The Cambridge History of Latin America

TheCambridgeHistoryofLatinAmerica,thefirstlarge-scaleauthoritativesurveyofLatinAmericanhistoryfromca.1500tothepresentday,isaworkofinternationalcollaborativescholarship.Itaimstoprovideahigh-levelsynthesisofexistingknowledgeinchapterswrittenbyleadingscholarsintheirfields.Eachchapterisaccompaniedbyabibliographicalessay.VolumeIX,Brazilsince1930,isthefinalvolumeofthe12volumeHistorytobepublished.Itexaminestheprofoundpolitical,economic,andsocialchangesexperiencedbyBrazilinthe70yearsfrom1930tothepresentday.PartIconsistsoffourchaptersonpoliticsinBrazil:1930–1945,1945–1964,1964–1985,and1985–2002.PartIIconsistsofthreechaptersontheBrazilianeconomy:1930–1980,1980–1994,and1994–2004,andonechapteronsocialcontinuityandsocialchangeinBrazilfrom1930to2000.