Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780195178814)

A premier volume in Oxford's Pivotal Moments in World History series, Americanos offers an engagingly written, compact history of the Latin American wars of independence. Proceeding almost cinematically, scene by vivid scene, John Charles Chasteen introduces the reader to lead players, basic concepts, key events, and dominant trends, braided together in a single, taut narrative. He vividly depicts the individuals and events of those tumultuous years, capturing the gathering forces for independence, the clashes of troops and decisions of leaders, and the rich, elaborate tapestry of Latin American societies as they embraced nationhood.

Author: John Charles Chasteen
ISBN-10: 0195178815
ISBN-13: 9780195178814
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 01/28/2008
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.55w x 0.89d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2007 pg. 1227
Multicultural Review 06/01/2008 pg. 65
Choice 01/01/2009