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Americas

The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean
by Peter Winn (Author)
Paperback eBook
Price: $34.95 / £30.00
Publication Date: Jan 2006
Edition: 3rd Edition
Title Details:
Rights: World
Pages: 720
ISBN: 9780520245013
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Illustrations: 81 b/w photographs, 3 maps
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About the Book

Stunning in its sweep, Americas is the most authoritative history available of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean. From Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and from Cuba to Trinidad and Tobago, Americas examines the historical, demographic, political, social, cultural, religious, and economic trends in the region. For this new edition Peter Winn has provided a new preface and made revisions throughout to include the most up-to-date information on changes and developments in Latin America since the last revised edition of 1999.

About the Author

Peter Winn is Professor of Latin American History and Director of Latin American Studies at Tufts University and a senior research associate at Columbia University's Institute of Latin American Studies. He was academic director of the PBS series Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean, for which the first edition of this book was a companion volume.

Table of Contents

Preface to the 2005 Edition

Preface to the First Edition

1. A View from the South

2. Legacies of Empire

3. The Perils of Progress

4. A Second Independence?

5. Capital Sins

6. Continent on the Move

7. Children of the Sun

8. A Question of Color

9. In Women’s Hands

10. The Power and the Glory

11. The Magical and the Real

12. Endangered States

13. Making Revolution

14. North of the Border

Epilogue: Latin America and the Caribbean
in the Twenty-First Century

Illustration Credits

Notes

Index

Reviews

PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS EDITIONS:

"Rare is the book in English that provides a general overview of Latin America and the Caribbean. Rarer still is the good, topical, and largely dispassionate book that contributes to a better understanding of the rest of the hemisphere. Peter Winn has managed to produce both."—Miami Herald

"This magisterial work provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the complex tapestry of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean."—Foreign Affairs

"A clear, level-headed snapshot of a region in transition…. Winn is most interesting when he discusses the larger issues and to his credit he does this often."—Washington Post Book World

"Balanced and wide-ranging…. After canvassing the legacies of the European conquerors, Winn examines issues of national identity and economic development…. Other discussions survey internal migration, the role of indigenous peoples, the complexity of race relations, and the treatment of women." —Publishers Weekly