Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-287) and index.
Contents:
Part I. The oligarchy and the Old Regime in Latin America -- Origins and organization -- The oligarchic republics -- The contested republics -- Part II. The oligarchy and the Old Regime in Peru -- The aristocratic republic -- Peru's contested republic -- The Aspillagas : North Coast planters -- The Prados : bankers and politicians -- The Miro Quesadas : aristocratic reformers -- Part III. Conclusions -- Class, clan, and cohesion -- The sources of oligarchic power -- The end of the Old Regime : Peru in comparative perspective -- Appendix A: Selecting the oligarchic twenty-nine -- Appendix B: Selective chronology of the Old Regime in Peru.
Summary:
"Provides a systematic comparative history of the rise and ultimate demise of the oligarchies that dominated Latin America for nearly a century"--Provided by publisher.
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