| The Colombian Caribbean: A Regional History, 1870-1950 Contributor(s): Posada-Carbó, Eduardo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198206283 ISBN-13: 9780198206286 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $270.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1996 Annotation: This is a study of the role of regions in the development of modern nations in Latin America. Eduardo Posada-Carbo focuses on the Colombian Caribbean between 1870 and 1950. He examines the achievements and shortcomings of arable agriculture and the significance of the livestock industry, the links between town and countryside, the influence of foreign migrants and foreign capital, the relationship between local and national politics, and the extent to which regionalism represented a challenge to the consolidation of the national state in Colombia. This original study opens up the area to scholarly scrutiny, and has wider implications for Latin American historiography. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - South America - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General |
| Dewey: 986.1 |
| LCCN: 95049561 |
| Lexile Measure: 1590 |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 5.7" W x 8.82" (1.14 lbs) 316 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a study of the role of regions in the development of modern nations in Latin America. The book focuses on the Colombian Caribbean between 1870 and 1950. It examines the achievements and shortcomings of arable agriculture and the significance of the livestock industry, the link between town and countryside, the influence of foreign migrants and foreign capital, the relationship between local and national politics, and the extent to which regionalism represented a challenge to the consolidation of the national state in Colombia. |