"A particularly commendable feature of this scholarly undertaking lies in the fact that the corps of historians who have contributed to these volumes have, in many cases, read one another's essays, and have commented critically and offered helpful suggestions as the project went forward. This has resulted in an optimum degree of competency and high level of scholarship. The material presented and the varying interpretaions offered combine to form a highly readable text and most enjoyable experience for the reader. A carefully detailed index is to be found in each volume. In addition, all three tomes, taken together, contain more than 200 pages of richly documented bibliographic materials, based on the subject matter of each chapter." - Revista Canadiense De Estudios Hispanicos

• List of maps; List of figures; General preface; Preface to Volumes IV and V; Part I. Mexico: 1. Mexico: restored republic and Porfiriato, 1867–1910 Friedrich Katz; 2. The Mexican Revolution, 1910–1920 John Womack Jr.; 3. Mexico: revolution and reconstruction in the 1920s Jean Meyer; Part II. Central America and The Caribbean: 4. Central America: the Liberal era, c. 1870–1930 Ciro F. S. Cardoso; 5. Cuba, c. 1860–1934 Luis E. Aguilar; 6. Puerto Rico, c. 1870–1940 Angel Quintero-Rivera; 7. The Dominican Republic, c. 1870–1930 H. Hoetink; 8. Haiti, c. 1870–1930 David Nicholls; Part III. The River Plate Republics: 9. The growth of the Argentine economy, c. 1870–1914 Roberto Cortés Conde; 10. Argentina: society and politics, 1880–1916 Ezequiel Gallo; 11. Argentina in 1914: the Pampas, the interior, Buenos Aires David Rock; 12. Argentina from the first World War to the Revolution of 1930 David Rock; 13. The formation of modern Uruguay, c. 1870–1930 Juan A. Oddone; 14. Paraguay from the War of the Triple Alliance to the Chaco War, 1870–1932 Paul H. Lewis; Part IV. The Andean Republics: 15. Chile from the War of the Pacific to the world depression, 1880–1930 Harold Blakemore; 16. Bolivia from the War of the Pacific to the Chaco War, 1880–1932 Herbert S. Klein; 17. The origins of modern Peru, 1880–1930 Peter F. Klarén; 18. Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, c. 1880–1930 Malcolm Deas; Part V. Brazil: 19. The Brazilian economy, 1870–1930 Warren Dean; 20. Brazil: the age of reform. 1870–1889 Emília Viotti Da Costa; 21. Brazil: the social and political structure of the First Republic, 1889–1930 Boris Fausto; Bibliographical essays; Index.

"A particularly commendable feature of this scholarly undertaking lies in the fact that the corps of historians who have contributed to these volumes have, in many cases, read one another's essays, and have commented critically and offered helpful suggestions as the project went forward. This has resulted in an optimum degree of competency and high level of scholarship. The material presented and the varying interpretaions offered combine to form a highly readable text and most enjoyable experience for the reader. A carefully detailed index is to be found in each volume. In addition, all three tomes, taken together, contain more than 200 pages of richly documented bibliographic materials, based on the subject matter of each chapter." - Revista Canadiense De Estudios Hispanicos

• List of maps; List of figures; General preface; Preface to Volumes IV and V; Part I. Mexico: 1. Mexico: restored republic and Porfiriato, 1867–1910 Friedrich Katz; 2. The Mexican Revolution, 1910–1920 John Womack Jr.; 3. Mexico: revolution and reconstruction in the 1920s Jean Meyer; Part II. Central America and The Caribbean: 4. Central America: the Liberal era, c. 1870–1930 Ciro F. S. Cardoso; 5. Cuba, c. 1860–1934 Luis E. Aguilar; 6. Puerto Rico, c. 1870–1940 Angel Quintero-Rivera; 7. The Dominican Republic, c. 1870–1930 H. Hoetink; 8. Haiti, c. 1870–1930 David Nicholls; Part III. The River Plate Republics: 9. The growth of the Argentine economy, c. 1870–1914 Roberto Cortés Conde; 10. Argentina: society and politics, 1880–1916 Ezequiel Gallo; 11. Argentina in 1914: the Pampas, the interior, Buenos Aires David Rock; 12. Argentina from the first World War to the Revolution of 1930 David Rock; 13. The formation of modern Uruguay, c. 1870–1930 Juan A. Oddone; 14. Paraguay from the War of the Triple Alliance to the Chaco War, 1870–1932 Paul H. Lewis; Part IV. The Andean Republics: 15. Chile from the War of the Pacific to the world depression, 1880–1930 Harold Blakemore; 16. Bolivia from the War of the Pacific to the Chaco War, 1880–1932 Herbert S. Klein; 17. The origins of modern Peru, 1880–1930 Peter F. Klarén; 18. Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela, c. 1880–1930 Malcolm Deas; Part V. Brazil: 19. The Brazilian economy, 1870–1930 Warren Dean; 20. Brazil: the age of reform. 1870–1889 Emília Viotti Da Costa; 21. Brazil: the social and political structure of the First Republic, 1889–1930 Boris Fausto; Bibliographical essays; Index.