The Penguin history of Latin America

The age of empire

The challenge of the modern world

The Twentieth Century.

pt. 1. Age of Empire. 1. Discovery and Conquest

2. Indians and Iberians

3. Spain in America

4. Spanish Indies

5. Colonial Brazil.

pt. 2. Challenge of the Modern World. 6. Reform, Crisis and Independence

7. Quest for Order: Conservatives and Liberals in the Nineteenth Century

8. 'Civilization and Barbarism': Literary and Cultural Developments I.

pt. 3. Twentieth Century. 9. Nationalism and Development: An Overview

10. Mexico: Revolution and Stability

11. Brazil: Order and Progress

12. Cuba: Dependency, Nationalism and Revolution

13. Argentina: The Long Decline

14. Chile: Democracy, Revolution and Dictatorship

15. Identity and Modernity: Literary and Cultural Developments II.