{"product_id":"americanos-john-charles-chasteen-9780195178814","title":"Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence","description":"A premier volume in Oxford's Pivotal Moments in World History series, \u003cem\u003eAmericanos\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Charles Chasteen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195178815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195178814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.54h x 6.55w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2007 pg. 1227\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2008 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2009","brand":"John Charles Chasteen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44202139549951,"sku":"9780195178814","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61121c4f-dc6e-4e0b-978e-4efa56a33659.jpg?v=1691493441","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/americanos-john-charles-chasteen-9780195178814","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}