Ebook: A History of Latin America To 1825

""For its graceful prose, thoroughness, erudition, and meticulously balanced interpretations, Peter Bakewell and Jacqueline Holler's A History of Latin America to 1825 conquers the summit in the field of Latin American history textbooks. This is a masterpiece of historical synthesis.""
- Robert H. Holden, Old Dominion University ""This readable and accessible text offers a thorough introduction to colonial and independence-era Latin America. Students will appreciate the volume's clear explanation of important terms and concepts and the use of specific events and figures to.;Cover Page; Front Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Cover Image; Dedication; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Photo Essay; Series Editor's Preface; Preface to the Third Edition; Conventions Used in the Text; Maps; PART I BASES; 1: Lands and Climates; Physical Geography; Environments; 2: American Peoples; Ancient Peoples; Formative Peoples; Classic Peoples; Aztecs and Incas; Less Known Cultures; 3: Iberia and Africa; Voyages and islands; Portugal in africa and the atlantic islands; Africa; Spaniards in The Atlantic; The Catholic Monarchs; Completion and Innovation.