First published in Chile in 1969 as Interpretacion 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.

History and Society in Central America (Translations from Latin America Series)

History

Torres-Rivas, Edelberto

Americas

University of Texas Press

<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>

History and Society in Central America (LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series)

Business & Money

Economics

Central America (Sociology of 'developing Societies')

As a part of the series, this book provides an overviw of a reagion in crisis. This is an examination of the background to conflicts in Central America through culture, politics and social conditions. It looks at the obstacles to a transition to democracy. The role of export crops and the coexistence of indigenous and Spanish cultures are highlighted and the politics of the 1970s and 80s are analyzed, such as indigenous insurgency in Guatemala, prospects for democracy in El Salvador, class changes in Nicaragua, party politics in Honduras and Costa Ricas and the link between authoritarianism and US security policies.

Politics & Social Sciences

Flora, Jan L.

Social Sciences

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Repression And Resistance: The Struggle For Democracy In Central America

Routledge

Repression And Resistance: The Struggle For Democracy In Central America (Latin American Perspectives Series)

Westview Press

Revoluciones sin cambios revolucionarios / Revolutions without revolutionary changes: Ensayos Sobre La Crisis De Centroamerica / Essays on the Central American Crisis (Spanish Edition)

F&G Editores

La izquierda centroamericana en la encrucijada (Spanish Edition)

Fundación Friedrich Ebert, Representación en Costa Rica

Catfantastic II

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