Past and present in Latin America: Contributions to understanding historical processes in the region
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Latin America, History, Social and economic political processesSynopsis
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.
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Part One: General elements of Latin American historical processes.
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History of Latin America: general considerations and geographical factors. History of Latin America: general considerations and geographical factors.
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The European occupation of America: its relationship with world history and the formation of internal structures.
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Dominant groups, subordinate groups, and metropolitan authorities in the colonial period. Colonial period.
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The causes of independence.
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The consequences of the wars of independencechanges in structures or changes to structures
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Economic stagnation, political instability, and disputed projects following independence
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The expansion of Latin American economies in the last third of the 19th century
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Politics in the last third of the 19th centuryoligarchic domination and the development of citizenship
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Import substitution industrialization (1930–1975)
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Populist State, Democracy, and Dictatorship (1930–1975)
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Neoliberal restructuring
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Neoliberalism, social subjects, and political transformations
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Latin America between the cycle of opposition to neoliberalism and the neoconservative offensive (1999-2019)
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Part Two: General elements of Latin American historical processes
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The emergence of Latin American Thought(s)a brief overview
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The Afro dimension in Latin America
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Gender discussions and feminist perspectives from Latin America
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Discussions about the world of work in Latin America
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Migration in Latin America
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Making revolution in Latin Americaon historical experiences of political radicalization (20th and 21st centuries)
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Forms of Regional IntegrationMERCOSUR
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The Latin American stage in disputeThe crisis of neoliberalism and the emergence of popular governments at the beginning of the 21st century (1999-2019)
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