State Formation and Democracy in Latin America, 1810-1900

"Instead of wringing his hands about failures of nineteenth-century Latin American states to match European models or retreating into mysteries of their culture, Fernando Lopez-Alves boldly places Latin American state formation in historical and comparative perspective. The result is a fresh, informed view of political change during a struggle-filled century."--Charles Tilly, Columbia University

List of contents

Illustrations ix

Tables xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction 1

1 The Argument: War, Polities, and the Rural Poor 15

2 Gauchos, Ranchers, and State Autonomy in Uruguay, 1811-1890 49

3 A Weak Army and Restrictive Democracy: Columbia, 1810-1886 96

4 A Stronger State and Urban Military: Argentina, 1810-1890 140

5 Two Alternative Paths of State Making: Venezuela and Paraguay 193

Conclusions 212

Notes 221

References 225

Index 285

About the author

Fernando López-Alves is Director of the UC Santa Barbara Washington Center and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Summary

A comparative study of state formation in 19th-century Latin America that examines the different social and political paths that have led to democracy or military rule.

Product details

• Authors: Lopez-Alves, Fernando Lopez-Alves
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.04.2000
• EAN: 9780822324508
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2450-8
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 239 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 748 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Amerikanische Geschichte, Süd- und Zentralamerika (inklusive Mexiko), Lateinamerika, Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Politics / Current Events, HISTORY / Latin America / General