Latin America in the 1940s : war and postwar transitions / David Rock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rock, David, 1929- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Religious aspects.

War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.) : 4 figs., 23 tables

Edition:

Reprint 2019

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [1994]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures

Tables

Contributors

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. War and Postwar Intersections

2. The Latin American Economies in the 1940s

3. Labor Politics and Regime Change

4. ECLA and the Formation of Latin American Economic Doctrine

5. International Crises and Popular Movements in Latin America

6. The Populist Gamble of Getúlio Vargas in 1945

7. Peace in the World and Democracy at Home

8. Why Not Corporatism?

9. Internal and External Convergence

10. The Origins of the Green Revolution in Mexico

11. Labor Control and the Postwar Growth Model in Latin America

Conclusion

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520328099

0520328094

OCLC:

1153457962