Oligarchy and the Old Regime in Latin America, 1880-1970

Dennis Gilbert provides a systematic comparative history of the rise and ultimate demise of the oligarchies that dominated Latin America for nearly a century. Focusing on five key countries, he tells the compelling story of the sugar planters, coffee growers, cattle barons, miners, and bankers who grew rich in a rapidly expanding global economy.

List of contents

Contents
List of Boxes, Figures, Photos, and Tables
Introduction
Part I: The Oligarchy and the Old Regime in Latin America
Chapter 1: Origins and Organization
Chapter 2: The Oligarchic Republics
Chapter 3: The Contested Republics
Part II: The Oligarchy and the Old Regime in Peru
Chapter 4: Peru's Oligarchic Republic
Chapter 5: Peru's Contested Republic
Chapter 6: The Aspíllagas: North Coast Planters
Chapter 7: The Prados: Bankers and Politicians
Chapter 8: The Miró Quesadas: Aristocratic Reformers
Part III: Conclusions
Chapter 9: Class, Clan, and Cohesion
Chapter 10: The Sources of Oligarchic Power
Chapter 11: The End of the Old Regime: Peru in Comparative Perspective
Appendix: Selecting the Oligarchic Twenty-Nine
Bibliography and Archival Sources
Index

About the author

By Dennis Gilbert

Summary

Dennis Gilbert provides a systematic comparative history of the rise and ultimate demise of the oligarchies that dominated Latin America for nearly a century. Focusing on five key countries, he tells the compelling story of the sugar planters, coffee growers, cattle barons, miners, and bankers who grew rich in a rapidly expanding global economy.

Product details

• Authors: Dennis Gilbert, Dennis L. Gilbert, Gilbert Dennis
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9781442270893
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7089-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; South America, Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, Political parties and party platforms, Argentina;Brazil;Chile;Mexico;Peru