Now in its fifth edition, this leading reader has been updated with new readings and visual sources. This edition includes an added final chapter on current social movements to help students reflect on the ecological realities that inform their world. In addition, the "Legacies of Colonialism" chapter has been restored to give students an understanding of the deep roots of the problems explored. Instead of a separate chapter on women and social change, women's voices have been woven more seamlessly throughout the book to reflect women's parity and equity in history. Covering key historical themes from independence to the present, the reader's unique "problems" organization provides a thematic complement to narrative accounts of modern Latin American history. By focusing each chapter on a single concept or interpretive problem-such as nationalism, slavery, or social revolution-the text engages students in the analysis of historical sources and, at the same time, introduces them to the twists and turns of historiography. With its innovative combination of primary and secondary sources and thoughtful editorial analysis, this text is designed specifically to stimulate critical thinking in a wide range of courses on Latin American history since independence.

About the Author
James A. Wood is professor of Latin American history at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro. Anna Rose Alexander is assistant professor of history at California State University, East Bay.

Reviews
This impressive new edition continues the tradition of seamlessly blending primary sources with secondary analyses from a variety of leading historians. The diverse new documents, images, and topics in the fifth edition make it an ideal learning tool for today's classroom. Wood and Alexander's concise section introductions orient readers, then invite them to integrate and interrogate multiple perspectives as they form their own evidence-based answers to some of the most pressing questions in the field of modern Latin American history. -- Renata Keller, University of Nevada, Reno
This book is the perfect classroom tool for undergraduates and beginning graduate students alike. Each chapter intersperses primary documents with scholarly analyses that provide rich context for the different periods, nations, and themes covered. Scholars of Latin American history, politics, culture, gender, and ethnicity will find this collection to be an excellent resource for guiding students through the past two hundred years in this complex region. -- Michele McArdle Stephens, West Virginia University
A compelling, diverse mix of primary sources and scholarly works, this edition of Problems in Modern Latin American History is sure to critically engage and interest students. With its broad coverage of important issues and themes-accompanied by provocative discussion questions-this volume encourages students to actively make critical connections between the past and present in Latin America. James A. Wood and Anna Rose Alexander have masterfully updated a classic, crucial resource for students and teachers of Latin American history. -- Alexander Avina, Arizona State University



Book Information
ISBN 9781538109069
Author James A. Wood
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 472g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 158mm * 20mm