Table of Contents

1. Latin America and the international economy, 1870–1914 William Glade; 2. Latin America and the international economy from the First World War to the World Depression Rosemary Thorp; 3. Latin America, the United States and the European powers, 1830–1930 Robert Freeman Smith; 4. The population of Latin America, 1850–1930 Nicolás Sánchez-Albornoz; 5. Rural Spanish America, 1870–1930 Arnold Bauer; 6. Plantation economies and societies in the Spanish Caribbean, 1860–1930 Manuel Moreno Fraginals; 7. The growth of Latin American cities, 1870–1930 James R. Scobie; 8. Industry in Latin America before 1930 Colin M. Lewis; 9. The urban working class and early Latin American labour movements, 1880–1930 Michael M. Hall, and Hobart A. Spalding Jr; 10. Political and social ideas in Latin America, 1870–1930 Charles A. Hale; 11. The literature, music and art of Latin America, 1870–1930 Gerald Martin; 12. The Catholic Church in Latin America, 1830–1930 John Lynch.

Promotional Information

This volume looks at Latin American history from c. 1870 to 1930.

Reviews

"A particularly commendable feature of this scholarly undertaking lies in the fact that the corps of historians who have contributed to these volumes have, in many cases, read one another's essays, and have commented critically and offered helpful suggestions as the project went forward. This has resulted in an optimum degree of competency and high level of scholarship. The material presented and the varying interpretaions offered combine to form a highly readable text and most enjoyable experience for the reader. A carefully detailed index is to be found in each volume. In addition, all three tomes, taken together, contain more than 200 pages of richly documented bibliographic materials, based on the subject matter of each chapter." Solomon Lipp, Revista Canadiense De Estudios Hispanicos "The overall impression is one of solid scholarship and sound judgement, a reflection on both the authors and editor Leslie Bethell...likely to serve as an indispensable reference for scholars, as a convenient summary of recent scholarship...and as a standard statement of current conventional wisdoms against which future research and writing will be framed and judged. In short, these volumes amply justify the vision that launched them." Aamerican Historical Review "A genuine classic in the same scholarly, authoritative and comprehensive tradition as its predecessors." Bulletin of Latin American Research