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Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence

John Charles Chasteen

3.3/5 ( ratings)

A premier volume in Oxford's Pivotal Moments in World History series, Americanos offers an engagingly written, compact history of the Latin American wars of independence. Proceeding almost cinematically, scene by vivid scene, John Charles Chasteen introduces the reader to lead players, basic concepts, key events, and dominant trends, braided together in a single, taut narrative. He vividly depicts the individuals and events of those tumultuous years, capturing the gathering forces for independence, the clashes of troops and decisions of leaders, and the rich, elaborate tapestry of Latin American societies as they embraced nationhood.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: January 28, 2008

ISBN: 0195178815

ISBN 13: 9780195178814

Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence

John Charles Chasteen

3.3/5 ( ratings)

A premier volume in Oxford's Pivotal Moments in World History series, Americanos offers an engagingly written, compact history of the Latin American wars of independence. Proceeding almost cinematically, scene by vivid scene, John Charles Chasteen introduces the reader to lead players, basic concepts, key events, and dominant trends, braided together in a single, taut narrative. He vividly depicts the individuals and events of those tumultuous years, capturing the gathering forces for independence, the clashes of troops and decisions of leaders, and the rich, elaborate tapestry of Latin American societies as they embraced nationhood.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: January 28, 2008

ISBN: 0195178815

ISBN 13: 9780195178814

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