Coffee and conflict in Colombia, 1886-1910 / Charles W. Bergquist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bergquist, Charles W.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coffee industry--Colombia--History.

Coffee industry.

Colombia--Politics and government--1886-1903.

Colombia.

Colombia--Politics and government--1903-1930.

Colombia--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 1986, c1978.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The appearance of Coffee and Conflict in Colombia, 1886-1910, had several important consequences for the entire field of Latin American history, as well as for the study of Colombia. Through Bergquist's analysis of this transitional period in terms of what has been called the dependency theory, he has left his mark on all subsequent studies in Latin American affairs; questions of economic development and political alignment cannot be dealt with without confronting Bergquist's work. he has also provided a major contribution to Colombian history by his examination of the growth of

Contents:

Introduction : The political economy of nineteenth-century Colombia

A decade of regeneration, 1886-1896

The failure of reform, 1896-1898

The liberal party drifts toward war

The outbreak of war

The gentlemen's war

The guerrilla's war

The eclipse of the conservative intransigents

The Reyes quinquenio, 1904-1909

The outline of the new order.

Notes:

Includes Preface to the paperback edition (p. [xi]-xv).

Reproduced from the paperback edition.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [263]-269.

ISBN:

9786613062291

9781283062299

1283062291

9780822381488

0822381486

OCLC:

191222163