The return of populism.
From The Economist, April 2006. Very useful article
that examines the rebirth of an influential Latin American
political tradition. Places the populist tradition in Latin
America in a historical & global context, explaining the
emergence of figures such as
Perón
and Vargas as well as modern figures such as Chavez. The
emphasis though is on the historical background.
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1. Catholic
Missions in the Americas
 Mexican
independence. See casahistoria links.
Spanish
- Cuban - American War.
See casahistoria links.
3. Independence leaders:
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Sympathetic & comprehensive narrative of the latin American Wars of Independence. Gives a new appreciation & respect for the social values of Bolivar and San Martin especially. Unfortunately, all were unappreciated in the ensuing states that they fought for - in particular by the criolla landowning families who undermined their reforms thus creating the years of chaos that followed - very much to the present. A worthy reference on the period but too heavy on military details for the general reader and limited on recent Spanish language scholarship. |
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Focus is on central America, but worthwhile. (See the Time Line for Colonial Latin America for earlier events)
Society & economics
- Useful, basic accounts from Historical Text Archive:
Caudillo
Politics: A structured Analysis
“Is Imperialism Good for Growth?”: informal empire and Latin America -
re-thinking the debate’ A paper
which reflects on the implications of the imperialism of free trade and
business imperialism, paying particular attention to the Argentinian case.
By Colin M. Lewis, LSE
Immigration
into Argentina This casahistoria site
has links to the causes, issues and contexts surrounding European emigration to
the southern cone.
British Involvement in Latin America
- The British: End of Empire in the Slaughterhouse: Fábrica Colόn & Corned Beef Article about Fábrica Colόn, now Pueblo Liebig, the frigorífico across the river Uruguay from the Fray Bentos Anglo Corned beef factory. Good history of the plant and an outline of their position today. Pictures of Fray Bentos Anglo plant today. By Andrew Graham-Yooll, senior editor, Buenos Aires Herald.
- The British in Argentina: End of empire, la Forestal Article on the rise and demise of the Forestal Land, Timber and Railways Company by Andrew Graham-Yooll. See also Producción del tanino - La Forestal (in Spanish but easily googled) for a good description of the processes as well as the history. Very useful for images, bibliography.
- The British and the Argentine beef trade by Andrew Graham-Yooll
- El Anglo and Fray Bentos Interesting extract from Lost Cowboys by Hang Wangford. Detailed history of the Anglo frigorifico including a "tour" of the site today. Illustrated. (Although Uruguay, its impact on Argentina makes it worthwhile reading)
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Fray Bentos... a very
well known name Across the river in Uruguay, but despite a layout
marred by pop-ups this has good information and illustrations on the Fray
Bentos plant and the Liebig company. Wonderful pictures of pies in tins...
(In Spanish too:
) - The British and the Argentine railways Overview by Andrew Graham-Yooll of the relationship with links to many other sites on the history of railways in Argentina.
- Illustrated railway history of Argentina in English. Just as it says on the box .....
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The
nationalisation of the British Railways in Uruguay
The aim of this paper is to study in detail how British economic
interests retreated from Uruguay after the Second World War.
By Giorgio Fodor Dipartimento di Economia Università di Trento, 1999
Malvinas/Falklands.
See casahistoria site.
US Involvement in Latin America
US & Latin America
go to the casahistoria site for extensive links to US
involvement.
Mexican wars with USA: see casahistoria links
Spanish - Cuban - American War: See casahistoria links.
- The Shatterbelts of the Americas By Phil Kelly y Luisa Pérez An interesting article based on the shatterbelt concept: ie an area where Great Powers compete because they perceive a strong interest for doing so and because opportunities are present for gaining alliance footholds with states of the region. Shatterbelt discussed include: Amazonian,- Banda Oriental, Cuba, South Atlantic. From Historical Text Archive
- Geopolitics of Paraguay: Pivotal Position within a Model of Geopolitics Examines the geopolitical position of Paraguay, fundamental to understanding its 19th century position. From Historical Text Archive
- The Triple Alliance War, 1864-1870 Straightforward account from onwar.com
- The Triple Alliance War, 1864-70 Conflict that put the Argentina Confederation, Brazilian Empire and Uruguay up against the Republic of Paraguay. The (somewhat confused) site tells the story and has sections on related military developments in the southern cone. At times it needs patience to use. Also: turn off the music!
Peruvian - Spanish (Guano) War 1865-1866
- The Guano War of 1865-1866 also referred to as the Peruvian-Spanish War or Chincha Islands War. From the KMLA school site. A concise, general overview. See also Armed Conflict Events Data by OnWar.com
- Bolivia Chile Peru War 1879-1884 From on.war site
- The Peruvian Army during the first years of the republic , and the The Peruvian Navy, the XIX Century Maritime Campaigns both by Juan del Campo. Mostly concerning the Pacific War
- The Pacific War of 1879-1884 also referred to as the Chile-Peruvian War and as the Ten Cents War. From the KMLA school site. A general overview.
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20th century
See
individual casahistoria country sites on the 20th century histories of:
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Latin America in the 1940s: War and Postwar Transitions Addresses
the significant impact that World War II and the onset of the Cold War had
on the political development of Latin America.
During the middle of this crucial decade many Latin
American countries turned from authoritarian regimes toward democracy and
the rapid growth David Rock, editor (University of California Press, 1994)
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Revolution
- Internet Resources on Latin American Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements Site of Prof Carlos Aguirre (Univ of Oregon) with focus on 20th century
Liberation Theology, "the Church of the Poor"
- Liberation theology Straightforward introduction from BBC Religion & Ethics web
- Liberation Theology by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Written by present pope in 1984.
- A Concise History of Liberation Theology By Leonardo and Clodovis Boff. Clearly structured and set out. From the book Introducing Liberation Theology.
- Liberation theology Well written introduction and overview from Wikipaedia
- Liberation Theology Concise introduction by Jean B. Michel, SUNY, Stony Brook §
- Liberation Theology and Land Reform, from the Henry George Institute A selection of readings
- On the Development of Peoples (Populorum Progressio) Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Pope Paul VI promulgated on March 26, 1967 One of the basic documents of Liberation Theology
- Bartolome de Las Casas,(1474 - 1566) Biography from Mexico connect of the 16th century forebear of liberation theology §
- 'The Revolution and the Virgin Mary: Popular Religion and Social Change in Nicaragua' Well supported article using Nicaragua as an example to illustrate the connections made between Religion with culture, gender, class, and nationalism 1998. Stephanie Linkogle, University of Manchester
See also the extensive casahistoria sites:
Cuba:
Castro revolution and
Che Guevara
Mexican
revolution, 1910-20 and
Revolts, coups & control
Military Dictatorships after 1945
- See the extensive casahistoria sites:
Military conflict:
World War 1
- Latin America in World War I Valuable essay by Ron Genini considering the role of the area in its broadest context in the conflict.
- Battle of Coronel, 1914 Includes outline of battle, maps and ship silhouettes. From ironcladpirate site.
The
Chaco dispute. Account extract (24 pages pdf)
from the 1934 American Journal of International Law
Malvinas/Falklands War
Malvinas/Falklands
war. See casahistoria site
| The Fitzgibbon Survey of Latin American Democracy: In 1945 Prof Fitzgibbon, a UCLA political scientist, asked a panel of ten U.S. latinamericanist scholars to rank the twenty Latin American republics according to a set of criteria that he felt would measure the extent of democracy in each of the countries. This has their results and an update in 2000 |
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Indigenous America
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NativeWeb
This site presents information on
Indigenous peoples in Mexico, Central, and South America - Indigenous People in Latin America Links page of Lanic. Many links in Spanish and English. Includes a comprehensive list of country by country links.
- Racial Classifications in Latin America Interesting examination of racial classification after immigration, using original Spanish colonial classification.
- The Native American: destroying cultures Clear detailed history of native culture in the USA and the effect of western settlement and expansion. Remember to click on the additional pages presented (not too clearly) at the foot of the section. Part of the American Memory collection.
- Terra: Brazil's Landless Movement
- Amazon Alliance for Indigenous and Traditional Peoples of the Amazon Basin
- The Indigenous Peoples in Brazil A massive and very lush site. Look at the Encyclopaedia section for individual tribal histories, especially concerning first contact with the Europeans.
- Chile Indigenous People Portal A very well designed and comprehensive multi media site to the indigenous peoples and cultures of Chile. Image rich, may take time to download
- Cultures of the Andes Simple layout but very useful in its variety of resources
- United Confederation of Taino People. Homepage of Cuban Taino people. Good links to articles.
- Rigoberta Menchu Rigoberta Menchú received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 and became the first indigenous woman to receive this distinction
- Native Women Resources Links to many resources, information, essays, and support groups for American Indian women.
- Photographers as Storytellers An illustrated essay by Joan M. Jensen about American Indian women photographers whose photos tell stories.
- Pottery by American Indian Women An illustrated essay by Susan Peterson about women potters and their craft.
- Detailed doctorate essays on aspects of Latin American gender:
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Marriage Customs,
Gender Roles, and Fertility Transition in Two Peasant Comunities in
Bolivia by Jorge Balán (1996)
Cities
of Women
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Africans in Latin America
Afro-American Assimilation in Argentina and Costa Rica. Essay article from the Journal of Comparative Studies by Lowell Gudmundson (May 1984)
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Interpreting the African Diaspora in the Americas
Philip Howard, University of Houston demonstrates
how Africans employed their benevolent organizations to develop African
communities and identities in nineteenth century Cuba and so protect against
and rival the white communities.
- Africans and Indians: Only in America By William Katz. Interesting article looks at the use made of African "indians" by white European settlers and governments across the Americas.
Afro
Argentines See the casahistoria section on
the emergence - and disappearance of a sizeable African community
Africans
in Brazil
See the casahistoria section
on the long-lived continuation of African slavery in Brazil (abolished only in
1888)
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General Latin
America History links
A very valid article by the Department of Portuguese & Spanish studies at the University of Manchester, arguing that Latin American history should not be seen in isolation from either whole-American or European history
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