The centralist tradition of Latin America The centralist tradition of Latin America

'Work on this book started in 1971 at the Institute of International Studies of the University of Chile. It had to be interrupted soon afterwards as a result of the increasing severity of a political crisis that, although external to the normal activities of the institute and the university, eventually brought both to a virtual standstill. It was resumed more than a year later in the Department of Sociology of La Trobe University in Melbourne. However, I was only able to complete it under the auspices of a generous fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, which, taken together with sabbatical leave from La Trobe University, enabled me to devote the whole of 1976 to research and writing.' (From the Preface of the book) The author describes and analyzes four principal factors that distinguish Latin America from the countries that share the northwestern European tradition: the absence of the feudal experience; the absence of religious nonconformity; the absence of any conceivable counterpart of the Industrial Revolution; and the absence of those ideological, social, and political developments associated with the French Revolution.Originally published in 1980.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. The author describes and analyzes four principal factors that distinguish Latin America from the countries that share the northwestern European the absence of the feudal experience; the absence of religious nonconformity; the absence of any conceivable counterpart of the Industrial Revolution; and the absence of those ideological, social, and political developments associated with the French Revolution. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Title Credits TOC Abbreviations Preface (p xi-xii) Introduction (p1-15) 1. Postfeudal Conquest (p16-) 2. Castilian Origins (p29-) 3. The Regalist Indies (p46-) 4. Bourbon Recentralization (p70-) 5. Pombaline Recentralization (p90-) 6. The Central State and the Liberalization of Trade (p116-) 7. The Survival of Political Centralism (p141-) 8. Outward-Looking Nationalism and the Liberal Pause (p163-) 9. Latitudinarian Religious Centralism (p189-) 10. A Preindustrial Urban Culture (p218-) 11. The British Model of Industrialization (p237-) 12. The Latin American Experience of Industrialization (p251-) 13. Authoritarian Recentralization (p279-) Bibliography (p307-) Index (p329-55) LC-Data Postfeudal Conquest -- Castilian Origins -- The Regalist Indies -- Bourbon Recentralization -- Pombaline Recentralization -- The Central State And The Liberalization Of Trade -- The Survival Of Political Centralism -- Outward-looking Nationalism And The Liberal Pause -- Latitudinarian Religious Centralism -- The Preindustrial Urban Culture -- The British Model Of Industrialization -- Authoritarian Recentralization. Claudio Véliz. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [307]-327.