Traditions of Global History in Latin America and the Caribbean

Abstract

This article presents a critical overview of 20th-century authors and historiographical trends on the history of Latin America and the Caribbean, which, in different ways, can be effectively considered representative of what is nowadays known as global history. With this effort, we intend to put in perspective and cast a light of relativity on the aspirations of renewal by historians who currently affirm their identity in terms of such stance and its potential innovations, and to emphasize the importance of wide-ranging and well-articulated views of the history of the American continent.