The Colombian Caribbean: A Regional History, 1870-1950 (Oxford Historical Monographs) [Hardcover]

Eduardo Posada-Carbďż1/2 (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 18, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0198206283 | ISBN-13: 978-0198206286

This is a study of the role of regions in the development of modern nations in Latin America. The book focuses on the Colombian Caribbean between 1870 and 1950. It examines the achievements and shortcomings of arable agriculture and the significance of the livestock industry, the link 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.

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Review

"Drawing on miscellaneous archival materials, newspaper sources, and official documents, as well as on secondary data, Eduardo Posada-Carbo assembles a convincing picture of politics, society, and the economy of the Colobian regian during the last decades of the nineteenth and the first three decades of the twentieth centuries. He weaves narrative and analysis together to construct an effective whole"--American historical ReviewR

About the Author

Eduardo Posada-Carbo is at the Institute of Latin American Studies, London.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 18, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198206283
• ISBN-13: 978-0198206286
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,256,675 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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