History and Society in Central America

Torres-Rivas, Edelberto; Sullivan-Gonzalez, Douglass (TRN)

ISBN 10: 0292781318 / ISBN 13: 9780292781313

Published by University of Texas Press, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: History and Society in Central America
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0292781318
• ISBN 13: 9780292781313
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

First published in Chile in 1969 as Interpretación del desarrollo social centroamericano, this classic is now available in English. The first attempt at an integrated analysis of modern Central America's socioeconomic structure, Torres Rivas's work traces the social development of Central America from independence (1871) up to the 1960s.

Using a dependency framework, but not limited by it, Torres Rivas describes the various divisions of Central American society and their evolution within the liberal development model that has been so much a part of the past century of Central American economic history. The book is compelling in its explanation of the relationship between foreign and native elements in the social development of the region. Torres Rivas describes and analyzes the resulting long-term problems this development has posed for Central America. With a new chapter added for the English edition, History and Society in Central America remains vital for readers interested in the region.

About the Author

Edelberto Torres Rivas (1930–2018) served as secretary general of the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) in San José, Costa Rica.

Douglass Sullivan-González is Associate Professor of History at the University of Mississippi.