Paraguay and the Triple Alliance : the postwar decade, 1869-1878 / by Harris Gaylord Warren, with the assistance of Katherine F. Warren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warren, Harris Gaylord, 1906-1988, author.

Contributor:

Warren, Katherine F., joint author.

Series:

Latin American monographs (University of Texas at Austin. Institute of Latin American Studies) ; no. 44.

Latin American monographs ; number 44

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paraguayan War, 1865-1870--Influence.

Paraguayan War, 1865-1870.

Paraguay--History--1870-1938.

Paraguay.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (389 p.)

Place of Publication:

Austin : Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, [1978]

Summary:

In the War of the Triple Alliance—the most terrible conflict in South American history—Paraguay was almost annihilated by the armed forces of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. The chaotic postwar decade began with the Allied occupation of Asunción, which lasted seven years, and was marked by Brazilian-Argentine rivalry and interference in Paraguayan affairs and by the efforts of Paraguay’s governments to revive their stricken land, efforts often thwarted by corruption, factionalism, and revolutions. It ended with the arbitral award eliminating Argentina as a claimant to the Chaco Boreal and with the ascendancy of the Colorado Party, which dominated Paraguayan politics for most of the next century. This is the first book in any language that examines political, economic, and social developments to provide a well-integrated study of this significant and eventful period. It is based on archival resources, largely unused before, in England, the United States, Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay, as well as on newspapers, books, pamphlets, and published documents in many libraries. As one historian has said, the study is “a masterpiece of sleuthing and historical synthesis.” It will be of interest not only to students of Paraguay but also to those concerned with Brazilian, Argentine, and Latin American history.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures

Preface

1. End of the Paraguayan War

2. The Stricken Nation

3. Politics and Diplomacy, 1869-1870

4. The Provisional Government in Power

5. The Convention of 1870

6. Politics and Diplomacy, 1870-1871

7. Crises of 1872

8. Rails, Loans, and Immigrants

9. Paraguayan Society in the Postwar Decade

10. Jovellanos and the Plots of 1872-1873

11. The Triumph of Juan Bautista Gill

12. In the Toils of the Past

13. Diplomacy and Revolution, 1875-1876

14. End of an Era

15. Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4773-0698-6

OCLC:

1280943967