03099nam 2200601 450 991082728160332120200520144314.00-8173-8936-90-585-32020-9(CKB)111004368624134(EBL)1936287(SSID)ssj0000119305(PQKBManifestationID)11991492(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000119305(PQKBWorkID)10057011(PQKB)11031779(OCoLC)45844018(MdBmJHUP)muse45416(Au-PeEL)EBL1936287(CaPaEBR)ebr11017193(OCoLC)902957958(MiAaPQ)EBC1936287(EXLCZ)9911100436862413419940616h19951995 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCentral America, 1821-1871 liberalism before liberal reform /Lowell Gudmundson, Héctor Lindo-FuentesTuscaloosa :University of Alabama Press,[1995]©19951 online resource (167 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-0765-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Introduction; Notes; 1. The Economy of Central America: Contents From Bourbon Reforms to Liberal Reforms / Héctor Lindo-Fuentes; The Colonial Heritage; From Traditional to Export Agriculture; Export Agriculture and Trade; Conclusion; Notes; 2. Society and Politics in Central America, 1821-1871 / Lowell Gudmundson; The Conservative Interlude and Liberal Challenge; From Corn and Cattle to Coffee: Land Tenure Policies; The Church Question: Mortmain and Life's Blood; Secularization and the Clerical Counteroffensive; Society Transformed: Economic and Demographic BasesSociety Redefined: Race Mixture and Ethnic IdentityConclusion; Notes; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index Central America and its ill-fated federation (1824-1839) are often viewed as the archetype of the "anarchy" of early independent Spanish America. This book consists of two interralted essays dealing with the economic, social, and political changes that took place in Central America, changes that let to both Liberal regime consolidation and export agricultural development after the middle of the last century. The authors provide a challenging reinterpretation of Central American history and the most detailed analysis available in English of this most heterogeneous and obscure of socLiberalismCentral AmericaHistory19th centuryCentral AmericaHistory1821-1951Central AmericaEconomic conditionsLiberalismHistory972.8/04Gudmundson Lowell1180570Lindo-Fuentes Héctor1952-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827281603321Central America, 1821-18714064793UNINA