Peru Society and Nationhood in the Andes

Name: Peru Society and Nationhood in the Andes
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ISBN: 9780195069280

ISBN-10: 0195069285

ISBN-13: 9780195069280

Edition: 2000

Authors: Peter Flindell Klaren

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Peru is a country with a remarkable history---in the earliest times, the Incas managed to found a major civilization here, despite the region's environment, which is one of the harshest in the world. The Spanish colonial rule which folled this golden age exploited basic mineral resources in the area without bringing either stability or wealth to the existing population, and unfortunately, economic depression and civil war have frequently left their pockmarks on Peruvian history ever since. In this book, Klaren explores the country's long history, with particular emphasis on social and economic issues, from pre-Incan times to the present. Organized chronologically, the text also discusses…

Book details

List price: $94.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/23/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.09" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



List of Maps, Tables, and Charts


Preface



Geography and Incas/Pre-Incas



Clash of Empires and Formation of Colonial Society, 1532-1600



Transition and Consolidation of the Colonial Order, 1600-1730



From Imperial Reform to Reluctant Independence, 1730-1824



Republican Utopia and Postindependence Instability, 1824-40



From Rags to Riches: The Age of Guano, 1840-79



War of the Pacific and Reconstruction, 1879-95



The Aristocratic Republic, 1895-1919



Populist Challenge, 1919-45



Democracy and Dictatorship, 1945-63



From Reform to "Revolution from Above," 1963-75



Return to Orthodoxy, Redemocratization, and Populism Redeux, 1975-90



Fujimori, Neoliberalism, and Peru's Progress, 1990-95


Chronology


Tables and Charts


Bibliographical Essay


Index