The Role of the Americas in History

Explores the meaning of the history of the Americas in relation to history in general, or so-called universal history. The problems and conflicts of the Iberian and Western worlds are analyzed as they pertain to the New World where they became the legacy inherited by North America and Latin America. The relationships between the Iberian and the Western world, as seen in their European and American manifestations, are seen as an expression of the relationship of the world in general to the West in particular, that is to say, the relationship of non-Western peoples, including the Iberians, to the so-called Western peoples. This book endeavours to reveal the relationships that exist between the particular history of Latin America and the history that has been and is being made by other poeples. Zea established a relationship with history in Which Latin America's place is clearly recognized, and attempts to deal with the responsibilities imposed by the condition of marginality. The experiences of Latin America are viewed as meaningful because their possible validity for other peoples who find themselves in a similar historical situation.