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Author : Thomas F. O'Brien
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780814761595
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (615 download)
Download or read book The Nitrate Industry and Chile's Crucial Transition, 1870-1891 written by Thomas F. O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : W. Edmundson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230118798
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)
Download or read book The Nitrate King written by W. Edmundson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-04-25 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Edmundson examines the spectacular life story of 'Colonel' John Thomas North, also known as 'The Nitrate King,' a mechanic in Leeds who became one of the best-known and richest men of his time. Forgotten in Britain and vilified in Chile and Peru, this is the first biography of a controversial but compelling figure.
Author : Jeremy Richards
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642011039
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Mining, Society, and a Sustainable World written by Jeremy Richards and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-09-18 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book of peer-reviewed, edited papers that examines the minerals industry in relation to sustainable development. The book takes a proactive, positivist, and solution-oriented approach, while not shying away from the fundamental problems.
Author : William F. Sater
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 080320759X
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Andean Tragedy written by William F. Sater and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year 1879 marked the beginning of one of the longest, bloodiest conflicts of nineteenth-century Latin America. The War of the Pacific pitted Peru and Bolivia against Chile in a struggle initiated over a festering border dispute. The conflict saw Chile's and Peru's armored warships vying for control of sea lanes and included one of the first examples of the use of naval torpedoes.
Author : Thomas F. O'Brien
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521663441
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (634 download)
Download or read book The Revolutionary Mission written by Thomas F. O'Brien and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-11-13 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to explore the impact of American corporate culture on Latin American societies in the decades before World War II.
Author : Mira Wilkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198290322
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (93 download)
Download or read book The Free-standing Company in the World Economy, 1830-1996 written by Mira Wilkins and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes rewritten papers from a session on free-standing companies held at the 11th International Economic History Congress, in Milan, Italy, Sept. 1994.
Author : Simon Collier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521568272
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (682 download)
Download or read book A History of Chile, 1808-1994 written by Simon Collier and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-07-26 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains primary source material.
Author : Stephen H. Haber
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804727389
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (273 download)
Download or read book How Latin America Fell Behind written by Stephen H. Haber and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1800, the per capita income of the United States was twice that of Mexico and roughly the same as Brazil's. By 1913, it was four times greater than Mexico's and seven times greater than Brazil's. This volume seeks to explain the nineteenth-century lag in Latin American economic development. Breaking with the longstanding dependency tradition in Latin American historiography, the contributors argue that the slowdown had far more to do with internal political and legal structures than foreign influences. Topics covered include the performance of Mexico and Brazil, the impact of independence, capital markets, regional growth, the impact of railroads, and the economic effects of 'culture'. The editor's introductory essay surveys the history of economic growth theories and Latin American economic historiography. -- Publisher's description.
Author : Michael Monteón
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)
Download or read book Latin America and the Origins of Its Twenty-First Century written by Michael Monteón and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-12-30 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latin American societies were created as pre-industrial colonies, that is, peoples whose cultures and racial makeup were largely determined by having been conquered by Spain or Portugal. In all these societies, a colonial heritage created political and social attitudes that were not conducive to the construction of democratic civil societies. And yet, Latin America has a public life--not merely governments, but citizens who are actively involved in trying to improve the lives and welfare of their populations. Monteon focuses on the relation of people's lifestyles to the evolving pattern of power relations in the region. Much more than a basic description of how people lived, this book melds social history, politics, and economics into one, creating a full picture of Latin American life. There are two poles or markers in the narrative about people's lives: the cities and the countryside. Cities have usually been the political and cultural centers of life, from the conquest to the present. Monteon concentrates on cities in each chronological period, allowing the narrative to explain the change from a religiously-centered life to the secular customs of today, from an urban form organized about a central plaza and based on walking, to one dominated by the automobile and its traffic. Each chapter relates the connections between the city and its countryside, and explains the realities of rural life. Also discussed are customs, diets, games and sports, courting and marriage, and how people work.
Author : David Healy
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826263291
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)
Download or read book James G. Blaine and Latin America written by David Healy and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James G. Blaine was one of the leading national political figures of his day, and probably the most controversial. Intensely partisan, the dominant leader of the Republican Party, and a major shaper of national politics for more than a decade, Blaine is remembered chiefly for his role as architect of the post-Civil War GOP and his two periods as secretary of state. He also was the Republican presidential candidate in the notorious mud-slinging campaign of 1884. His foreign policy was marked by its activism, its focus on Latin America, and its attempt to increase U.S. influence there.
Author : Marcelo Bucheli
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 081476987X
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)
Download or read book Bananas and Business written by Marcelo Bucheli and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2005-02-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For well over a century, the United Fruit Company (UFCO) has been the most vilified multinational corporation operating in Latin America. Criticism of the UFCO has been widespread, ranging from politicians to consumer activists, and from labor leaders to historians, all portraying it as an overwhelmingly powerful corporation that shaped and often exploited its host countries. In this first history of the UFCO in Colombia, Marcelo Bucheli argues that the UFCO's image as an all-powerful force in determining national politics needs to be reconsidered. Using a previously unexplored source—the internal archives of Colombia's UFCO operation—Bucheli reveals that before 1930, the UFCO worked alongside a business-friendly government that granted it generous concessions and repressed labor unionism. After 1930, however, the country experienced dramatic transformations including growing nationalism, a stronger labor movement, and increasing demands by local elites for higher stakes in the banana export business. In response to these circumstances, the company abandoned production, selling its plantations (and labor conflicts) to local growers, while transforming itself into a marketing company. The shift was endorsed by the company's shareholders and financial analysts, who preferred lower profits with lower risks, and came at a time in which the demand for bananas was decreasing in America. Importantly, Bucheli shows that the effect of foreign direct investment was not unidirectional. Instead, the agency of local actors affected corporate strategy, just as the UFCO also transformed local politics and society.
Author : Benjamin Johnson
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030855325
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Making Ammonia written by Benjamin Johnson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Open Access book discusses the progress of science and the transfer of scientific knowledge to technological application. It also identifies the factors necessary to achieve this progress. Based on a case study of the physical chemist Fritz Haber's discovery of ammonia synthesis between 1903 and 1909, the book places Haber's work in historical and scientific (physicochemical) context. The scientific developments of the preceding century are framed in a way that emphasizes the confluence of knowledge needed for Haber's success. Against this background, Haber's work is presented in detail along with the indispensable contributions of his colleague, the physical chemist, Walter Nernst, and their assistants. The detailed accounts of scientific advancement remind us of the physical basis on which our scientific theories and ideas are built. Without this reminder we often forget how complex, and how beautiful achievements in science can be.
Author : Simon Collier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521534840
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (348 download)
Download or read book A History of Chile, 1808-2002 written by Simon Collier and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-10-18 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Chile chronicles the nation's political, social, and economic evolution from its independence until the early years of the Lagos regime. Employing primary and secondary materials, it explores the growth of Chile's agricultural economy, during which the large landed estates appeared; the nineteenth-century wheat and mining booms; the rise of the nitrate mines; their replacement by copper mining; and the diversification of the nation's economic base. This volume also traces Chile's political development from oligarchy to democracy, culminating in the election of Salvador Allende, his overthrow by a military dictatorship, and the return of popularly elected governments. Additionally, the volume examines Chile's social and intellectual history: the process of urbanization, the spread of education and public health, the diminution of poverty, the creation of a rich intellectual and literary tradition, the experiences of middle and lower classes and the development of Chile's unique culture.
Author : Maurice Zeitlin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400857562
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)
Download or read book The Civil Wars in Chile written by Maurice Zeitlin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This penetrating sociological study of the causes, consequences, and historical meaning of the civil wars in mid- and late-nineteenth century Chile argues that they were abortive bourgeois revolutions fought out among rival segments of Chile's dominant class. Indeed, it concludes that, in general, not only class but also intraclass struggles can be decisive historically, especially at transitional moments. Originally published in 1984. 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.
Author : Olivier Zunz
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9780807841372
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (413 download)
Download or read book Reliving the Past written by Olivier Zunz and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 1985 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five historians uncover the ties between people's daily routines and the all-encompassing framework of their lives. They trace the processes of social construction in Western Europe, the United States, Latin America, Africa, and China, discussing both the
Author : Peter V. N. Henderson
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 0826353371
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)
Download or read book The Course of Andean History written by Peter V. N. Henderson and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only comprehensive history of Andean South America from initial settlement to the present, this useful book focuses on Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, the four countries where the Andes have played a major role in shaping history. Although Henderson emphasizes the period since the winning of independence in 1825, he argues that the region’s republican history cannot be explained without a clear understanding of what happened in the pre-Hispanic and colonial eras Henderson carefully explores the complex relationship between the Andean peoples and their land up until the fall of the Inka Empire in 1532 before addressing the Spanish conquest and the colonial aftermath, emphasizing the syncretism often unwillingly forced upon the original inhabitants of the region. His account of the nineteenth century discusses the attempts of the Andean elite to fashion modern nation-states in the face of many divisive factors, including race. The final chapters carry the story from 1930 to the present as the Andean countries debated different ways to create a more inclusive and prosperous society.
Author : Raymond E. Dumett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351917323
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)
Download or read book Mining Tycoons in the Age of Empire, 1870–1945 written by Raymond E. Dumett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The years of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, aptly described by Mark Twain as the 'Gilded Age' witnessed an unprecedented level of technological change, material excess, untrammled pursuit of profit and imperial expansion. Within this dynamic and often ruthless environment many colorful characters strode across the world stage, among them the great mining tycoons, who with the thousands of prospectors, diggers, shift bosses, timbermen, 'blastmen' and 'muckers' in mining enterprise constituted one of the major spearheads of global capitalistic expansion and colonial exploitation. This volume, which carries the epic story to the mid-twentieth century provides a truly international perspective on the role of mining entrepreneurs, investors and engineers in shaping the economic and political map of the globe, in testing management techniques and in setting a vogue for extravagant displays of wealth among the world's rich. Each chapter is loosely focussed on a biographical account of a particular mining tycoon that allows for broad and comparative accounts to be made about the individuals, their business interests, the technologies they employed and the national and international political considerations under which they operated. Furthermore, this structure also allows for consideration of the effect that these tycoons had on the countries and territories in which they worked, particularly the often long-lasting impact on indigenous populations, the environment, transport links and economic development. By approaching the subject matter through this stimulating mix of cultural, social, economic, business and colonial history, many intriguing and thought provoking conclusions are reached that will reward any scholars with an interest late nineteenth and early twentieth century history.
