johnson is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.