A coffee frontier: land, society, and politics in Duaca, Venezuela, 1830 - 1936

"Meticulously researched and well written, this regional study details the evolution of rural society in the Lara region. Argues that coffee production in Duaca produced a large and autonomous peasantry but that, in the early 20th century, local elites used their connections with the centralizi...

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Main Author: Yarrington, Doug (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. Univ. of Pittsburgh Press 1997
Series:Pitt Latin American series
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Meticulously researched and well written, this regional study details the evolution of rural society in the Lara region. Argues that coffee production in Duaca produced a large and autonomous peasantry but that, in the early 20th century, local elites used their connections with the centralizing state to monopolize land and resources, curtailing the autonomy of smallholders"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.. - http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
Physical Description:XIV, 267 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:0822939835
0822956322

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