The Revenge of History: Reflections on the Spanish Colonial Heritage and Social Revolution in the Americas

At its peak, the Spanish Empire had colonies on almost every continent in the world. One of the regions most affected by Spanish colonialism was Latin America. In The Revenge of History: Reflections on the Spanish Colonial Heritage and Social Revolution in the Americas, Mark T. Berger argues that the fortunes and misfortunes of former Spanish colonies in the Americas today are still a result of their Spanish colonial heritage with an admixture of US hegemony.He begins by discussing the many...