Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America - Softcover

Chasteen, John Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393911543 ISBN 13: 9780393911541

Verlag: WW Norton & Co, 2011

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Born in Blood and Fire spans six centuries and covers twenty countries in a compelling narrative of the Latin American experience, animated by stories about men and women from all walks of life and enriched by insightful analysis. This is a story of despair and hope, the processes of conquest and colonization, race mixing and class construction, revolution and republic formation, and the elusive quests for sustained economic growth and political and social equality. Nearly 100,000 copies sold!

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John Charles Chasteen is professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the highly acclaimed translator of Tulio Halperin Donghi's The Contemporary History of Latin America and the author of Heroes on Horseback: The Life and Times of the Last Gaucho Caudillos and National Rhythms. African Roots: The Deep History of Latin American Popular Dance.

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• Verlag: WW Norton & Co
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0393911543
• ISBN 13: 9780393911541
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 340
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