A reference guide to Latin American history

Part I. General chronology. The Americas: pre-Columbian to European contact

Colonial Latin America

The struggle for independence, 1804-1825

Caudillos and conflict, 1826-1870

Incipient modernization and social change, 1871-1929

Economic nationalism and political protest, 1930-1959

Revolutionary movements and economic development, 1960-1989

Democracy and neoliberalism, 1990-1999

Part II. Topical chronology. Society

Politics and government

Economic developments

Culture

Popular culture

Part III. 300 notable figures of Latin American history. Biographies.