Peru since Independence: A Concise Illustrated History

Peru's post-1821 history is explored in this illustrated survey, covering the struggle for independence, caudillos, stability, state-building, labor and social unrest, radical thought, political dynamism, the Odría Ocenio, governments of Belaúnde and García, the Sendero war, the Fujimori dictatorship, and the rise and fall of Pedro Castillo. It fills a gap in our understanding of a vital Latin American and Pacific Rim nation.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 242 pages
Publication date: 24 May 2023
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Peru's post-1821 history is a dramatic and neglected journey that is brought to life in this concise and timely illustrated survey. The book opens with a discussion of the complex struggle for independence, followed by a chaotic age of caudillos, nascent stability under Ramón Castilla, and the War of the Pacific. Middle chapters explore state-building under Cáceres and Leguía, the Aristocratic Republic, labor and social unrest, the radical thought of Mariátegui, and the political dynamism of Haya de la Torres APRA. Later chapters examine the Odría Ocenio, the governments of Belaúnde and García, the Sendero war, the Fujimori dictatorship, and the rise and fall of Pedro Castillo. Stand-alone chapters also explore Peruvian culture, sensitive to issues of gender, ethnicity, and class. Peru since Independence fills a glaring gap in our understanding of a vital Latin American and Pacific Rim nation.

Weight: 413g
Dimension: 221 x 158 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538173404