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Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence (Pivotal Moments in World History)
John Charles Chasteen
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Description for Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence (Pivotal Moments in World History)
paperback. Series: Pivotal Moments in World History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 41 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
A premier volume in Oxford's Pivotal Moments in World History series, Americanos offers an engagingly written, compact history of the Latin American wars of independence. Proceeding almost cinematically, scene by vivid scene, John Charles Chasteen introduces the reader to lead players, basic concepts, key events, and dominant trends, braided together in a single, taut narrative. He vividly depicts the individuals and events of those tumultuous years, capturing the gathering forces for independence, the clashes of troops and decisions of leaders, and the rich, elaborate tapestry of Latin American societies as they embraced nationhood.
A premier volume in Oxford's Pivotal Moments in World History series, Americanos offers an engagingly written, compact history of the Latin American wars of independence. Proceeding almost cinematically, scene by vivid scene, John Charles Chasteen introduces the reader to lead players, basic concepts, key events, and dominant trends, braided together in a single, taut narrative. He vividly depicts the individuals and events of those tumultuous years, capturing the gathering forces for independence, the clashes of troops and decisions of leaders, and the rich, elaborate tapestry of Latin American societies as they embraced nationhood.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Pivotal Moments in World History
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195392364
SKU
V9780195392364
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About John Charles Chasteen
John Charles Chasteen is Patterson Distinguished Term Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Both a writer and a translator, his books include Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America.
Reviews for Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence (Pivotal Moments in World History)
Americanos is never dull or stodgy. On the contrary, it sometimes gives the giddy feeling of one-damn-thing-after-another.
Hugh O'Shaughnessy, New Statesman
Hugh O'Shaughnessy, New Statesman