Chronology of Hispanic-American History: From Pre-Columbian Times to the PresentThis comprehensive reference book is divided into eleven chronological chapters, all of which include short biographies of key figures. It is also supplemented with several shorter sections: regional histories, which document the peoples of Mexico & the U.S. Southwest, the Hispanic Caribbean & the Eastern U.S., Central America, & South America; a historical timeline; excerpts from or entire important historical legal documents; & a glossary of commonly used terms. Includes a category index. An extensive general index provides quick access to numerous people, places, & events. B & W photos & illustrations. --From publisher's description. |
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... social ( Social Morality , 1888 ) , a philo- sophical treatise in which he illustrates the thesis that individual good and social good are always joined together . Hostos rejects the no- tion that man's instinctive or animal nature is ...
... social ( Social Morality , 1888 ) , a philo- sophical treatise in which he illustrates the thesis that individual good and social good are always joined together . Hostos rejects the no- tion that man's instinctive or animal nature is ...
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... social and political issues : Third World foreign debt , the terms of trade between social- ist and market economies , and economic devel- opment in Latin America . Many of the articles are translated and published in Che Guevara Speaks ...
... social and political issues : Third World foreign debt , the terms of trade between social- ist and market economies , and economic devel- opment in Latin America . Many of the articles are translated and published in Che Guevara Speaks ...
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... social service agencies . After the publication of his first book , La Carreta Made a U - Turn ( 1979 ) , Laviera ... social values of the community , and the place of art , poetry , and music in what many may consider to be the ...
... social service agencies . After the publication of his first book , La Carreta Made a U - Turn ( 1979 ) , Laviera ... social values of the community , and the place of art , poetry , and music in what many may consider to be the ...
Contents
PREFACE | xi |
THE ENCOUNTER OF PEOPLES 50000 B C TO 1492 | 3 |
THE CONQUEST AND COLONIZATION OF THE AMERICAS | 53 |
Copyright | |
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