Background
John Charles Chasteen was born on December 12, 1955 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; the son of Robert J. and Nina Chasteen.
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John Chasteen received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of North Carolina in 1988.
(Heroes on Horseback takes a new look at a topic that will...)
Heroes on Horseback takes a new look at a topic that will not go away: the charismatic leadership known as caudillismo that has characterized so much of South American history.
https://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Horseback-Gaucho-Caudillos-Di%C3%A1logos/dp/0826315984/?tag=2022091-20
1995
(Born in Blood and Fire, Fourth Edition has been extensive...)
Born in Blood and Fire, Fourth Edition has been extensively revised to heighten emphasis on current cultural analyses of Latin American society and facilitate meaningful connections between the Encounter and the present.
https://www.amazon.com/Born-Blood-Fire-Concise-History/dp/0393283054/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(Fast-paced and often funny, this book explores the histor...)
Fast-paced and often funny, this book explores the history of Latin American popular dance before the twentieth century.
https://www.amazon.com/National-Rhythms-African-Roots-American/dp/0826329411/?tag=2022091-20
2004
(A premier volume in Oxford's Pivotal Moments in World His...)
A premier volume in Oxford's Pivotal Moments in World History series, Americanos offers an engagingly written, compact history of the Latin American wars of independence.
https://www.amazon.com/Americanos-Americas-Struggle-Independence-Pivotal-ebook/dp/B00AQH7C80/?tag=2022091-20
2007
(The companion reader to the most readable, highly regarde...)
The companion reader to the most readable, highly regarded, and affordable history of Latin America for our times. A thematic anthology of primary sources for Latin American social and cultural history, the Second Edition reader complements the table of contents of Born in Blood and Fire, Fourth Edition, and draws on newspapers, novels, magazines, and journals―many translated by Chasteen himself―to present compelling narrative accounts of life and society across Latin American history.
https://www.amazon.com/Born-Blood-Fire-American-Voices/dp/0393283062/?tag=2022091-20
2011
John Charles Chasteen was born on December 12, 1955 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina; the son of Robert J. and Nina Chasteen.
John Chasteen received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of North Carolina in 1988.
John Charles Chasteen is a Latin American scholar, author, editor, and translator of a broad range of articles and books on Latin American history. Chasteen was one of six contributors to The Problem of Order in Changing Societies: Essays on Crime and Policing in Argentina and Uruguay, 1750-1940. Chasteen and Joseph S. Tulchin edited Problems in Modern Latin American History: A Reader, a compilation of essays from expert contributors who identify and discuss nine separate problem areas in modern Latin America.
In 1988 Chasteen became an assistant professor at Bates College. Two years later he was appointed as a professor at the University of North Carolina, becoming an associate director of the Institute of Latin American Studies in 1994. Since 1997 he has been a director of graduate placement.
Chasteen is currently translating short stories by the Brazilian author Joaquim Machado de Assis.
(Born in Blood and Fire, Fourth Edition has been extensive...)
2001(Heroes on Horseback takes a new look at a topic that will...)
1995(A premier volume in Oxford's Pivotal Moments in World His...)
2007(Fast-paced and often funny, this book explores the histor...)
2004(The companion reader to the most readable, highly regarde...)
2011(This fascinating book traces the global history of mariju...)
2016
Quotations:
“Perhaps he has confused making money with freedom.”
“Koch's youthful idealism about libertarianism had largely devolved into a rationale for corporate self-interest.”
“What could be more American, after all, than being an immigrant and then, after a few decades, fearing immigration and reacting against it?”
John Chasteen is a member of the Latin American Studies Association and American History Association.
John Charles Chasteen married Carmen Torres on November 30, 1979. Their marriage produced two children - Ana Maria and Erwin.