| Patriarch and Folk: The Emergence of Nicaragua, 1798-1858 Reprint 2013 Edition Contributor(s): Burns, E. Bradford (Author) |
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ISBN: 067473159X ISBN-13: 9780674731592 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Central America |
| Dewey: 972.85 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.38 lbs) 317 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Burns shows how Nicaragua's elite was able to consolidate control of the state and form a stable government, but at the same time began the destruction of the rich folk culture of the Indians, eventually reducing them to an impoverished and powerless agrarian proletariat. He provides valuable insight into Nicaraguan society of the time, of both the elite and the folk, including a perceptive section on the status and activities of women and the family in society. |