Description |
1 online resource |
Series |
Book collections on Project MUSE
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UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Political Science and Policy Studies
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Contents |
Map of Lima with district names and boundaries -- Dates of creation for Lima's districts -- Lima, 1940/2007: An analytic framework and some background to 1940 -- Lima in 1940 -- Lima in 1961 -- Lima in 1972 -- Lima in 1981 -- Lima in 1993 -- Lima in 2007 -- Discussion and Conclusions |
Summary |
"As one of South America's larger capital cities, Lima, Peru, is remarkably understudied as a demographic and economic entity unto itself. In this important book, Henry Dietz presents an in-depth historical, sociological, and political analysis of a major Latin American city in the post-World War II period. Dietz examines electoral data for Lima's districts from six censuses conducted between 1940 and 2007, framed against a backdrop of extensive demographic data for the city, to trace the impact of economic collapse and extended insurgency on Lima and its voters. Urbanization in Lima since World War II has at times been rapid, violent, and traumatic, and has resulted in marked social inequalities. Dietz looks at how equity across the city has not in general improved; Lima is today segregated both spatially and socially. Dietz asks if and how a high degree of segregation manifests itself politically as well as socially and spatially. Do urban dwellers living under profound and enduring social segregation consistently support different parties and candidates? As institutional political parties have faded since the 1990s and have been replaced by personalist movements, candidacies, and governments, Dietz explores how voters of different social classes behave. The result is a vital resource for researchers seeking well-contextualized information on elections and economics in Peru. This book will be of interest to scholars of politics or economics, especially in Latin America, but also to a much wider audience interested in how the developments in Lima, Peru, affect the global sociopolitical climate"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
Subject |
Voting -- Peru
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Local elections -- Peru -- Lima (Province)
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Political psychology -- Peru
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Political participation -- Peru -- Lima
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Segregation -- Peru
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Local elections
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Political participation
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Political psychology
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Population
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Segregation
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Voting
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SUBJECT |
Peru -- Population
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Subject |
Peru
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Peru -- Lima
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Peru -- Lima (Province)
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2019981134 |
ISBN |
9780268106157 |
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0268106150 |
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9780268106164 |
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0268106169 |
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