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This easiest-selling text for introductory Latin American history courses, A History of Latin The us, encompasses political and diplomatic theory, class structure and economic organization, culture and religion, and the surroundings. The integrating framework is the dependency theory, the preferred interpretation of Latin American history, which stresses the industrial relationship of Latin American nations to wealthier nations, particularly the USA.Spanning pre-historic times to the current, A History of Latin The us uses both a chronological and a nation-by-nation approach, and includes essentially the most up to date historical analysis and essentially the most up-to-date research. That is essentially the most streamlined and cohesive edition yet, with substantial additions to pedagogy and chapter content. Expanded coverage of social and cultural history includes women, indigenous cultures, and Afro-Latino peoples.