This book attempts to place in historical perspective the evolution
of Chilean rural society from its foundation in the sixteenth
century to 1975 and especially to explain the unusual result of
accelerated economic growth after 1860. The study is placed in the
broader context of general Chilean development and the rise of the
Atlantic market. Professor Bauer also points out the connections
and similarities between the Chilean case and other areas
peripheral to the expanding world economy. Chapters are devoted to
markets, prices and credit, but the main part of the book is
concerned with the social and political impact of economic
expansion on rural workers and the land-owning classes. A detailed
explanation of agrarian structure and the position and importance
of landlord and peon within national development is essential for
an understanding of modern Latin America. This book is a
contribution to that understanding and people interested in other
times and places will find in the experience of Chile an
instructive contrast in the larger pattern on modern history.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Cambridge Latin American Studies |
Release date: |
December 2008 |
First published: |
October 2008 |
Authors: |
Arnold J. Bauer
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-10175-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
World history >
General
Books >
History >
World history >
General
|
LSN: |
0-521-10175-1 |
Barcode: |
9780521101752 |
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