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The oligarchy and the Old Regime in Latin America, 1880-1970
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The oligarchy and the Old Regime in Latin America, 1880-1970 / Dennis Gilbert.
ISBN
9781442270893
1442270896
9781442270909
144227090X
9781442270916
Publication
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Physical Description
x, 293 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary
"Provides a systematic comparative history of the rise and ultimate demise of the oligarchies that dominated Latin America for nearly a century"--Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Gilbert, Dennis L., author. Oligarchy and the Old Regime in Latin America, 1880-1970. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 08, 2017
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-287) and index.
Contents
Part I. The oligarchy and the Old Regime in Latin America
Origins and organization
The oligarchic republics
The contested republics
Part II. The oligarchy and the Old Regime in Peru
The aristocratic republic
Peru's contested republic
The Aspíllagas : North Coast planters
The Prados : bankers and politicians
The Miró Quesadas : aristocratic reformers
Part III. Conclusions
Class, clan, and cohesion
The sources of oligarchic power
The end of the Old Regime : Peru in comparative perspective
Appendix A: Selecting the oligarchic twenty-nine
Appendix B: Selective chronology of the Old Regime in Peru.
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