Bolivia: The Evolution of a Multi-Ethnic Society / Edition 2

by Herbert S. Klein

Overview

Reflecting major changes in Bolivia since the publication of the first edition, this volume examines the recent collapse of the Bolivian economy, the rise of an illegal economy based on cocaine, and the growth in social and political power of the Mestizos (those of mixed Indian-white blood).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195057355
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/16/1992
Series:	Latin American Histories
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.03(d)

Table of Contents

1. Geography and Pre-Columbian Civilization2. The Creation of a Colonial Society3. Late Colonial Society: Crisis and Growth4. Revolution and the Creation of a Nation-State, 1809-18415. The Crisis of the State, 1841-18806. The Ages of Silver and Tin, 1880-19327. Disintegration of the Established Order, 1932-19528. The National Revolution, 1952-19649. The Military Interregnum, 1964-198210. The End of an Era and a Difficult TransitionPolitical ChronologyBibliographical EssayTablesIndex