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Names: Wright, Thomas C., author.
Title: Latin America since independence : two centuries of continuity and change / Thomas C. Wright.
Description: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017. | Series: Latin American silhouettes: studies in history and culture | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016048439 (print) | LCCN 2017002336 (ebook) | ISBN 9781442235700 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781442235717 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781442235724 (electronic)
Subjects: LCSH: Latin America—History—19th century. | Latin America—History—20th century.
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