This lively interpretive history covers the continent from 1880 to the present, with a preliminary chapter providing context for the region back to 1492. Organized by country/region case studies, rather than chronologically, students are guided through the major countries of Latin America, with central themes including European-New World interaction, racial mixtures, military takeovers, and U. S. intervention in the area. | Modern Latin America by Peter H. Smith, Paperback | Indigo Chapters