Latin America in the Modern World is the first text to situate the history of Latin America within a wider global narrative. Written by leading scholars, the book focuses on five themes: state formation; the construction of national identity through popular culture and religion; economics and commodities; race, class, and gender; and the environment. Emphasizing the distinct experiences of each of the Latin American countries, the book provides students with an entry point into understanding this vital region. Instead of suggesting that all Latin American nations have an interchangeable heritage, the authors seek to clearly identify themes, topics, people, and intellectual currents that help to knit the history of modern Latin America into a coherent category of study. While providing in-depth coverage of the history of the three largest Latin American countries (Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina), Latin America in the Modern World also offers case studies from almost all of the countries, including Central American and Andean nations.

About the Author
Virginia Garrard is Director of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies and Collections and a member of the Department of History at the University of Texas, Austin. Peter V. N. Henderson is Emeritus Professor of History at Winona State University. Bryan McCann is Chair of the History Department at Georgetown University and President of BRASA, the Brazilian Studies Association.

Reviews
The authors have written an engaging and insightful history of modern Latin America, one that draws in readers without oversimplifying or stereotyping. They cover the entire region-not reducing the analysis to a few countries-highlighting its diversity, richness, and dilemmas. In addition, they provide enticing vignettes, mini-biographies, and primary sources, while incorporating the most recent bibliography. I look forward to using Latin America in the Modern World in class. -Charles F. Walker, University of California, Davis
Latin America in the Modern World successfully tackles one of the biggest challenges faced by students of Latin American history: how do we make sense of a region that is simultaneously a reality and a fiction? The authors show Latin America as a distinct regional identity even as it was pulled along in the broader currents of global history, and how it remained coherent even as it was splintered by local and national differences.> -Jocelyn Olcott, Duke University
-Elizabeth Hutchison, University of New Mexico



Book Information
ISBN 9780197574089
Author Virginia Garrard
Format Paperback
Page Count 560
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 857g
Dimensions(mm) 233mm * 191mm * 21mm