Chilean Rural Society: From the Spanish Conquest to 1930

by Arnold J. Bauer

Book Overview

This book attempts to place in historical perspective the evolution of Chilean rural society from its foundation in the sixteenth century to 1975 and especially to explain the unusual result of accelerated economic growth after 1860. The study is placed in the broader context of general Chilean development and the rise of the Atlantic market. Professor Bauer also points out the connections and similarities between the Chilean case and other areas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521101751
• ISBN13: 9780521101752
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"