What is Latin American History?

Marshall Eakin

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Polity Press
17 September 2021

History

Series: What is History?

What is Latin American History? surveys the development of this vibrant and dynamic field of study in North America, Latin America, and Europe. After briefly sketching the growth of the topic up to the 1960s, Marshall Eakin focuses on the past half-century, from the dominance of social history to the cultural turn. He surveys innovative work on topics including slavery, indigenous peoples, race, the environment, science, medicine, and gender, and ends with a discussion of the emergence of the concepts of borderlands, the Atlantic world, and transnational history – that both enrich and challenge the very idea of Latin America.

This concise volume offers the first broad overview of Latin American history and historiography for students, scholars, and the general reader, outlining the key social, cultural, and political forces that have shaped both Latin America and its study.

By: Marshall Eakin
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781509538515
ISBN 10: 1509538518
Series: What is History?
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 17 September 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements Introduction 1: What Is Latin America? 2: The Pioneering Generations 3: The Economic and Quantitative Turns 4: The Social Turn 5: Cultural and Other Turns 6: Beyond Latin American History Epilogue: The Future of Latin American History Further Reading Notes

Marshall Eakin is Professor of History at Vanderbilt University.

Reviews for What is Latin American History?

An insightful and engaging inquiry into the creation and evolution of Latin America history as a field of study in the United States that tells us as much about the region as about those aiming to understand it. Jose Moya, Barnard College, Columbia University An excellent guide to the origin, expansion, and diversification of historical writing on Latin America, appropriately emphasizing developments since the mid-20th century, and duly recognizing the influence of anthropology and other social sciences on historical analysis of the region. Thomas Holloway, University of California, Davis