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Ladataan... A History of Latin America (1963)Tekijä: George Pendle
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. An overview of the countries that make up Latin American which includes history, politics, culture. This book was written in the '60s so it only goes up to 1961 but gives a good introduction to these countries. Probably better books out there on the individual countries, but at only 250 pages it packs in a lot of information. näyttää 3/3 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Latin America, an area of great economic potential, has long been in need of an authoritative and concise introduction. This history has been written by a specialist who was closely connected with Latin America for over forty years. His text emphasizes how many races and classes have contributed to the civilization of this great land-mass: Indians, European conquistadores, priests, planters, African slaves, caudillos, liberal intellectuals and commercial pioneers. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Colonies are dependencies with ruling by elites with blood ties to the monarchy. New Nations countries who have broken away and have embarked on a republic where land reform takes place where taxation and education become uniform. By the time we get to Cuba's Fidel Castro we have one of the greatest Latin American heroes ever. Castro pledged to return land to the peasants, make Cubans sovereign, provide royalties to workers from all industrial and mining enterprises, confiscate all property obtained from previous governments. None of that happened and only Castro's family got rich overnight. Pendle seems to agree that the Aztecs and Moctezuma were savage rulers and that the conquered tribes were happy to help Cortes and his mounted soldiers. Moctezuma gave Cortes gold and silver to leave rather than stay. Cortes stayed thinking he had found a second Peruvian El Dorado in Tenochititlan. The story of Peru's conquest was shocking and something I had never heard of before. Francisco Pizarro at the time of the book's printing says that despicable Pizarro is buried in the Lima cathedral. It was interesting to hear that the original Inca capitals were Cusco, and Quito. Later, the Spaniards added Mexico City to the strong points from which to import and export goods and to rule in the name of Spain. The length of this book was perfect for me but the anti-Americanism was too strong for my taste. If can find a copy of this, read it. Maps, Brief Index, Bibliography, 243pp ( )