What is Latin American History? by Marshall Eakin Paperback Book

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"The first student-friendly guide to the sub-field of Latin American history"--

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What is Latin American History? surveys the development of this vibrant and dynamic field of study in North America, Latin America, and Europe. After briefly sketching the growth of the topic up to the 1960s, Marshall Eakin focuses on the past half-century, from the dominance of social history to the cultural turn. He surveys innovative work on topics including slavery, indigenous peoples, race, the environment, science, medicine, and gender, and ends with a discussion of the emergence of the concepts of borderlands, the Atlantic world, and transnational history – that both enrich and challenge the very idea of Latin America. This concise volume offers the first broad overview of Latin American history and historiography for students, scholars, and the general reader, outlining the key social, cultural, and political forces that have shaped both Latin America and its study.

Author Biography

Marshall Eakin is Professor of History at Vanderbilt University.

Table of Contents

AcknowledgementsIntroduction1:  What Is Latin America?2:  The Pioneering Generations3:  The Economic and Quantitative Turns4:  The Social Turn5:  Cultural and Other Turns6:  Beyond Latin American HistoryEpilogue:  The Future of Latin American HistoryFurther ReadingNotes

Review

"An insightful and engaging inquiry into the creation and evolution of Latin America history as a field of study in the United States that tells us as much about the region as about those aiming to understand it."José Moya, Barnard College, Columbia University"An excellent guide to the origin, expansion, and diversification of historical writing on Latin America, appropriately emphasizing developments since the mid-20th century, and duly recognizing the influence of anthropology and other social sciences on historical analysis of the region."Thomas Holloway, University of California, Davis

Details ISBN1509538526 Pages 176 Year 2021 ISBN-10 1509538526 ISBN-13 9781509538522 Format Paperback Imprint Polity Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2021-09-17 Publication Date 2021-09-17 UK Release Date 2021-09-17 Author Marshall Eakin Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Series What is History? Alternative 9781509538515 DEWEY 980.03 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2021-09-16 We've got this

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