Skidmore, Thomas E.  1932-2016 <br/><br/>
Modern Latin America / 
Thomas E. Skidmore, Peter H. Smith. 
 - 6th ed. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  2005. 
 - xiii, 512 p. :  ill., maps ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 480-494) and index. 
<br/><br/>Prologue : why Latin America? --<br/>1. The colonial foundations, 1492-1880s --<br/>2. The transformation of modern Latin America, 1880s-2000s --<br/>3. Argentina : prosperity, deadlock, and change --<br/>4. Chile : socialism, repression, and democracy --<br/>5. Brazil : development for whom? --<br/>6. Peru : soldiers, oligarchs, and Indians --<br/>7. Colombia : discord, civility, and violence --<br/>8. Mexico : the taming of a revolution --<br/>9. Cuba : late colony, first socialist state --<br/>10. The Caribbean : colonies and mini-states --<br/>11. Central America : colonialism, dictatorship, and revolution --<br/>12. Latin America, the United States, and the world --<br/>Epilogue : what future for Latin America? --<br/>Heads of state. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195170121 (cloth : alk. paper) 019517013X (paper) 9780195170139  9780195170122 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Latin America--History.<br/>América Latina--Historia
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>100 F 1413  / S628m 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>980