Latin America since 1780

Latin America since 1780 provides an accessible introductory text aimed at Spanish linguists and historians taking modules in Latin American history. It provides a compelling continental-based historical narrative supported throughout by incisive evaluation, pedagogical features, and authentic source texts in the original Spanish.

Will Fowler is Professor of Spanish and Head of the School of Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews, UK.

1 The late colonial period and the wars of independence (1780-1825); 2 Early national period (1825-1850) ; 3 The rise of the neocolonial order (1850-1880); 4 The development and fall of the neocolonial order (1880-1930) ; 5 Reaction and revolution (1930-1970); 6 Dictatorship and democracy (1970-2000); 7 Latin America Today