An innovative combination of diverse primary and secondary sources and analysis, this leading reader will get students thinking critically about modern Latin American history.

Now in its 6th edition, this leading reader is revitalized for greater relevancy to the study of Latin America since independence. New to this edition:
- New chapters on military dictatorships and Latin American diasporas address regimes of the 1960s-1980s and recent trends in migration.
- Expanded and revised introductions provide comprehensive context reflect recent historical developments.
- Issues of race, ethnicity, and gender are also incorporated in every chapter, interweaving marginalized voices into larger narratives.
- Visual sources are now featured in every chapter, inviting students to engage with the historical record in new and more critical ways.

With its innovative combination of sources and editorial analysis, this edition builds on the successful "problems" approach, organizing content around critical historical questions that stimulate critical thinking in a variety of courses on Latin American history.

Anna Rose is Professor of History at California State University, East Bay, USA. She has written extensively about nineteenth century Mexico and specializes in environmental, urban, and public history. She lives in Chico, California.

Leandro Benmergui is Associate Professor of History at Purchase College, State University of New York, USA. He has written about twentieth century Latin America from a transnational perspective and specializes in urban history. He lives in New York City.