Peru Society and Nationhood in the Andes

by Klaren, Peter Flindell

• ISBN13: 9780195069273
• ISBN10: 0195069277
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-23
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Peru is a country with a remarkable history---in the earliest times, the Incas managed to found a major civilization here, despite the region's environment, which is one of the harshest in the world. The Spanish colonial rule which followed the conquest exploited basic mineral resources in the area without bringing either stability or wealth to the existing population, and unfortunately, economic depression and civil war have frequently left their pockmarks on Peruvian history ever since. In this book, Klaren explores the country's long history, with particular emphasis on social and economic issues, from pre-Incan times to 1995. Organized chronologically, the text also discusses the major themes of Peru's past, focusing not only on prominent figures, but on the daily lives of ordinary people as well.

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