Хроники кипящей крови: Краткая история Латинской Америки

Latinoamerikanskiĭ kontinent obʺedini͡aet dvadt͡satʹ stran i 9 % zhiteleĭ Zemli, kulʹturu t͡sivilizat͡sii maĭi͡a i nasledie evropeĭskoĭ kolonizat͡sii. Neredko ostavai͡asʹ v teni Evropy, Latinskai͡a Amerika tem ne menee mozhet pokhvastatʹsi͡a svoimi geroi͡ami: osvoboditelʹ Simon Bolivar, revoli͡ut͡sioner Che Gevara, znamenitai͡a khudozhnit͡sa Frida Kalo i mnogie drugie. Amerikanskiĭ issledovatelʹ Dzhon Chastin znakomit nas s burnoĭ istorieĭ unikalʹnogo kontinenta, ot pervykh korableĭ evropeĭt͡sev do sovremennykh politicheskikh intrig. Perepletai͡a sot͡sialʹnui͡u, kulʹturnui͡u i ėkologicheskui͡u istorii͡u, Chastin sozdaet i͡arkiĭ portret Latinskoĭ Ameriki s ee tropicheskimi lesami i favelami, Amazonkoĭ i Andami, karnavalami i Dnem mertvykh. Iz knigi vy uznaete, chto sluchilosʹ s t͡sivilizat͡sii͡ami at͡stekov i inkov, kak na kontinente sformirovalosʹ rabstvo i s kakimi vyzovami stalkivai͡utsi͡a sovremennye latinoamerikanskie strany. Dzhon Chastin otkryvaet nam mir Latinskoĭ Ameriki s ego protivorechii͡ami i samobytnym koloritom. "Chtoby poni͡atʹ Latinskui͡u Ameriku, nuzhno poni͡atʹ ee istorii͡u. Vot o chem vsi͡a ėta kniga" (Dzhon Chastin). Dannai͡a kniga vykhodit na russkom i͡azyke v dvukh serii͡akh pod nazvanii͡ami "Khroniki kipi͡ashcheĭ krovi: Kratkai͡a istorii͡a Latinskoĭ Ameriki" (serii͡a "Istoricheskiĭ interes") i "Kratkai͡a istorii͡a Latinskoĭ Ameriki" (serii͡a "Goroda i li͡udi").

The Latin American continent unites twenty countries and 9% of the Earth's inhabitants, the culture of the Maya civilization and the legacy of European colonization. Often remaining in the shadow of Europe, Latin America nevertheless boasts its heroes: the liberator Simon Bolivar, the revolutionary Che Guevara, the famous artist Frida Kahlo and many others. American researcher John Chastain introduces us to the turbulent history of a unique continent, from the first European ships to modern political intrigues. Intertwining social, cultural and environmental history, Chastain creates a vivid portrait of Latin America with its rainforests and favelas, the Amazon and the Andes, carnivals and Day of the Dead. From the book you will learn what happened to the Aztec and Inca civilizations, how slavery was formed on the continent and what challenges modern Latin American countries face. John Chastain opens up to us the world of Latin America with its contradictions and distinctive flavor. "To understand Latin America, you need to understand its history. That's what this whole book is about" (John Chastain). This book is published in Russian in two series under the titles "Chronicles of Boiling Blood: A Brief History of Latin America" (series "Historical Interest") and "A Brief History of Latin America" (series "Cities and People").