| Description |
x, 275 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. The difficulties of state building; 2. The social foundations of state building in the contemporary era; 3. State formation in Chile and Peru: institution building and atrophy in unlikely settings; 4. State formation in Argentina and Uruguay: agrarian capitalism, elite conflict, and the construction of cooperation; 5. Divergence reinforced: the timing of political inclusion and state strength in Chile and Peru; 6. The social question and the state: mass mobilization, suffrage, and institutional development in Argentina and Uruguay; 7. Conclusions, implications, and extensions: social foundations, Germany/Prussia, and the limits of contemporary state building; Bibliography. |
| Summary |
"Provides an account of long-run institutional development in Latin America that emphasizes the social and political foundations of state-building processes"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Nation-building -- Latin America -- History.
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Latin America -- Politics and government.
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Latin America -- Social conditions.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780521766449 (hardback) |
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9780521747318 (paperback) |
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9781139611633 (electronic bk.) |
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