As a person who has lived briefly in South America, I am always fascinated in learning about both the present day current events there and past history. I found this book to be a very informative overview of each Latin American country, but also found it to be a bit repetitive in its layout. Overall, I feel I learned a lot by reading this book, but I also felt compelled to read more into many of the things that were briefly mentioned but sort of skimmed over.
Initially I thought the book would be a more comprehensive view much like the end chapters, which I would have preferred to have been longer and more detailed.
This book also does not really give a feel for the overall cultures of Latin America, which I think is an important detail when describing the history of a country.

Great treatment of the history of an entire continents region. Although there was some bias, I felt it actually contributed to my understanding of the people, history, and culture of Latin America. A+ pick by Dr. Jones for Liberty’s Latin America—National Period course!

I highly recommend this book. It may be a textbook but it is written in a very accessible and concise style that makes it a very easy read. It flows well and stays interesting, with every section being relevant and compelling. Thankfully this book is free of the long and dull writing that some textbooks can be notoriously known for.

If you want a quick and concise survey of the different Latin American countries and how they relate to each other as well as the world as a whole, then this book will provide that kind of overview.