Thomas H. Holloway (ed.)

Gebundenes Buch

A Companion to Latin American History

Beschreibung

This volume provides a state-of-the-art overview of the history of Latin America in all its diversity. Comprising 28 chapters by leading world experts, the book presents a single source of information and analysis for scholars and students interested in Latin America's past and is the ideal starting point for further study. Latin America is defined as the vast region stretching from the middle of North America through the entire tropic belt, and extending south over plains to the glaciers and fjords of the southernmost inhabited regions of the earth. In the pre-Columbian era, the area incorporated hundreds of distinct language groups; today, there are still more than 20 independent nations in the region. This Companion recognizes this variety, while providing systematic chronological and geographical coverage of the basic historical trends and new areas of scholarly interest.

Autor

Thomas H. Holloway is Professor of Latin American History at the University of California at Davis, where he was Director of the Hemispheric Institute on the Americas from 2000 to 2007. He served as President of the Latin American Studies Association, 2000-01, and Executive Secretary of the Conference on Latin American History, 2002-07. He has taught widely on Latin American history since 1974. His research focuses mainly on the social and economic history of Brazil. His previous books include Immigrants on the Land: Coffee and Society in São Paulo, 1886-1934 (1980) and Policing Rio de Janeiro: Repression and Resistance in a 19th-century city (1993).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 175mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1089g
• ISBN-13: 9781405131612
• ISBN-10: 1405131616
• Artikelnr.: 22377687

Rezensionen

"For many readers, this work will prove helpful in engendering abroader understanding of the layers, complexities, and array ofapproaches in studies of Latin America. Summing Up: Highlyrecommended." (CHOICE, February 2009)

"Blackwell is to be congratulated on offering a comprehensivereview drawing together the disparate threads of the history of themany nations which make up the southern half of the Americancontinent ... .For the undergraduate student of the generalreader seeking a handy overview to the history of the region thepresent volume provides an excellent introduction." (ReferenceReviews, Issue 7 2008)

"The 30 scholars who contributed these 28 essays coveringprehistoric times to the present represent the fields

ofanthropology, archaeology, ethnography, gender studies, history,political science, and Spanish. They furnish readers with anexcellent addition to the body of works exploring Latin America.Entries are ordered logically and pragmatically and lend structureto a comprehensive approach to the study of Latin America. Thiswork treats Brazil as a distinctive entity and explores women,gender, family, and modern environmental history. The editoraddresses the appropriateness of the descriptor "Latin America."The inclusion of these elements is timely, lending to thecompleteness of coverage. The maps are important to the few entriesthat include them and provide the reader with graphical data.However, the small size and indiscernible formatting of the mapsundermines their potential usefulness. Because of the scholarlytone and depth of information provided in each entry, readers whoalready have a foundational knowledge of the region will extractthe greatest benefit. Nevertheless, for many readers, this workwill prove helpful in engendering a broader understanding of thelayers, complexities, and array of approaches in studies of LatinAmerica. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-divisionundergraduates and above." (A. G. Garza, California StateUniversity, Stanislaus, Choice, February 2008)

"This volume is an accessible and welcome contribution to thegeneral field of Latin American Studies. Overall, the volume isexcellent with just the right mix of generalization andparticularity. This volume is smartly structured, well informed,and written by top scholars in the field." (The Americas:Quarterly Review of Inter-American Cultural History, April2007)"Up-to-the-minute syntheses of scholarly literature on a wide arrayof topics, clearly and authoritatively presented. An indispensabletool for any student of Latin America's past andpresent."
-Reid Andrews, University of Pittsburgh

"This excellent collection reminds readers of the depth andhighly developed nature of Latin American Studies in thetwenty-first century. Discussions of methods, historiography, andrecent trends provide a sophisticated introduction that is usefulfor students and faculty in many different disciplines."
-Jeffrey Lesser, Emory University

"An impressive team, under able editorship, has put together adetailed, up-to-date and comprehensive volume which conveys awealth of information and does not 'talk down' to theintelligent reader."
-Alan Knight, St Antony's College