A history of Chile, 1808-2002 /

A history of Chile, 1808-2002 /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Collier, Simon.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xxi, 454 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge Latin American studies ; 82 Cambridge Latin American studies ; 82.
Subject:	Chile -- History -- 1565-1810. Chile -- History -- 1810- Chile. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11813830

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:	Sater, William F.
ISBN:	0511230834 9780511230837 0511231601 9780511231605 9780511991189 0511991185 0521827493 0521534844 9780521827492 9780521534840 1107160138 9781107160132 1280702079 9781280702075 0511229216 9780511229213 0511316771 9780511316777 0511230052 9780511230059
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Collier, Simon. History of Chile, 1808-2002. 2nd ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004

Table of 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.