TY - BOOK AU - Bakewell,P.J. TI - A history of Latin America: empires and sequels, 1450-1930 SN - 0631167919 (alk. paper) AV - F1410 B18 1997 U1 - 980 20 PY - 1997/// CY - Malden, MA PB - Blackwell Publishers KW - Latin America KW - History KW - Amâerique latine KW - Histoire N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 493-512) and index; Lands and climates -- American peoples -- Iberia -- Columbus and others -- Experiment in the Caribbean -- Military conquest -- Administration: the power of paper -- Church: friars, bishops, and the state -- Society: old orders changed -- Economy: ships and silver -- The seventeenth century: a slacker grip -- Eighteenth-century Spanish America: reformed or deformed? -- Colonial Brazil: slaves, sugar, and gold -- Independence -- Adrift in storms: caudillos and penury -- Calmer waters and a new course: oligarchs and exports UR - http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0a8i0-aa ER -