Peru Society and Nationhood in the Andes

by Klaren, Peter Flindell

• ISBN13: 9780195069280
• ISBN10: 0195069285
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-23
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The first major history to appear in English in over twenty years, Peru narrates and analyzes a past that reaches back over 10,000 years of Andean civilization. Drawing on the latest scholarship, Klaren explores the country's long history, with particular emphasis on social and economic issues. The book's underlying theme is the struggle, in both its ethnic and class dimensions, between Hispanic elites and indigenous masses over power and inclusion. Organized chronologically, the book devotes attention to prominent figures as well as to the daily lives of ordinary people. Peru highlights the divergent interpretation of the Andean past, allowing readers to come to their own conclusions on the controversial issues surrounding Peru and its remarkable history.

Author Biography

Peter Flindell Klaren is Professor of History and International Affairs at The George Washington University.

Table of Contents

List of Maps, Tables, and Charts	ix
Preface	xi
Geography and Incas/Pre-Incas	1	(30)
Clash of Empires and Formation of Colonial Society, 1532--1600	31	(38)
Transition and Consolidation of the Colonial Order, 1600--1730	69	(30)
From Imperial Reform to Reluctant Independence, 1730--1824	99	(35)
Republican Utopia and Postindependence Instability, 1824--40	134	(24)
From Rags to Riches: The Age of Guano, 1840--79	158	(25)
War of the Pacific and Reconstruction, 1879--95	183	(20)
The Aristocratic Republic, 1895--1919	203	(38)
Populist Challenge, 1919--45	241	(48)
Democracy and Dictatorship, 1945--63	289	(34)
From Reform to ``Revolution from Above,'' 1963--75	323	(36)
Return to Orthodoxy, Redemocratization, and Populism Redeux, 1975--90	359	(40)
Fujimori, Neoliberalism, and Peru's Progress, 1990--95	399	(26)
Chronology	425	(6)
Tables and Charts	431	(8)
Bibliographical Essay	439	(40)
Index	479