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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 centraliz...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Pittsburgh, Pa. :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
1997.
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| Colección: | Pitt Latin American series
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| Sumario: | "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. |
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| Descripción Física: | xiv, 267 páginas : ilustraciones, mapas ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-262) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0822939835 9780822939832 0822956322 9780822956327 |