Latin America : a concise interpretive history /
E. Bradford Burns.
- Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1972.
- xv, 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents;
1. The origins of a multiracial society The land The Indian The European etc.
2. The institutions of empire Land and labor The state The church
3. The independence A changing mentality Begets new attitudes and action The slaves etc.
4. National consolidation The transfer and legitimization of power The tense societies Economic stagnation
5. The emergence of the modern state Political stability Modernization Economic prosperity The social milieu etc.
6. The past repudiated The middle sectors in politics Mexico's violent response to the past Nationalism as a force for change Changing racial attitudes
7. Development, democracy, and disillusionment The rocky road to development A flirtation with democracy The revolutionary option Disillusionment
Glossary : p. 247-250 . _ Bibliography : p. 254-260 . _ Index : p. 261-272.