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Author Collier, Simon

Title A history of Chile, 1808-2002 / Simon Collier, William F. Sater
Edition 2nd ed
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 454 pages)
Series Cambridge Latin American studies ; 82
Cambridge Latin American studies ; 82.
Contents Birth of a nation-state, 1800s-1830s -- The rise of a republic, 1830s-1880s -- The nitrate era, 1880s-1930s -- Industrial advance and the dawn of mass politics, 1930s-1960s -- Democracy and dictatorship, 1960s-2000s -- Glossary of Spanish terms
Summary "A History of Chile chronicles the nation's political, social, and economic evolution from its independence until the early years of the Lagos regime. Employing primary and secondary materials, it explores the growth of Chile's agricultural economy, during which the large landed estates appeared; the nineteenth-century wheat and mining booms; the rise of the nitrate mines; their replacement by copper mining; and the diversification of the nation's economic base. This volume also traces Chile's political development from oligarchy to democracy, culminating in the election of Salvador Allende, his overthrow by a military dictatorship, and the return of popularly elected governments. Additionally, the volume examines Chile's social and intellectual history: the process of urbanization, the spread of education and public health, the diminution of poverty, the creation of a rich intellectual and literary tradition, the experiences of middle and lower classes, and the development of Chile's unique culture."--Jacket
Analysis Chile
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject HISTORY.
SUBJECT Chile -- History -- 1565-1810. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85023881
Chile -- History -- 1810- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85023884
Subject Chile.
Chile -- historia -- 1808-2002.
Chile -- historia -- 1800-talet.
Chile -- historia -- 1900-talet.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
Author Sater, William F
LC no. 2003065454
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