The Colombian Caribbean : a regional history, 1870-1950 / Eduardo Posada-Carbó.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Posada Carbó, Eduardo

Series:

Oxford historical monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regionalism.

History.

Atlantic Coast Region (Colombia)--History.

Atlantic Coast Region (Colombia).

Atlantic Coast Region (Colombia)--Economic conditions.

Atlantic Coast Region (Colombia)--Social conditions.

Colombia--History.

Colombia.

Regionalism--Colombia--History.

Physical Description:

x, 300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

Summary:

This is a study of the role of regions in the development of modern nations in Latin America. Eduardo Posada-Carbo focuses on the Colombian Caribbean between 1870 and 1950. He examines the achievements and shortcomings of arable agriculture and the significance of the livestock industry, the links 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. This original study opens up the area to scholarly scrutiny, and has wider implications for Latin American historiography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-291) and index.

ISBN:

0198206283

OCLC:

33864682