Empires that bleed -- Capitalism, slavery on imperial hinterlands -- Between war and peace -- The wealth of empires -- Spanish secessions -- Brazilian counterpoints -- Dissolutions of the Spanish Atlantic -- Crossing the Rubicon -- Revolution and sovereignty

Rural Latin America: exclusionary and uneven agricultural development / Crist∫£obal Kay -- Urban transformation and survival strategies / Sandor Halebsky -- Demilitarization and democratic transition in Latin America / Jorge Nef -- The contemporary Latin American economies : neoliberal...