South America
From European Contact to Independence [2 volumes]
2025
Bloomsbury Academic
978-1-4408-7913-5 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Academic
978-1-4408-7913-5 (ISBN)
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Discover the people, events, milestones, and landmarks in the history of South American countries from European contact to their independence.
This two-volume encyclopedia provides entries on many of the key people, places, and events essential to the last 500 years of South American history, from the Cajamarca Encounter of 1532 to the independence of Suriname in 1975. With entries on the Indigenous peoples of countries such as Argentina and Uruguay, the major geographic landmarks from the Andes Mountains to the Amazon River, and on cities from Buenos Aires to Quito, this encyclopedia provides students and researchers alike valuable guide to South American history, geography, and culture.
The volumes comprise entries on various South American colonies and countries; events and places; groups, organizations, and industries; independence movements; individuals; objects and artifacts; and organizations and administrations. Primary source documents, a timeline, and original maps provide readers with a direct connection to the past and inspire historical inquiry.
This comprehensive encyclopedia offers a window to the past, showing how the South America of the present came to be.
This two-volume encyclopedia provides entries on many of the key people, places, and events essential to the last 500 years of South American history, from the Cajamarca Encounter of 1532 to the independence of Suriname in 1975. With entries on the Indigenous peoples of countries such as Argentina and Uruguay, the major geographic landmarks from the Andes Mountains to the Amazon River, and on cities from Buenos Aires to Quito, this encyclopedia provides students and researchers alike valuable guide to South American history, geography, and culture.
The volumes comprise entries on various South American colonies and countries; events and places; groups, organizations, and industries; independence movements; individuals; objects and artifacts; and organizations and administrations. Primary source documents, a timeline, and original maps provide readers with a direct connection to the past and inspire historical inquiry.
This comprehensive encyclopedia offers a window to the past, showing how the South America of the present came to be.
H. Micheal Tarver, PhD, is a retired professor of Latin American History and a Corresponding Member (USA) of the Venezuelan National Academy of History. Carlos E. Márquez Petit is a professional writer and editor, specializing in Latin American History and culture.
Alphabetical List of Entries
Preface
Chronology
Maps
Introduction
Thematic Essays
1. Geography of South America I: Human Geography
2. Geography of South America II: Physical Geography
3. Independence (Concept of),
4. Independence Movements: An Overview
5. Mapping South America
6. Print Culture in South America
7. Public Works in South America
8. Pueblo and Pueblos
Encyclopedia Entries
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Contributors
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.2.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4408-7913-3 / 1440879133 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4408-7913-5 / 9781440879135 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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