History and society in Central America / by Edelberto Torres-Rivas ; translated by Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Torres-Rivas, Edelberto, author.

Contributor:

Sullivan-Gonzalez, Douglass, translator.

Series:

Translations from Latin America series.

Translations From Latin America Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Central America--Economic integration.

Central America - Economic integration.

Central America.

Central America--Social conditions.

Central America--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Place of Publication:

Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, 1993.

Summary:

First published in Chile in 1969 as Interpretación del desarrollo social centroamericano, this classic is now available in English. The first attempt at an integrated analysis of modern Central America's socioeconomic structure, Torres Rivas's work traces the social development of Central America from independence (1871) up to the 1960s. Using a dependency framework, but not limited by it, Torres Rivas describes the various divisions of Central American society and their evolution within the liberal development model that has been so much a part of the past century of Central American economic history. The book is compelling in its explanation of the relationship between foreign and native elements in the social development of the region. Torres Rivas describes and analyzes the resulting long-term problems this development has posed for Central America. With a new chapter added for the English edition, History and Society in Central America remains vital for readers interested in the region.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Translator's Foreword

Introduction to the 1969 Edition

1. Anarchy

2. The Liberal Republic

3. The Decline of the Agro-Export Society and the World Crisis of 1930

4. The Difficult Transition: World Depression and Postwar Growth

5. The New Option: Central American Economic Integration

6. In the Eye of the Storm, 1979-1991

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4773-0693-5

OCLC:

1280944159