Latin America since independence two centuries of continuity and change

This innovative text offers a clear and concise introduction to Latin America since independence. Thomas C. Wright traces continuity and change in five central colonial legacies: authoritarian governance; a rigid social hierarchy based on race, color, and gender; the powerful Roman Catholic Church;...

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Main Author: Wright, Thomas C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland Rowman & Littlefield 2017
Series:Latin American silhouettes: studies in history and culture
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