Peter V.N. Henderson Uruguay (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

by Peter V.N. Henderson

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Further Details Title: Uruguay Condition: New Author: Peter V.N. Henderson Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Subtitle: The History of South America's Most Successful Country EAN: 9798881807733 ISBN: 9798881807733 Format: Hardback Release Date: 04/01/2025 Language: English Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Genre: History Description: Peter V. N. Henderson provides a sweeping look at Uruguay’s political, economic, and social history from colonial times to the twenty-first century within a transnational context. This book dives into the country’s unique history that resulted in its nickname as “the Switzerland of South America” because of its broad democracy, balanced economy, sizable middle class, secular values, higher literacy rates, and generous and inclusive social legislation. Uruguay’s origin is richly detailed, from its pre-colonial roots as Banda Oriental, to European colonization and the Spanish settlement of Montevideo, to the legendary caudillos Juan Lavalleja and Manuel Oribe and the creation of the independent state of Uruguay in 1828. Like other Latin American countries, it struggled with state formation. Then, a major change occurred at the end of the nineteenth century: policies following trends of modernization drastically overhauled the nation’s economic and social infrastructure and a national identity emerged in poetry and the arts. This book dives into the presidency of José Batlle y Ordóñez, the country’s involvement in World War II, and its economic and

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9798881807733
• Condition: Fine

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