Problems in Modern Latin American History - (Latin American Silhouettes) 6th Edition by Anna Rose & Leandro Benmergui (Hardcover)

About the Book

An innovative combination of diverse primary & secondary sources and analysis, this leading reader will get students thinking critically about modern Latin American history.

Book Synopsis

An innovative combination of diverse primary and secondary sources and analysis, this leading reader will get students thinking critically about modern Latin American history.

Now in its 6th edition, this leading reader is revitalized for greater relevancy to the study of Latin America since independence. New to this edition:
- New chapters on military dictatorships and Latin American diasporas address regimes of the 1960s-1980s and recent trends in migration.
- Expanded and revised introductions provide comprehensive context reflect recent historical developments.
- Issues of race, ethnicity, and gender are also incorporated in every chapter, interweaving marginalized voices into larger narratives.
- Visual sources are now featured in every chapter, inviting students to engage with the historical record in new and more critical ways.

With its innovative combination of sources and editorial analysis, this edition builds on the successful "problems" approach, organizing content around critical historical questions that stimulate critical thinking in a variety of courses on Latin American history.

Review Quotes

Every edition of Problems in Modern Latin American History has been an indispensable resource for classroom instruction, but the 6th edition is especially impressive. It retains the most valuable features of previous editions, offering a combination of well-chosen documents and excerpts from leading scholarly works that illustrate changes in interpretation over time. Beyond that, it includes new sections on crucial and timely themes such as dictatorships and migrations and incorporates a wide variety of visual sources that should stimulate lively classroom discussions.
Silver Professor of History, New York University, USA; past president, American Historical Association

Featuring an eclectic mix of primary and secondary sources, including more recent scholarly perspectives, this new edition of Problems in Modern Latin America History offers an expertly curated range of documents, one that will align with any number of pedagogical approaches.
Professor, Department of History, Stony Brook University, USA

About the Author

Anna Rose is Professor of History at California State University, East Bay, USA. She has written extensively about nineteenth century Mexico and specializes in environmental, urban, and public history. She lives in Chico, California.

Leandro Benmergui is Associate Professor of History at Purchase College, State University of New York, USA. He has written about twentieth century Latin America from a transnational perspective and specializes in urban history. He lives in New York City.