Colonial Latin America: A Documentary History is a sourcebook of primary texts and images intended for students and teachers as well as for scholars and general

The seventeenth century has been characterized as "Latin America's forgotten century." This landmark work, originally published in 1973, attempted to fill the v

This volume of readings examines the revolutions, civil wars, guerrilla struggles, insurgencies, counter-insurgencies, and interventions of this period. Offerin

A notable collection of complementary essays, largely culled from the pages of Comparative studies in society and history, examine the ways in which power (exer

This book examines how Latin American countries and Spain tried to build modern and efficient state institutions for more than a century - without much success.