The Colombian Caribbean A Regional History, 1870-1950

by Posada-Carbó, Eduardo

• ISBN13: 9780198206286
• ISBN10: 0198206283
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-04-18
• Publisher: Clarendon Press

Summary

This is a study of the role of regions in the development of modern nations in Latin America. The book focuses on the Colombian Caribbean between 1870 and 1950. It examines the achievements and shortcomings of arable agriculture and the significance of the livestock industry, the link between town and countryside, the influence of foreign migrants and foreign capital, the relationship between local and national politics, and the extent to which regionalism represented a challenge to the consolidation of the national state in Colombia.

Author Biography

Eduardo Posada-Carbo is a Lecturer in History at the Institute of Latin American Studies, London.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. v
Abbreviations	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Prologue The Colombian Caribbean: An Overview	p. 12
Agriculture	p. 33
Introduction	p. 33
Cattle	p. 76
Town and Countryside	p. 111
Transport	p. 147
Introduction	p. 147
External Influences	p. 180
Politics, the Region, and the State	p. 213
Conclusion	p. 252
Exports and Imports through the Port of Barranquilla, 1873-1950 (in ton)	p. 260
Heads of Government in the Colombian Atlantic Coast, 1870-1950	p. 262
Colombian Exchange Rates (pesos per dollar)	p. 266
Bibliography	p. 267
Index	p. 292
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