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Now fully updated to 2009, this acclaimed history of Latin America tells its turbulent story from Columbus to Chavez. Beginning with the Spanish and Portugese conquests of the New World, it takes in centuries of upheaval, revolution and modernization up to the present day, looking in detail at Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Cuba, and gives an overview of the cultural developments that have made Latin America a source of fascination for the world.
'A first-rate work of history ... His cool, scholarly gaze and synthesizing intelligence demystify a part of the world peculiarly prone to myth-making ... This book covers an enormous amount of ground, geographically and culturally' Tony Gould, Independent on Sunday
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Edwin Williamson holds the King Alfonso XIII Chair of Spanish at the University of Oxford. He has since 2003 been a Professorial Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. He had previously held the Forbes Chair of Hispanic Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He has held academic posts at Trinity College, Dublin and Birkbeck College, University of London and has been a visiting professor at Stanford University and the University of Sao Paulo. His most recent book is Borges: A Life.
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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is a first rate general introduction to Latin American history. It covers all the major movements and events in a sensible and balanced fashion and is written in a pleasantly accessible style. I particularly enjoyed the sections on literary and cultural developments. The text is supported by well-chosen charts and a useful selection of black-and-white maps which bring out clearly some of the points the author makes. Doubtless recognising that no work of this length can go into particular aspects of Latin American in any kind of detail the author has taken some pains over his bibliography, giving several good suggestions for further reading. I wish all regional histories were of this quality!
The only slight drawback with the book is its age. Quite a lot has happened in Latin America since 1993, when the book was first published. I hope Edwin Williamson finds time to publish an updated version; I should certainly be one of the first people to buy it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is a really excellent introduction to Latin American history. Edwin Williamson manages to steer the reader through a huge sweep of history in a clear, lucid and enjoyable way. The book also provides 'bonus' chapters on the development of Latin America art and literature. Overall, a great book for anyone interested Latin America or world history in general. As another reviewer mentioned it could do with being updated to take in events since 1993, but still remains a very enjoyable and informative work.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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It's possible that the reader will not be interested in all of the book as it goes into a lot of depth about many areas of Latin America history. You may want to scan over or miss out sections. However, i believe this book to be a bible of Latin american history and a must read for anyone who has particluar interest in Latin american history, politics, culture etc. This book will help book piece everything together.
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Euro-centric but decent intro
Haven't read all of this yet but from dips into a few sections I get the impression that the author is the kind of historian who tries to identify and analyse trends over time as... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Noel (Tipp, Ireland)
A decent overview
This book makes a valid attempt to explore the history of a vast region of the world. Major themes are explored and the author shows how certain factors affected a broad range of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by lg2
A solid introduction to a complex subject
This will provide a good solid introduction to those readers that want to get a quick grasp of this huge subject. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mike
Impartial, Impersonal, Disinterested
I bought this book based on the only other review on this page. Knowing very little about Latin American history I wanted nothing more than an overview but anything additional... Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2009 by Mr BooRadley
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