Past and present in Latin America: Contributions to understanding historical processes in the region

Authors

Julieta Almada; Nicolás Daniele; Ana Nicotra; Guadalupe Yriart Daghero; Micaela Sánchez; Micaela González Valdés; Isabel Naranjo; Fernanda Molina; Ulises Tarquino; Julieta Ayelén Almada; Gonzalo Cámara; Paula García Schneider; Sofia Arrieta; Maria Gabriela Rho; Malena Rodriguez Mutis; Carys Alfonzo; Gonzalo Ghiggino; Mauro Berengan

Keywords:

Latin America, History, Social and economic political processes

Synopsis

The e-book, compiled by Javier Moyano and Julieta Almada, revisits discussions and perspectives on the history of Latin America. The digital book consists of two parts: the first, entitled “General elements of Latin American processes,” provides an overview of the main Latin American processes in economic, political, and social terms. The second part, entitled “Dimensions for thinking from Latin America,” attempts to highlight some of the main discussions that have been addressed by Latin American academics.

Chapters

  • Presentation
  • Part One: General elements of Latin American historical processes.
  • History of Latin America: general considerations and geographical factors. History of Latin America: general considerations and geographical factors.
  • The European occupation of America: its relationship with world history and the formation of internal structures.
  • Dominant groups, subordinate groups, and metropolitan authorities in the colonial period. Colonial period.
  • The causes of independence.
  • The consequences of the wars of independence
    changes in structures or changes to structures
  • Economic stagnation, political instability, and disputed projects following independence
  • The expansion of Latin American economies in the last third of the 19th century
  • Politics in the last third of the 19th century
    oligarchic domination and the development of citizenship
  • Import substitution industrialization (1930–1975)
  • Populist State, Democracy, and Dictatorship (1930–1975)
  • Neoliberal restructuring
  • Neoliberalism, social subjects, and political transformations
  • Latin America between the cycle of opposition to neoliberalism and the neoconservative offensive (1999-2019)
  • Part Two: General elements of Latin American historical processes
  • The emergence of Latin American Thought(s)
    a brief overview
    Julieta Almada, Nicolás Daniele, Ana Nicotra, Guadalupe Yriart Daghero, Micaela Sánchez
  • The Afro dimension in Latin America
    Micaela González Valdés, Isabel Naranjo
  • Gender discussions and feminist perspectives from Latin America
    Ana Nicotra, Fernanda Molina, Ulises Tarquino, Julieta Ayelén Almada
  • Discussions about the world of work in Latin America
    Julieta Ayelén Almada, Gonzalo Cámara, Paula García Schneider
  • Migration in Latin America
    Ulises Tarquino, Sofia Arrieta, Maria Gabriela Rho, Malena Rodriguez Mutis
  • Making revolution in Latin America
    on historical experiences of political radicalization (20th and 21st centuries)
    Guadalupe Yriart Daghero, Carys Alfonzo
  • Forms of Regional Integration
    MERCOSUR
    Gonzalo Ghiggino
  • The Latin American stage in dispute
    The crisis of neoliberalism and the emergence of popular governments at the beginning of the 21st century (1999-2019)
    Maria Gabriela Rho, Carys Alfonzo, Mauro Berengan
  • Sources and services

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Published

March 10, 2021

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ISBN-13 (15)

978-950-33-1655-9