The Independence of Latin America / Edition 1

by Leslie Bethell

Overview

The Independence of Latin America is a selection of chapters from the Cambridge History of Latin America Volume 3. The first chapter deals with the origins of independence from Spain; the next two consider the struggle for independence in Mexico and Central America and in Spanish South America. The independence of Brazil is discussed in a separate chapter, while the final chapters examine the relationship of the newly independent countries with the rest of the world and the role of the Church in the independence of Latin America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521349277
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/07/1987
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.63(d)

Table of Contents

List of maps; Preface; 1. The origins of Spanish American independence John Lynch; 2. The independence of Mexico and Central America Timothy Anna; 3. The independence of Spanish South America David Bushnell; 4. The independence of Brazil Leslie Bethell; 5. International politics and Latin American independence D. A. G. Waddell; A note on the Church and the independence of Latin America Leslie Bethell; Bibliographical essays; Index.