The Consolidation of
Latin America
Argentina:
The Port and the Nation
The United Provinces of
Rio de la Plata
Weakness and the Gauchos
The Argentine Republic
Domingo F. Sarmiento
Results of Sarmiento’s
Reforms
The Brazilian Empire
Monarchy vs Republic
Fazendas
The Abolition of Slavery
Enter the Republic
Societies in Search of
Themselves
Cultural Expression after
Independence
Positivism
Old Patterns of Gender,
Class, and Race
Woman’s Rights
Natives and Former Slaves
Control by only a few