Modern Latin America

Prologue: Why Latin America? 1. The Colonial Foundations 2. The Transformation of Modern Latin America *Crisis, Debt, and Democracy, 1980's-1990's 3. Argentina: From Proseperity to Deadlock 4. Chile: Socialism, Repression, and Democracy 5. Brazil: Development for Whom? 6. Peru: Soldiers, Oligarchs, and Indians 7. Mexico: The Taming of A Revoultion 8. Cuba: Late Colony, First Socialist State 9. The Caribbean: Colonies and Mini-States 10. Central America: Colonialism, Dictatorship, and Revolution 11. Latin America, The United States, and The World *The End of the Cold War EPILOGUE: What Future for Latin America STATISTICAL APPENDIX HEADS OF STATE SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING INDEXSkidmore, Thomas E. is the author of 'Modern Latin America' with ISBN 9780195076493 and ISBN 0195076494.